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Medical pot dispensary appealing county action

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: September 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
Last month we reported that Pathways, the medical marijuana dispensary that Stockton shut down for operating without the proper approvals, had reopened in an unincorporated pocket of the county in another part of town. By then, the county had sent Pathways a notice that it was out of complaince with county codes for operating without a [...]
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Happy Monday

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 30, 2010 | 0 Comments
Hope you had a good weekend. A couple of quick items: •The proposed privatization or sale of city-run golf courses is out to bid. Bids are due back by 2 p.m. Oct. 21. As noted in the RFP, one thing to work out on the city’s end if a proposal to buy the courses is accepted: [...]
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Closed

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 26, 2010 | 0 Comments
City Hall is closed Friday. I’m off too, so if you’ve got news, don’t tell anyone until I get back Monday. If it can’t wait call my editors Kevin Parrish at (209) 546-8264 or Barbara Zumwalt at (209) 546-8298.
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Ticket-taking saga continues

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 25, 2010 | 0 Comments
After the local NAACP asked the DA’s office to look into this matter, the DA said yesterday it would refer the matter to the state attorney general. Still waiting for word from the AG’s office on what happens next.
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City Council live: medical pot rules approved

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 24, 2010 | 0 Comments
The City Council just approved a revised set of rules regulating medical pot dispensaries. Councilman Elbert Holman voted no. Earlier in the evening, he spoke about concerns over marijuana-related crimes and violence. He did, however, vote to approve the fees that will be charged to dispensaries (including a $30,000 permit to operate).
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Officials get input on privatization from library boosters

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 24, 2010 | 0 Comments
Yesterday, Friends of the Library groups from Stockton, Ripon, Tracy, Manteca and Linden gathered with city and county officials to discuss the proposal to privatize the library system. For two hours, boosters peppered officials with questions and skepticism about the proposal. Former Stockton City Manager Dwane Milnes, who is a member of Stockton Friends of the [...]
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Mayor will decline salary increase, and other odds and ends

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 19, 2010 | 0 Comments
• Here’s the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting. You’ll see Mayor Ann Johnston is due for a salary increase (read item 8.02), but she will decline the pay raise. She did the same last year. She will continue to make $82,088 a year. Two big public hearings, otherwise. Medical pot and wastewater/stormwater rates. • City Councilwoman [...]
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Live chat with mayor today

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
If you haven’t heard already, we’ll be hosting a live chat with Mayor Ann Johnston at noon today. Head here, bring your lunch and your questions.
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Another campaign finance form

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 17, 2010 | 0 Comments
Here’s Paul Canepa’s, the presumed next City Council member. He didn’t raise or spend any money during the reporting period but has $6,894 on hand (though he doesn’t have much campaigning to do right now). District 1 candidate Xochitl Paderes just faxed hers over to City Hall today, she said. Paderes said she originally mailed it [...]
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City’s motion to dismiss fire lawsuit

By Daniel Thigpen | Published: August 13, 2010 | 0 Comments
The fire union filed a lawsuit in federal court last month, challenging the city’s efforts to close a truck company and suspend scheduled pay raises to save money. Earlier this month, the city asked a judge to dismiss the case, in part on the grounds that the fire union already has a pending lawsuit in San [...]
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