A matter of truth vs. political bull
Stockton’s City Council resolved on Tuesday to ask citizens if they want straight facts to come out of City Hall or political propaganda. Specifically, the council debated whether to put a measure on the 2024 ballot to strip the Mayor’s Office of authority to control city public information. “I think that it’s logical and makes…
A Stocktonian in Marrakech
A Stockton woman, Peggy Ward Engh, owns a riad — a house with an enclosed garden — and runs it as a bed and breakfast in Marrakech, Morocco, where on Sept. 9 a powerful earthquake caused widespread destruction and killed over 3,000 people. Engh was not in Marrakech when the earthquake, at least a 6.8…
The “Broken Promise” tax
Stockton City Manager Harry Black stole a march on me and ran a piece in Stocktonia arguing that Measure A, the 10-year ¾-cent sales tax that’s about to expire, should be renewed. Black, you wily devil. “Without Measure A, non-public safety essential services would be absolutely decimated, impacting public works, community services, violence prevention, and…