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Stockton council workshop prioritizes public safety and homelessness, asks staff for measurable next steps
Summary
At a daylong priority-setting workshop, Stockton councilmembers signaled public safety (including expanded youth activities) and homelessness as top near‑term priorities, with infrastructure investment close behind. The city manager agreed to return with measurable actions tied to the long‑range financial plan.
Stockton — Councilmembers at a priority‑setting workshop highlighted public safety and homelessness as the city’s top short‑term priorities on Friday, and asked staff to return with measurable actions the city can take within current budget constraints.
The facilitated session, led by consultants from Raftelis, collected council input through a visioning exercise then asked members to place three sticker votes on a short list. The results showed six votes each for “enhancing public safety” (the Council explicitly linked that item to expanded youth programming) and…
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