The Stockton City Council recently granted itself a 30% pay raise, and the move isn’t getting a lot of applause from residents.
“Is this what I expect? Yes. Is it right? No,” said Evlyn Velez as she walked to her car Thursday at Weberstown Mall.
After a year that has seen turmoil in local government and myriad calls for investigations, the council voted 4-3 on Tuesday to boost its members’ salaries from the current $30,833 a year to $40,000 starting in 2027…