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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Stockton public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Investment in Disinvested Communities
Stockton is nominating priority census tracts — mostly downtown and South Stockton — to attract investment with federal capital-gains tax incentives.
Development agreement accountability
The city's ten master development agreements all passed their 2025 compliance check, but commissioners grilled staff on why Mariposa Lakes — a nearly 3,800-acre project pending since 2008 — can submit a two-line annual response and remain compliant, and why Spanos Park West hasn't fully answered information requests.