Good morning, Stockton.
A major leadership decision at City Hall has been put on pause.
The Stockton City Council chose not to reappoint Steve Colangelo as interim city manager during Tuesday’s meeting. Deputy City Manager Will Crew will remain in his post as acting city manager for now. City Attorney Lori Asuncion will remain in her role. Cassie Dickman has the full breakdown in today’s top story.
Also in this edition: Frustrated residents wait hours for a council meeting to begin, our photo gallery from Yosemite Street Village’s National Night Out and the latest on the deadly shooting in Caldwell Park.
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Today’s top story
Council sidesteps vote to reappoint Colangelo as interim city manager
By Cassie Dickman • Stocktonia
Steve Colangelo will not return as Stockton’s interim city manager, while City Attorney Lori Asuncion will remain in her job.
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‘Held hostage’: Stockton residents wait hours for city council to start meeting
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ICYMI: National Night Out at Yosemite Street Village 2025
Hundreds of people attended the National Night out event on Yosemite street this last week. Check out our gallery.
Man fatally shot in Stockton’s Caldwell Park named as police seek killer
A city councilmember said he was told the shooting was a result of a dispute between two groups
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