Stockton Councilmember Brando Villapudua was unanimously censured Tuesday for making an obscene hand gesture from the dais at an audience member during a January council meeting.
In a 6-0 vote, Villapudua’s fellow councilmembers unanimously agreed that by making the gesture he violated council rules regarding conduct and decorum. As the subject of the censure proceedings, Villapudua was not permitted to participate in the vote.
While Villapudua, who was allowed a public statement before the council’s vote, described the censure proceedings as a disservice to the “betterment of the community,” he did offer an apology to his district and the city of Stockton…