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City Hall is under the microscope again.

A City Council committee is reviewing recommendations from a grand jury report on city misconduct. The recommednations include faster disclosure of investigation results and an independent review of the ethics hotline. Andrea Baltodano has the details in today’s top story.

Also in this edition: Stanislaus State looks to open a new campus in Tracy, Tuesday’s chaotic council meeting ends abruptly, and police arrest a Lodi woman accused of attempting to rob a Wells Fargo.

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Today’s top story

Council committee discusses response to Grand Jury report on city misconduct

By Andrea Baltodano • Special for Stocktonia

Recommendations include timely disclosure of findings from investigations into violations of state meetings and an independent review of the Ethics Hotline.


3 stories you may have missed

Stanislaus State eyes satellite campus in Tracy

The new campus would join those already in Stockton and Turlock and be the centerpiece of the master-planned Pacific Gateway development.

City Council meeting ends abruptly after chaotic night in the chamber

Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi abruptly ended Tuesday’s brouhaha of a City Council meeting  following a confrontational exchange between a councilmember and the public.

Lodi woman arrested after attempted armed robbery at Wells Fargo

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Monday afternoon after an alleged attempted robbery at a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Lodi, according to police.


Top California news

San Joaquin County supervisors reject proposal that would have opposed congressional redistricting

The 3-2 vote mirrors how the state is divided over a new ballot initiative, Proposition 50, pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in a special election.

California schools brace for fallout from U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious rights

Social conservatives are pushing for parents to opt-out their children from LGBTQ+ materials and lessons in public schools.

Applications open for student member on State Board of Education

High school juniors can apply now for a position on the California State Board of Education to serve during their senior year.


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