Speaker after speaker took to the podium at Stockton City Hall last week in support of Police Chief Stanley McFadden, urging city leaders to keep McFadden at the helm of the city’s police department.
“He shows compassion, peace and love for this city of Stockton, and that’s what we need more of,” public commenter Yvonne Tibon said.
McFadden’s career in law enforcement stretches for 31 years. In 2022, after a nationwide search, he was appointed as the first black chief of police in the 173 year history of the Stockton Police Department. Since then, his work in the city has received praise from many in the community and on the council dais…