City council met Sept. 9 in Stockton. Major actions included settling Yangzong v. City for $150,000, removing a member of the Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee and appointing a replacement (4-3), awarding a downtown master plan contract, approving a five-year ALS agreement with the county while flagging paramedic staffing shortfalls, and adopting responses and policies in reaction to a San Joaquin civil grand jury report.