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City Manager's Office

J. Gordon Palmer, Jr.
Stockton City Manager

J. Gordon Palmer, Jr. was named City Manager on March 7, 2006. Palmer has served as Deputy City Manager with the City of Stockton since 2004. Prior to working for the City, he served as deputy port director with the Port of Stockton from 2000 to 2004, and manager of master planning at the Port of Long Beach from 1989 to 2000. From 1977 to 1989, he was a regional planner and then principal economist with the Southern California Association of Governments.

• providing information to assist the Council in setting up policy
• implementing City Council policy
• supervising the operation of City Departments
• reporting to the council on administrative activities.

• Economic Development Department
• Fire Department
• Housing Department
• Operation Peacekeepers
• Police Department
• Redevelopment Department

Christine Tien
Christine has a B.S. in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University, and a law degree from the University of Arizona. She oversees the following departments/divisions/ projects.

• Administrative Services Department
• Budget
• Community Development Department
• Human Resources Department
• Intergovernmental Coordination

• Library Services Department
• Municipal Utilities Department
• Parks & Recreation Department
• Public Works Department

• City press releases
• Contact with the media
• City's Public Information Program
• Response to community groups
• City of Stockton Website
• Channel 97