The Sunday paper includes this story about work being done to redevelop a long-vacant lot at Airport Way and Eighth Street in southeast Stockton. Here’s a link to the final proposal that was submitted by Stanford students in their winning entry into the Low-Income Housing Challenge, which has been held for 25 years by Merrill Lynch [...]
SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR AN UPDATE: Several advocates suggested earlier this year that a position be created for a point person assigned exclusively to finding answers to homelessness in San Joaquin County. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs added his voice to the discussion today with a letter to the Board of Supervisors that refers [...]
Anthony Vignolo, attorney for Christopher “Kit” Bennitt, has filed an appeal with the city over last week’s closure of the Empire Theatre building on the Miracle Mile: “Bennitt protests the City’s finding of building and fire code violations at the Property. Specifically, Bennitt disputes the existence of the violations detailed in the Notice and Order, [...]
The City Council will meet next Tuesday night and after hashing things out once more presumably pass Stockton’s 2017-18 budget, which takes effect July 1. Mayor Michael Tubbs has been questioning for months the city’s inclusion of a six-figure subsidy for its Swenson and Van Buskirk golf courses. This morning, Tubbs’ office announced the mayor [...]
The City Council unanimously approved spending $100,000 on a “Mobile City Hall” during Tuesday night’s meeting. According to the staff report from Tuesday’s meeting, there is “no impact to the City’s General Fund or to any other unrestricted fund” from purchasing the Mobile City Hall. This is not to debate the merits (or demerits) of [...]
Eric Parfrey of the Sierra Club sent an email today to Mayor Michael Tubbs and the rest of the City Council in reference to the direction given to staff on Tuesday night concerning development of an amended General Plan. The email from Parfrey essentially demands the final version of the amended General Plan, which probably [...]
By now you’ve probably seen the arrest warrant for former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva but if not, it’s below. Below the warrant, you can view all the penal codes. 424(A)(1). 503. 487(a). 186.10(a). 424(a)(3). 186.11(a)(1).
The City Council has a special meeting Tuesday night with an item that proposes setting a tax rate of $50 for every $1,000 of medical cannabis sales and cultivation. Stockton voters approved two medical cannabis-related measures in November. You can view Tuesday’s agenda here.
District 2 Councilman Dan Wright will host a community forum for constituents Saturday. The meeting will focus on affordable housing, job creation, public safety, and educational opportunities. More details here.
CPA Ned Leiba, the shy and retiring sort who never shares his opinion, was not wild about this story yesterday, which cited a publication’s article ranking Stockton among America’s healthiest cities fiscally. I’ll say off the bat that the article didn’t necessarily say Stockton is healthy — just that it’s healthier than a lot of [...]
