Vice Mayor Jason Lee says the state plans to investigate possible wrongdoing in Stockton city government, including allegations surrounding the misspending of public money and favoritism in hiring for city jobs.
“The State Controller’s decision to move forward validates what many of us have been sounding the alarm about for months,” Lee said in a news release Monday.
The Controller’s Office had not confirmed any plans to conduct an audit, its possible scope or timeframe to Stocktonia by Tuesday morning. But the agency’s press secretary, Bismarck Obando, said he had received Stocktonia’s questions and that responses were pending approval…