text: Parks and recreation The City of Stockton has a small children's amusement park, Pixie Woods; the park opened in 1954 and has since welcomed more than one million visitors.
  Government
  On November 3, 2020, Kevin J. Lincoln II was elected mayor, defeating incumbent mayor Michael Tubbs. He assumed office on January 1, 2021.
  City council
  The City Council consists of the following members as of January 1, 2021:
  Kevin Lincoln— Mayor
  Sol Jobrack— District 1
  Dan Wright— District 2
  Paul Canepa— District 3
  Susan Lenz— District 4
  Christina Fugazi— District 5
  Kimberly Warmsley— District 6
  The current form of government is a city manager council.
  Stockton is also seat of San Joaquin County, for which the government of San Joaquin County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and law as a general law county. The county government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration, law enforcement, jails, vital records, property records, tax collection, public health, and social services. The county government is primarily composed of the elected five-member Board of Supervisors and other elected offices including the Sheriff, District Attorney, and Assessor, and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the county administrator.
  Police department