BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month has been officially celebrated in the United States since 1976 in order to promote the cultural, economic, political, and social contributions made by our black community to help build this great nation.

The 2023 national theme for the observance is "Black Resistance," which recognizes that African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms.

The City of Modesto is committed to equity and inclusion and continues to work toward becoming an inclusive community in which all residents, past, present, and future, are respected and recognized for their contributions to our community and country.

The Modesto City Council hereby proclaims the month of February 2023 as Black History Month in the City of Modesto and urges all our residents to commit to working toward the ideals of equality, freedom, unity, and the abundance of opportunities that our country represents.

Celebrate Black History Month by Supporting Local Black-Owned Businesses

Use your spending power to help spread equality within the Black community by supporting Black-owned businesses. We’ve rounded up a selection of local Black-owned businesses. Supporting them is something you can do all year long. Check out our list of local Black-owned businesses.

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CITY OF MODESTO AWARDED FOR WORK TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS

The City of Modesto is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of the Audrey Nelson Award from the National Community Development Association (NCDA). This award recognizes the result of the City’s partnership in the development of a new Youth Navigation Center in partnership with the Center for Human Services, a local nonprofit serving youth and families in Stanislaus County. The award was presented at the NCDA annual conference in Washington DC on January 27th.
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STANRTA SERVICE CHANGES

The Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority (StanRTA) is launching system wide service changes on March 5, 2023, as a result of its Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) findings from 2022. The changes will help provide transit equity across The S service area. The “Connecting Communities on The S” service launch will add 200+ new bus stops and partially redesign most routes. StanRTA has detailed service change information for each route at the StanRTA website.

All services on The S will be free from March 5 through 18 to celebrate Go Green Weeks. Riders are encouraged to purchase and activate multi-day passes accordingly. Passes are not refundable once activated.

NEW RECYCLING CONTAINER

In compliance with California Senate Bill 1383, City of Modesto Solid Waste Service customers have a three-container system for solid waste.

For more information about the new solid waste service and what can go in each container visit the Solid Waste Containers page.

For more information about SB 1383 and California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy visit the CalRecycle website.