Council Member· 2025-01-07 – 2029-01-01 (start per Stocktonia 2025-01-07 [new members sworn in at the Bob Hope Theatre]; month-level end: January 2029 per four-year term [elected November 2024])
Mariela Ponce
Stockton
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 6:50
- Avg per meeting
- 0:59
- Segments
- 87
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Top issues during term (9)(Environment)
Flood preparedness and climate planning in South Stockton
Contamination and remediation at the Turnpike Road site
$500,000 grant coming in, but full cleanups could run $1 million-plus per site and need future funding.
Five Mile Slough cleanup assessment district
Assessments on affected parcels up to the $87,878 maximum budget, with 3 percent annual increases.
Illegal dumping cleanup contracts
$2.23 million over three years, up to about $3.7 million with extensions.
Fireworks noise from the Ports' ballgames
Commercial solid waste franchise competition
Opening commercial collection early could force residential rate increases or litigation costs; current contracts run to 2029.
Heritage tree removal at 7517 Park Woods Drive
General Plan equity map never created
Tribal cultural resources and site access dispute
Additional pre-construction study could add cost and time for developers, but no specific figure was given.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Ponce was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (3)(Environment)
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