Highlights from Stockton City Council (CA)

Tuesday afternoon’s Stockton City Council meeting kicked off with a tense exchange between Mayor Christina Fugazi and Vice Mayor Jason Lee, who had planned to participate remotely from a hotel conference room in New York City, ultimately resulting in the vice mayor being excluded from the meeting.

Donald Tafoya, a member of the Strong Communities Advisory Committee, makes remarks some saw as homophobic about Vice Mayor Jason Lee.

At a Stockton City Council Budget Committee, Vice Mayor Jason Lee denies Mayor Christina Fugazi's motion to allow Councilmember Mariela Ponce to join the meeting remotely because she was ill.