On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Stockton City Council will hold a second hearing to consider whether to renew Measure A, a ¾ cent sales tax for public safety and city services approved by voters in 2013. The sales tax is scheduled to expire in March 2024. The council is presently fleshing out a plan to earmark up to 35 percent of the Measure A funds toward police officer retention, which is an estimated $10 million to $12 million. Several council members lamented that the city has hi

Stockton City Council members moved one step closer to resolving a 23-year-compliance issue with its charter when they appointed their nominations for the Stockton Charter Review Advisory Commission. One nomination drew more attention than the others. In District 1, Councilmember Michele Padilla nominated Motecuzoma Sanchez to serve a three year term on the commission. Sanchez is the founder of 209 Times, an “independent, community driven, grass roots news source,” according

Residents in one Bear Creek neighborhood will soon benefit from a new north-south road, thanks to a bridge that is nearing completion. City of Stockton Planning Commission officials approved the 448-acre Cannery Park community in 2004, but the housing project and bridge hit delays due to the 2008-09 recession. “When you have projects of this magnitude, bureaucracy supersedes the amount of time we want to see projects approved,” said Kimberly Warmsley, Stockton city council me