“Stockton
has weathered a brutal reduction in our revenues these past three years due
to the Great Recession. And we’re probably not going to see a significant
increase for several more years. This Council has taken strong, decisive
action to reduce expenses and live within our means. It’s been hard, but
necessary, and we’ve reduced our personnel by 27% and outsourced many of the
services we provide. But we’ve also been forced to make significant cuts to
those services…most notably in our level of public safety. This must be our
focus going forward and it will require collaboration with our community
partners…our schools, non-profits, other public agencies, business and
faith-based communities. Crime must be addressed in a comprehensive manner,
directing scarce resources to the root causes to break the vicious
generational cycle of poverty, low educational achievement and gang
activity. I pledge to support the comprehensive Stockton Marshall Plan on
Crime currently being developed and work tirelessly to ensure its
implementation. The residents of Stockton deserve no less.”
“The top priority for Stockton must be to get our fiscal house in order –
that’s going to take courage and staying power – two qualities I have
demonstrated over the past three years.”
For more information on Kathy's Priorities, Click Here.
Kathy and her Welsh Corgi Brynn, participated in this year's "Strut Your Mutt", a fundraiser for the animal shelter.