New offices are necessary because Fresno County has been promised a new courthouse<\/a>, which will replace the 60-year-old one on Van Ness Avenue. The new one is set to be about 413,000 square feet with 36 courtrooms on a parcel of more than 2 acres, but officials in Sacramento have not ironed out all the plans and needs of the project.<\/p>\n The plans for the new courthouse call for the demolition of the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office on Fresno Street, which was built in 1969. Finding a new location near the Main Jail and the Fresno County Superior Courthouse was a high priority, according to Tony Botti, the sheriff\u2019s spokesperson.<\/p>\n \u201cThey can maybe even help us to consolidate some other units that currently aren\u2019t at our headquarters, and then the fact that it\u2019s downtown,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to find places that suit our needs downtown, and we want to remain close to the courthouse and the jail, so staying downtown is important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n Botti said the timeline for the move is not set in stone, noting the plans for the new courthouse are not final and the buildings have not formally been purchased. He said the earliest the Sheriff\u2019s Office could begin to move would be in a year, but that timeline is not firm.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just a good opportunity,\u201d Botti said. \u201cSo we feel it\u2019s best to move on it now rather than wait to when we\u2019re officially told that we need to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n Both buildings would also need to undergo security improvements as one would house administrative offices for deputies and the other the administrative offices for the employees who work out of the Hall of Records.<\/p>\n Two offices in downtown Fresno that are home to PG&E are set to be the new home for the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office pending a 90-day due diligence process after a vote on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. One of the buildings is seen on P Street near Tulare Street the day after the vote. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
Two offices in downtown Fresno that are home to PG&E are set to be the new home for the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office pending a 90-day due diligence process after a vote on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. One of the buildings is seen on P Street near Tulare Street the day after the vote. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, seen Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 in downtown Fresno, California. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n