A Stockton City Council committee took early steps this week toward addressing two lingering recommendations from a blistering Civil Grand Jury report that found Stockton’s local government marred by dysfunction, lack of transparency and a culture of intimidation.
The council’s Legislative and Environmental Committee reviewed draft plans tied to recommendations at a meeting Monday that seek timely disclosure of findings from investigations into violations of state meetings and an independent review of the city’s troubled Ethics Hotline.
In June 2024, the Grand Jury released a reported titled “City of Stockton: Crisis in Government.” It concluded that the city was “under threat from both external and internal forces” undermining democratic processes, eroding public trust in the city and highlighting issues of transparency and a hostile work environment…