Mayor "Karen" Fugazi Gavels Down Black Colleague Jason Lee Amid "DEI for White Guys" Scandal
STOCKTON, CA – The City of Stockton has ushered in a groundbreaking era of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" – though perhaps not in the way most people understand it. Critics are calling it a "reverse Robin Hood" strategy, where the competent are robbed to pay... well, for more incompetence, apparently.
Gone are the days of efficiency and proven leadership, as exemplified by the recently departed City Manager Harry Black, a man widely regarded as competent and, notably, Black. His termination by the new council was immediate, then followed by his replacement: Mr. Steve Colangelo.
Colangelo, a man whose resume reportedly consists solely of his "rubber stamp" collection and a vague recollection of "that one time I mismanaged the San Joaquin Fairgrounds," boasts precisely zero municipal experience and an educational background that peaked somewhere around his high school diploma. Yet, he now holds the reins of Stockton’s complex urban machinery.
But the real stroke of genius (or madness) in Colangelo's leadership came with his first major budgetary decision: reallocating a significant portion of the city's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) funds. Was it for programs to uplift marginalized communities? To bridge educational gaps? To foster genuine diversity within city departments?
"Not exactly," chuckled an anonymous city hall insider, who immediately regretted chuckling and looked around nervously. "He used it to hire himself a tutor. A white tutor. To teach him... how to be city manager."
The tutor in question, Steve Salvatore, is currently the City Manager of Lathrop and recently ended his contract with the City of Stockton. "I was just teaching Steve the ropes," Salvatore was overheard saying, "like where the stapler is, and how to tell the difference between a budget report and a grocery list. It was tough, but we make progress. He can now find the breakroom without getting lost."
This innovative use of DEI funds has sparked outrage, most notably from Vice Mayor Jason Lee, Stockton's sole Black councilmember. Yesterday, before the council meeting, Lee held a press conference demanding an audit to determine what happened to the DEI funds. "I was duped into firing a highly qualified Black man. Only to replace him with some old white guy who couldn't manage a lemonade stand, and then funnel DEI funds – FUNDS MEANT TO SUPPORT EQUITY – into hiring his personal tutor by another old white guy?! What happened to meritocracy? This is DEI for old white guys."
Lee continued his demand for transparency a few hours later during the council meeting. His impassioned plea was met with the unwavering, stone-faced denial of Mayor Christina Fugazi, a white woman, who quickly moved to gavel down her sole black colleague.
"Point of order if I can, this was an item I put on the agenda..." Lee calmly stated, only to be met with Fugazi’s gavel strikes, "I am in charge of this meeting! You cannot point of order!" Fugazi declared, her gavel slamming repeatedly with an almost maniacal fervor. "I'm calling an immediate recess." Faint whispers of "Karen" could be heard from the audience in the council chamber.
The heated exchange, a stark contrast to their previously cooperative dynamic, has fueled rumors that the once-solid alliance between Mayor Fugazi and Vice Mayor Lee is rapidly deteriorating. Some are speculating that Lee's outspoken opposition to the "DEI for white guys" policy may land him squarely on the infamous "hit list" roster of 209 Times CEO Motecuzoma Sanchez, a man known for his swift and brutal public condemnations of any elected official who dares to stray from his will.
Councilmember Mariela Ponce was, once again, unavailable for comment after being roped into a "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" training seminar led by Councilmember Mario Enríquez.
In the end, Stockton's revolutionary approach to DEI has left the city at a bizarre crossroads. As the new city manager masters the art of locating the office coffee machine, the political landscape fractures, and the very concept of equity is being tutored into irrelevance. Residents can only watch and wait, perhaps hoping the next DEI-funded initiative will be a city-wide masterclass on irony—a subject in which their new leadership has already proven to be experts.
Gavel-Happy "Karen" Mayor Shuts Down Debate on "DEI for White Guys"
