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STOCKTON- After one if the most violent two days in recent memory- 7 shootings, 5 homicides, two stabbings, and several armed robberies- the city’s mayor finally makes a public statement after being called out all weekend by members of the public and activists. Shortly following the violence the public was expecting a statement from Michael Tubbs who ran on being …
SACRAMENTO- Yesterday Governor Newsom proposed a new tax on California water customers up to $10 a month to pay for what tax payers are already paying for-clean water. Despite inheriting a record $30,000,000 budget surplus from Jerry Brown, Newsom (who was conspicuously absent as lieutenant governor for most of Brown’s tenure) now wants $140 million more from California tax payers …
STOCKTON- As the condition of homelessness in Stockton and its water ways seems to be getting worse and worse, residents like Adam Farrow are documenting and sharing their concerns. He’s also asking, “where’s Mayor Tubbs?”. Homelessness has gotten measurable worse on Michael Tubbs’ watch despite both he and his Homeless Task Force counter part and political ally County Supervisor Kathy …
STOCKTON- A week after cutting off speakers from Black Lives Matter during public comment and mocking a woman as mentally ill as she was being escorted out at his request, Mayor Michael Tubbs gives a half hearted apology from the dais. During last week’s city council meeting Stockton resident Kathleen Gapusan, an elderly disabled retired nurse, became upset by Tubbs’ …
STOCKTON- In a recent post by Mayor Michael Tubbs, all seemed normal. That is until former Vice Mayor and newly re-elected Councilmember Christina Fugazi gave more context to the picture, like the fact that she was in the group pose and that it was actually her district’s event. She seemed to laugh it off, but the issue appears to be …
STOCKTON- Within hours of community advocate Motecuzoma Sanchez announcing his lawsuit in federal court against Mayor Michael Tubbs for violation of his First Amendment rights, Tubbs unblocked Sanchez, 209 Times, and several others from Twitter. Multiple people reached out to us exclaiming that they had been blocked by Tubbs for the last six years after questioning one of his votes …
MAYOR TUBBS SUED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT/BLOCKING CONSTITUENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA STOCKTON, CA- On February 22nd community advocate Motecuzoma Sanchez filed a lawsuit in Sacramento with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California seeking injunctive relief against Stockton’s Mayor Michael Tubbs for violating the First Amendment right of himself and others by illegally censoring and …
STOCKTON- Mayor Michael Tubbs has been questioned before about his willingness to spend tax payer money, beginning with hiring his friends as personal assistants to the cost of $300,000 a year for tax payers. The cost of the office of the mayor ballooned with his election from $151,000 to $511,000. He’s also been criticized for his absenteeism as the city’s …
OPINION By RJ Durand I read an article on 209times about Antony Tubbs, the unknown half brother of our current Mayor Michael Tubbs. Needless to say this left me deeply saddened. I honestly can’t understand how someone’s whole political career has been predicated on assisting young men of color escape the cradle to prison pipeline, yet our Mayor can not …
