The Stockton City Council unanimously approved its response Tuesday to a civil grand jury report on council dysfunction after receiving a deadline extension, committing to reforms that will require further votes and public scrutiny through 2028.
The city now has until Friday to submit its response. A letter from supervising Judge George J. Abdallah Jr. granting the extension is dated Sept. 16 — a week before the original deadline — but bears a Tuesday receipt stamp from the city attorney’s office.
Interim City Attorney Donald Larkin provided the letter with a Tuesday memorandum, saying he received it after publication of the meeting agenda…