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Dead Body found in Sleeping bag during a traffic stop

By The Record
October 04, 2012 12:00 AM
TRACY — Two people were detained after authorities found a dead body in the bed of a pickup during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities found the body in a sleeping bag and ruled the death suspicious. However, no visible signs of trauma were present. A cause of death for the man will be determined after an autopsy, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.

The two people inside the truck when it was stopped at East Highway 132 and South Welty Road were being questioned.

The man’s identity will be released after his family is notified.

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"GET IN-VOLVED!"

This is the Solution for Stockton residents, simply becoming involved will spread around the world like an infection of a positive result for everyone. This is Stockton's moment of glory, and it seems as if it is I that has to rise up for the rest to follow. Mistakes are the only lessons in life, don't be afraid to make mistakes, otherwise you'll never learn.

"RISE-UP! LET'S LEND A HAND TO ALL NEIGHBORS IN NEED!"



"Elevate the game, instead of placing the blame, It's like life'll neva' change, its always staying the same."

Judge rules White can proceed with lawsuit challenging Stockton term limits

By The Record
September 18, 2012 12:28 PM
SACRAMENTO – Onetime mayoral candidate Ralph Lee White learned today that he may proceed with his lawsuit challenging Mayor Ann Johnston’s right to seek reelection in a dispute over term limits.

The ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein comes seven weeks before the Nov. 6 election, when Johnston and candidate Anthony Silva square off on the ballot.

The city did not oppose White, but asked that he not be allowed to collect attorney’s fees if he is victorious. Klein agreed.

White sued the city, arguing that the charter allows only two terms in city government. Johnston served two terms on the City Council and seeks a second term as mayor.

Read Wednesday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Scott Smith.

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Stockton Councilman exposes plan to get out of Bankruptcy

Dale Fritchen

By Scott Smith
Record Staff Writer
June 02, 2012 12:00 AM
STOCKTON - Councilman Dale Fritchen on Friday unveiled his plan to rescue Stockton from bankruptcy, a plan he said will balance the city's deficit budget without laying off any police officers.

Fritchen's plan - delivered to The Record - trims $20.5 million from the projected $26 million deficit to Stockton's general fund.

Fritchen drew criticism from Vice Mayor Kathy Miller for using Stockton's dire finances for political gain. Fritchen waited until the weekend before his Tuesday primary race against challenger Michael Tubbs, Miller said.

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The eyes of Wall Street and finance offices across the country are on Stockton as mediation plays out and the city tries to avoid bankruptcy. The bond market viewpoint: Play hardball, wait and see and look for any advantage.


"I think this is too serious of an issue to be used for politics," said Miller, accusing Fritchen of grandstanding. "I'm really disappointed."

Fritchen proposes reducing or cutting several areas of the budget. Among his ideas:

» A 5 percent cut across city employees' pay and benefits for a $7.6 million saving.

» Modify the city's retiree health care by $4.5 million.

» City Hall should be able to negotiate its way out of $1.1 million in annual payments to itself from the settlement of a Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association lawsuit.

» Rein in payments to outside lawyers and consultants, which could net another $1 million.

Stockton has until June 30 to pass a balanced budget.

City Manager Bob Deis has said the deadline for success in mediation is June 25, or bankruptcy will follow the next day.

Bankruptcy, Fritchen said, will cost Stockton up to $20 million in lawyers' fees.

"There's going to have to be cuts if we go into bankruptcy or not," Fritchen said. "Outside of bankruptcy, there are no attorneys' fees."



Miller declined to comment on Fritchen's numbers because she hadn't seen them, but she said the city's retirees have not yet agreed to reduced benefits in mediation. She didn't see a way to execute that part of Fritchen's plan.

She added that Fritchen and the other council members have been privy to Stockton's financial data for months, yet only now did he present his options to the newspaper.

"I can't tell you they are legitimate savings," Miller said. "It's easy to throw numbers out there from 50,000 feet."

Fritchen said he plans to present his proposal to the city, but it was too late Friday to get them on Tuesday's agenda. He also plans to post them on his website at vote4dale.com.

"There will always be those who want to criticize others' intentions," he said. "My motivation is, and always has been, to save Stockton from the misery of bankruptcy."

Contact reporter Scott Smith at (209) 546-8296 or ssmith@recordnet.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/smithblog.



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Oprah Buys Stockton Election

Forbes may not consider her the most powerful celebrity on the planet (that honor was recently bestowed to Jennifer Lopez), but whenever Oprah Winfrey does anything, it's definitely a big deal.

And when the billionaire media mogul makes a completely unexpected move--like getting personally involved in a central California election and donating $10,000 to a 21-year old underdog yet to graduate from college--it's guaranteed to upend virtually every corner of said contest.

The race in question is for the seat on Stockton's city council representing the southernmost district of the 300,000-person metropolitan area. The position is currently held by incumbent 52-year old Republican Dale Fritchen, but is being contested by Stanford senior Michael Tubbs.





The Stockton Record reports:

Tubbs said he gained Winfrey's attention in April when she visited Stanford University, where Tubbs will graduate in June. During a luncheon, somebody mentioned to Winfrey that Tubbs is a City Council candidate back at home.
"She looked at me and said, 'How old are you?'" Tubbs recalled. "She kept coming back to Stockton. 'Tell me about the city.' I told her about the homicides, how the city is broke and the disconnect."

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