Stockton Councilmembers Add City Attorney's Job Position to Agenda, Request City Clerk to Keep Their Involvement Confidential

Stockton City Attorney Asuncion resigns

Faced with the possibility of termination, Lori Asuncion resigned as Stockton City Attorney on Tuesday evening.  Asuncion’s resignation was effective immediately and received a 7-0 vote from the council. The council also voted unanimously to appoint Assistant City Attorney Taryn Jones as acting city attorney, effective immediately. No reason for Asuncion’s resignation was provided during Jones’ announcement about it at the beginning of Tuesday’s…

Stockton Councilmembers Add City Attorney's Job Position to Agenda, Request City Clerk to Keep Their Involvement Confidential

As Stockton’s councilmembers gear up for their first meeting of the New Year today, city documents hint at another shakeup in leadership on the horizon. This time, it appears City Attorney Lori Asuncion might be on her way out. Two items lined up for discussion during the meeting’s closed session suggest the council is set to tackle the “discipline/dismissal release” of an unnamed public employee. Emails obtained by Stocktonia confirm that the e…