Responsibility for public records requests in the city of Stockton has shifted from the city manager’s office to the city clerk’s office.
In California, the Public Records Act gives everyone the right to access most state and local government records to understand what their government officials are doing and hold them accountable. The public can ask government agencies for information or documents, such as budgets, correspondence between officials, business contracts, and inspection or audit reports.
Stockton receives over 700 public records requests per year, City Clerk Katherine Roland told Stocktonia…