State officials say they’re almost finished conducting an audit of Stockton’s systems for safeguarding public money, the city’s finance chief said Tuesday.
The State Controller’s Office — California’s fiscal department and spending watchdog — told the city they have “substantially completed most of their work” examining the state of Stockton’s financial guardrails between July 2023 and December 2025, Chief Financial Office Gilbert Garcia said at a meeting of the City Council’s audit committee.
The Audit Committee includes District 1 Councilmember Michele Padilla and District 3 Councilmember Michael Blower, and is chaired by Vice Mayor Jason Lee, who represents District 6…