Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a Modesto Republican, in a statement: “If I could describe today’s hearing in one word it would be: ‘frustrating.’ Today’s special hearing was a lot of talk and once again short on any real action.” Laura Didier, an…

Ed Thornton was five years old when he last saw his father, Stanislaus County Sheriff Deputy Harold Lee Thornton, who walked out the door for the swing shift nearly 56 years ago on the afternoon of Aug. 23, 1967. Read…

On March 30, Assemblyman Juan Alanis, a freshman Republican lawmaker who represents parts of Stanislaus and Merced counties, sat down for an hour-long interview with the Turlock Journal. Read more at: Know Your Legislator: Juan Alanis – Turlock Journal Read…

A bill banning the use of K9 officers in the field for arrests, apprehensions, and crowd control advanced out of a key California State Assembly committee on Monday. One Valley lawmaker, Asm. Juan Alanis (R–Modesto) cast one of two dissenting…

Assemblymember Juan Alanis is making headway on two of the public safety proposals he introduced this year. “I am proud to have earned both bipartisan and bicameral support for major parts of my Public Safety priorities this year,” said Alanis. “Both AB…