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David Siders covers Stockton City Hall for The Record. He is from Duluth, Minn., and has been at The Record since 2004. He lives in Stockton with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Alice. Read FullCategories
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More from City Hall: “You did good”
7:32 p.m.:
Mayor Ann Johnston said, “Thank you Mr. Madison. You did good.”
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More from City Hall: Stormwater, wastewater rate hikes likely
7:09 p.m.:
Interim City Manager Kevin O’Rourke said the City Council need nod have late, back-to-back meetings. He said to Mayor Ann Johnston, “You need to tell me when you want to call this.”
Councilman Dale Fritchen suggested 7:30 p.m. O’Rourke said Fritchen does not count.
There is now some joking about Municipal Utilities Director Mark Madison’s reputation [...]
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From City Hall:
7:04 p.m.:
The City Council has been in closed session since 5:30 p.m. It is now coming back, and the budget hearing is likely to begin momentarily.
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Eggman, Murrillo file
City Councilwoman Susan Eggman filed today for re-election (District 5).
Arthur Murrillo filed in District 3.
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Morning roundup
Former City Councilman Ralph Lee White said this morning that he will file for election in central Stockton’s City Council District 5. He will oppose Councilwoman Susan Eggman.
“I don’t pull papers for nothing,” White said. “She can’t run by herself, unopposed.”
A council budget hearing is at 5:30 p.m. The blog will have live updates.
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White pulls papers
Former City CouncilmanRalph Lee White pulled papers Monday for the race in City Council District 5. If he files, he will oppose Councilwoman Susan Eggman.
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Morning roundup
The filing period for City Council races closes Thursday, and so far it has been exceptionally quiet at the Office of the City Clerk. Only Councilman Elbert Holman Jr. has filed for election, in District 1 (Xochitl Paderes has pulled papers).
Also to have pulled papers are Councilwoman Susan Eggman (District 5), Paul Canepa (District 3) and Arthur [...]
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Studied
On Thursday, near the end of a four-hour Planning Commission study session on medical marijuana, Commissioner Christopher Kontos mentioned that he was reminded of General Plan hearings (there were gazillions of them, lasting months and months). He had taken in a lot of new information at the marijuana hearing, he said, and he wanted time [...]
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Public participation (The blog has a question, too)
In the spirit of City Hall’s invitation to residents to submit questions to be asked of city manager candidates (The administration’s talk about the importance of public participation ought not to be confused with its concern about the best way to shield candidates from the public when they arrive for interviews on Saturday), the blog is inviting the finalists to participate, too.
If you are a [...]
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