As Stockton’s final City Council meeting of 2025 ended Tuesday, Mayor Christina Fugazi concluded the session with one of the most virulent responses to critics she’s made during her first year in office.
During time set aside for councilmembers’ comments — which capped a meeting that also featured significant votes, including on a new street vendor ordinance — Fugazi lambasted critics she claimed had laid responsibility for last month’s shocking shooting at a child’s birthday party at her feet.
“To blame me for the mass shooting, and council for the mass shooting, is reckless and irresponsible,” the mayor said. “The fact that because there was a ski mask involved, somehow taking that off … would’ve stopped that shooting? Does anybody think that?”…