Johnny Ford returned to Stockton’s City Hall on Wednesday, and became focused on familiarizing himself with each city department and filling the vacant executive staff positions in the city government.
The Stockton Civil Service Commission was one of the first governing bodies the newly-appointed city manager met with Thursday afternoon, his second day in office, and he stopped for a brief photo-op in front of city hall.
In an exclusive interview with Stocktonia, Ford acknowledged that he and his staff are working to get set up. However, he said city issues including infrastructure, homelessness and filling executive staff positions needed to be addressed…