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1 00:00:24,458 00:00:27,500 (traffic noise) (traffic noise)
2 00:00:27,583 00:00:30,625 -("God's Plan" by Drake playing) -God's plan. God's plan. -("God's Plan" by Drake playing) -God's plan. God's plan.
3 00:00:32,041 00:00:34,083 ♪ I can't do this on my own ♪ ♪ I can't do this on my own ♪
4 00:00:34,917 00:00:37,125 ♪ Someone watching this shit close ♪ ♪ Someone watching this shit close ♪
5 00:00:37,208 00:00:38,625 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
6 00:00:38,709 00:00:40,834 Michael Tubbs: I think God's plan is something Michael Tubbs: I think God's plan is something
7 00:00:40,917 00:00:43,500 you have a hint of, but you can only see in hindsight. you have a hint of, but you can only see in hindsight.
8 00:00:44,583 00:00:46,500 There's no way I could've scripted this. There's no way I could've scripted this.
9 00:00:46,583 00:00:48,041 I think the lyric of the song says, I think the lyric of the song says,
10 00:00:48,125 00:00:49,583 "I can't do this on my own." "I can't do this on my own."
11 00:00:49,667 00:00:51,709 It's like, "Someone must be watching this close." It's like, "Someone must be watching this close."
12 00:00:51,792 00:00:54,333 Particularly for me, that's incredibly true. Particularly for me, that's incredibly true.
13 00:00:56,583 00:00:58,875 (all cheering) (all cheering)
14 00:00:58,959 00:01:01,333 Anna Nti-Asare-Tubbs: The night that Michael was elected mayor is the same nigt Anna Nti-Asare-Tubbs: The night that Michael was elected mayor is the same nigt
15 00:01:01,417 00:01:03,208 that Donald Trump was elected. that Donald Trump was elected.
16 00:01:03,291 00:01:05,875 And so, it was this very direct conflict And so, it was this very direct conflict
17 00:01:05,959 00:01:07,250 in what they were both running for. in what they were both running for.
18 00:01:07,333 00:01:08,709 This victory is yours. This victory is yours.
19 00:01:08,792 00:01:10,375 If you look at this room, If you look at this room,
20 00:01:10,458 00:01:12,709 this room is what Stockton looks like. this room is what Stockton looks like.
21 00:01:12,792 00:01:14,750 (cheering and applause) (cheering and applause)
22 00:01:14,834 00:01:16,375 You're 26 years old. The youngest and the first You're 26 years old. The youngest and the first
23 00:01:16,458 00:01:17,667 African-American mayor of Stockton... African-American mayor of Stockton...
24 00:01:17,750 00:01:20,417 Tubbs: Almost every interview or conversation I have Tubbs: Almost every interview or conversation I have
25 00:01:20,500 00:01:22,083 begins with my age. begins with my age.
26 00:01:22,166 00:01:24,583 He is the 27-year-old Democratic mayor... He is the 27-year-old Democratic mayor...
27 00:01:24,667 00:01:26,417 Reporter 1: You are 28 years old. Reporter 1: You are 28 years old.
28 00:01:26,500 00:01:28,458 Reporter 2: Stockton's 29-year-old mayor.. Reporter 2: Stockton's 29-year-old mayor..
29 00:01:28,542 00:01:29,625 Tubbs: I didn't just become this Tubbs: I didn't just become this
30 00:01:29,709 00:01:30,917 because it's the flavor of the month. because it's the flavor of the month.
31 00:01:31,000 00:01:32,458 I've been talking about I've been talking about
32 00:01:32,542 00:01:34,583 this stuff since I was in high school. this stuff since I was in high school.
33 00:01:34,667 00:01:36,959 The message I received a lot growing up was that The message I received a lot growing up was that
34 00:01:37,041 00:01:40,750 the options I had, that I was in fact set up for two things. the options I had, that I was in fact set up for two things.
35 00:01:40,834 00:01:43,333 Prison or death. Prison or death.
36 00:01:43,792 00:01:45,834 You know that saying, "the personal is political"? You know that saying, "the personal is political"?
37 00:01:46,834 00:01:47,917 I really believe that. I really believe that.
38 00:01:48,000 00:01:49,417 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
39 00:01:49,500 00:01:51,083 Growing up in Stockton, Growing up in Stockton,
40 00:01:51,166 00:01:53,375 I lived in four out of the five areas that have I lived in four out of the five areas that have
41 00:01:53,458 00:01:55,250 a lot of our city's violent crime issues. a lot of our city's violent crime issues.
42 00:01:55,333 00:01:57,291 -Good morning. -So, my mom, she had me when she was a teenager. -Good morning. -So, my mom, she had me when she was a teenager.
43 00:01:57,375 00:01:59,250 She was 16 when she was pregnant. She was 16 when she was pregnant.
44 00:01:59,333 00:02:01,041 My father's been incarcerated My father's been incarcerated
45 00:02:01,125 00:02:04,208 for 25 out of the 27 years I, I, I was-- I've been alive. for 25 out of the 27 years I, I, I was-- I've been alive.
46 00:02:04,667 00:02:06,333 Good morning, good morning. Good morning, good morning.
47 00:02:06,417 00:02:08,458 Some of my best friends that in fact today Some of my best friends that in fact today
48 00:02:08,542 00:02:11,792 are either in prison or dead, are either in prison or dead,
49 00:02:11,875 00:02:13,625 and that was almost my end. and that was almost my end.
50 00:02:13,709 00:02:15,458 But luckily, and thanks to God, But luckily, and thanks to God,
51 00:02:15,542 00:02:17,291 I was able to go to Stanford on a full scholarship. I was able to go to Stanford on a full scholarship.
52 00:02:17,375 00:02:18,792 I was able to work in the White House. I was able to work in the White House.
53 00:02:18,875 00:02:20,583 I was able to have lunch with Oprah Winfrey. I was able to have lunch with Oprah Winfrey.
54 00:02:20,667 00:02:21,750 And I don't say that to brag, And I don't say that to brag,
55 00:02:21,834 00:02:23,125 but I say that to say but I say that to say
56 00:02:23,208 00:02:25,125 all the quote, unquote, "success" all the quote, unquote, "success"
57 00:02:25,208 00:02:27,458 has been motivated by a central question. has been motivated by a central question.
58 00:02:27,542 00:02:29,667 How in the world did I make i? How in the world did I make i?
59 00:02:29,750 00:02:31,500 And how do I empower other people And how do I empower other people
60 00:02:31,583 00:02:33,000 from backgrounds like mine from backgrounds like mine
61 00:02:33,083 00:02:35,959 to upset the set-up? to upset the set-up?
62 00:02:36,041 00:02:39,083 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
63 00:02:47,959 00:02:50,500 Mike Fitzgerald: Stockton is a fascinating cit. Mike Fitzgerald: Stockton is a fascinating cit.
64 00:02:50,583 00:02:52,959 There is no place like this city. There is no place like this city.
65 00:02:53,041 00:02:54,792 I know you only hear bad things about it. I know you only hear bad things about it.
66 00:02:59,875 00:03:01,834 Underneath the bad things here, I should say Underneath the bad things here, I should say
67 00:03:01,917 00:03:03,792 there's a wonderful community. there's a wonderful community.
68 00:03:03,875 00:03:06,625 And what a community! And what a community!
69 00:03:06,709 00:03:09,875 There are people here from all points on the globe There are people here from all points on the globe
70 00:03:09,959 00:03:12,959 to a much greater degree than in other cities. to a much greater degree than in other cities.
71 00:03:13,041 00:03:15,583 (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering)
72 00:03:17,625 00:03:19,667 In one quarter, In one quarter,
73 00:03:19,750 00:03:22,875 between 2007 and 2008, between 2007 and 2008,
74 00:03:22,959 00:03:25,166 the value of homes here plummeted the value of homes here plummeted
75 00:03:25,250 00:03:27,875 by as much as 80%. by as much as 80%.
76 00:03:27,959 00:03:29,542 Reporter 1: Traders say this is the craziest day Reporter 1: Traders say this is the craziest day
77 00:03:29,625 00:03:31,750 they have ever seen in these markets... they have ever seen in these markets...
78 00:03:31,834 00:03:33,375 Reporter 2: Foreclosures are still climbing, Reporter 2: Foreclosures are still climbing,
79 00:03:33,458 00:03:35,041 and Stockton has the worst rate... and Stockton has the worst rate...
80 00:03:35,125 00:03:37,709 Reporter 3: Stockton is now the nation's number one city Reporter 3: Stockton is now the nation's number one city
81 00:03:37,792 00:03:40,250 for foreclosure activity. for foreclosure activity.
82 00:03:40,333 00:03:42,000 Fitzgerald: This was the most foreclosed upon city Fitzgerald: This was the most foreclosed upon city
83 00:03:42,083 00:03:43,709 in the United States, in the United States,
84 00:03:43,792 00:03:45,458 and it was real economic carnage. and it was real economic carnage.
85 00:03:46,291 00:03:48,500 The only option was municipal bankruptcy. The only option was municipal bankruptcy.
86 00:03:48,583 00:03:50,041 And Stockton became the largest city, And Stockton became the largest city,
87 00:03:50,125 00:03:52,250 up till that time in American history, up till that time in American history,
88 00:03:52,333 00:03:54,000 to declare bankruptcy. to declare bankruptcy.
89 00:03:54,083 00:03:55,542 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
90 00:03:55,625 00:03:57,750 Tubbs: My senior year in high school in 2008, Tubbs: My senior year in high school in 2008,
91 00:03:57,834 00:03:59,709 we were foreclosure capital. we were foreclosure capital.
92 00:03:59,792 00:04:01,041 We were beginning the layoffs. We were beginning the layoffs.
93 00:04:01,125 00:04:03,375 We were beginning to lead to the issues We were beginning to lead to the issues
94 00:04:03,458 00:04:05,208 and the problems that caused me to come back and the problems that caused me to come back
95 00:04:05,291 00:04:08,375 and run for office in 2012. and run for office in 2012.
96 00:04:08,458 00:04:11,625 In that backdrop, I decided to run for city council. In that backdrop, I decided to run for city council.
97 00:04:11,709 00:04:13,417 What is that moment where it clicks in and you say What is that moment where it clicks in and you say
98 00:04:13,500 00:04:14,458 "I'm running in 2012"? "I'm running in 2012"?
99 00:04:14,542 00:04:16,375 I was at a community meeting I was at a community meeting
100 00:04:16,458 00:04:17,750 'cause there was a spike in homicides. 'cause there was a spike in homicides.
101 00:04:17,834 00:04:19,750 And one of these activists, organizers, And one of these activists, organizers,
102 00:04:19,834 00:04:22,083 a dear friend of mine, who I really look up to. a dear friend of mine, who I really look up to.
103 00:04:22,166 00:04:24,250 We were talking, said, "What are you gonna do after graduation?" We were talking, said, "What are you gonna do after graduation?"
104 00:04:24,333 00:04:25,917 I was like, "I don't know, I'm still figuring it out." I was like, "I don't know, I'm still figuring it out."
105 00:04:26,000 00:04:27,542 He said, "Well, how many more people have to die He said, "Well, how many more people have to die
106 00:04:27,625 00:04:29,250 before you feel ready to come back?" before you feel ready to come back?"
107 00:04:29,333 00:04:30,583 Interviewer: That's a lot of guilt to put on you. Interviewer: That's a lot of guilt to put on you.
108 00:04:30,667 00:04:32,208 Lot of pressure to put on a 21-year-old, right? Lot of pressure to put on a 21-year-old, right?
109 00:04:32,291 00:04:33,667 But, it worked! But, it worked!
110 00:04:35,500 00:04:37,542 Tubbs: You need Band-Aids or anything? Tubbs: You need Band-Aids or anything?
111 00:04:38,208 00:04:39,917 Stockton's not the only community Stockton's not the only community
112 00:04:40,000 00:04:41,417 with a homelessness issue. with a homelessness issue.
113 00:04:41,500 00:04:42,917 Stockton's not the only community Stockton's not the only community
114 00:04:43,000 00:04:44,208 with a violent crime issue. with a violent crime issue.
115 00:04:44,291 00:04:47,250 Stockton's not the only community with a poverty issu. Stockton's not the only community with a poverty issu.
116 00:04:47,333 00:04:49,375 I'm tired of talking about where we've been. I'm tired of talking about where we've been.
117 00:04:49,458 00:04:51,750 I'm more interested in discussing where are we going I'm more interested in discussing where are we going
118 00:04:51,834 00:04:54,750 -and then how do we get there. -(applause) -and then how do we get there. -(applause)
119 00:04:55,875 00:04:57,417 Thank you. Thank you.
120 00:05:01,834 00:05:05,125 Daniel Lopez: Oh, I feel like this is the beginning of a long week. Daniel Lopez: Oh, I feel like this is the beginning of a long week.
121 00:05:05,208 00:05:06,625 What's today, Monday? What's today, Monday?
122 00:05:06,709 00:05:08,583 Got a problem with the printer. Got a problem with the printer.
123 00:05:10,083 00:05:11,667 It needs paper. (laughs) It needs paper. (laughs)
124 00:05:12,709 00:05:14,709 See, around here, we get things done. See, around here, we get things done.
125 00:05:16,250 00:05:18,291 All of the team works right here, All of the team works right here,
126 00:05:18,375 00:05:20,959 so if one person gets sick, we all get sick. so if one person gets sick, we all get sick.
127 00:05:21,041 00:05:23,083 It just comes with the territory. It just comes with the territory.
128 00:05:23,542 00:05:24,917 The mayor's office is right next door The mayor's office is right next door
129 00:05:25,000 00:05:26,625 where he works out of. where he works out of.
130 00:05:26,709 00:05:29,458 In 2016, Mayor Tubbs gave me a call. In 2016, Mayor Tubbs gave me a call.
131 00:05:29,542 00:05:31,834 He had two positions, so I said I'll think about it. He had two positions, so I said I'll think about it.
132 00:05:32,083 00:05:34,208 Before that, I had a really good gig at the state capital. Before that, I had a really good gig at the state capital.
133 00:05:34,291 00:05:36,917 I had a staff of about 12 to 14. I had a staff of about 12 to 14.
134 00:05:37,542 00:05:38,709 I don't know, so they convinced me I don't know, so they convinced me
135 00:05:38,792 00:05:40,542 this was the right place, right time. this was the right place, right time.
136 00:05:40,625 00:05:42,291 Started pulling at my heart, my hometown, Started pulling at my heart, my hometown,
137 00:05:42,375 00:05:44,667 and the work that could be done here. and the work that could be done here.
138 00:05:44,750 00:05:46,834 I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew what I was getting myself into.
139 00:05:46,917 00:05:48,375 Coming over here, if you want Coming over here, if you want
140 00:05:48,458 00:05:50,500 a coffee, if you need to send an email, a coffee, if you need to send an email,
141 00:05:50,583 00:05:51,834 you gotta do everything. you gotta do everything.
142 00:05:51,917 00:05:53,458 You got to take out the trash in Stockton. You got to take out the trash in Stockton.
143 00:05:53,542 00:05:56,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
144 00:05:58,375 00:05:59,959 We're trying different things. We're trying different things.
145 00:06:00,041 00:06:01,792 We've had the opportunity now We've had the opportunity now
146 00:06:01,875 00:06:05,333 to bring in programs that are, you know, unconventional. to bring in programs that are, you know, unconventional.
147 00:06:05,417 00:06:07,333 We have a program called Advance Peace. We have a program called Advance Peace.
148 00:06:07,417 00:06:09,959 The goal of this is to reduce gun violence The goal of this is to reduce gun violence
149 00:06:10,041 00:06:11,500 and increase public safety. and increase public safety.
150 00:06:11,583 00:06:13,959 We have a thing called universal basic income, We have a thing called universal basic income,
151 00:06:14,041 00:06:16,709 or guaranteed income, and the Stockton Scholars program or guaranteed income, and the Stockton Scholars program
152 00:06:16,792 00:06:18,917 where we're giving young people that scholarship where we're giving young people that scholarship
153 00:06:19,000 00:06:21,083 'cause we're hoping that they go out, 'cause we're hoping that they go out,
154 00:06:21,166 00:06:23,500 get a degree, and then come back to Stockton get a degree, and then come back to Stockton
155 00:06:23,583 00:06:25,083 and find ways to help the city. and find ways to help the city.
156 00:06:25,166 00:06:27,166 That's a way of paying it forward and then paying it back. That's a way of paying it forward and then paying it back.
157 00:06:27,250 00:06:28,542 So, those are the solutions, So, those are the solutions,
158 00:06:28,625 00:06:30,083 some of the bigger ones that we're looking at. some of the bigger ones that we're looking at.
159 00:06:30,166 00:06:31,709 And I think, for the most part, people get it. And I think, for the most part, people get it.
160 00:06:31,792 00:06:33,166 They're excited. They're excited.
161 00:06:33,250 00:06:35,041 They've never had a mayor like this before. They've never had a mayor like this before.
162 00:06:35,125 00:06:37,166 ♪♪ ♪♪
163 00:06:38,417 00:06:40,166 Tubbs: For so long, the narrative of Stockton Tubbs: For so long, the narrative of Stockton
164 00:06:40,250 00:06:41,542 has just been all negative. has just been all negative.
165 00:06:41,625 00:06:42,875 And now people are looking to us And now people are looking to us
166 00:06:42,959 00:06:44,542 as a place that's happening, that's moving. as a place that's happening, that's moving.
167 00:06:44,625 00:06:46,000 There's something happening here. There's something happening here.
168 00:06:46,083 00:06:47,875 And people are trying to figure out what that is. And people are trying to figure out what that is.
169 00:06:47,959 00:06:51,250 You have something called universal basic income that you-- You have something called universal basic income that you--
170 00:06:51,333 00:06:53,041 It's a pilot program, right? It's a pilot program, right?
171 00:06:53,125 00:06:55,166 UBI, they call it, but it's basically, UBI, they call it, but it's basically,
172 00:06:55,250 00:06:57,208 it's a fancy way of saying we're gonna give some people it's a fancy way of saying we're gonna give some people
173 00:06:57,291 00:06:59,041 -free money. -Well, it's interesting-- -free money. -Well, it's interesting--
174 00:06:59,125 00:07:01,250 -How's that working out? Do they like free money? -(studio laughter) -How's that working out? Do they like free money? -(studio laughter)
175 00:07:01,333 00:07:03,208 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
176 00:07:03,291 00:07:06,083 Tubbs: I knew it was a Stockton issu, but I was really shocked Tubbs: I knew it was a Stockton issu, but I was really shocked
177 00:07:06,166 00:07:09,417 when I read that one in two Americans when I read that one in two Americans
178 00:07:09,500 00:07:11,834 can't afford one $400 emergency. can't afford one $400 emergency.
179 00:07:12,542 00:07:15,583 And I was shocked because that's not just people in poverty. And I was shocked because that's not just people in poverty.
180 00:07:15,667 00:07:17,083 That's a lot of people. That's a lot of people.
181 00:07:17,166 00:07:18,917 So, I sent my staff an email, So, I sent my staff an email,
182 00:07:19,000 00:07:20,375 and I said, hey, you guys, give me something and I said, hey, you guys, give me something
183 00:07:20,458 00:07:22,750 I haven't heard of, like, what's the craziest thing I haven't heard of, like, what's the craziest thing
184 00:07:22,834 00:07:24,458 you can come back with? you can come back with?
185 00:07:24,542 00:07:26,417 Two days later, they came back Two days later, they came back
186 00:07:26,500 00:07:27,792 with you can just give people money. with you can just give people money.
187 00:07:27,875 00:07:30,750 So, I said, that-- that, that's crazy. So, I said, that-- that, that's crazy.
188 00:07:30,834 00:07:33,125 I said, there's no way a solution this complex I said, there's no way a solution this complex
189 00:07:33,208 00:07:34,458 can be solved that simply. can be solved that simply.
190 00:07:34,542 00:07:37,875 We are testing a bold social experiment We are testing a bold social experiment
191 00:07:37,959 00:07:39,166 in poverty alleviation in poverty alleviation
192 00:07:39,250 00:07:42,625 in a space and a place that really mirrors a lot of trends in a space and a place that really mirrors a lot of trends
193 00:07:42,709 00:07:43,875 that we see across the US. that we see across the US.
194 00:07:44,542 00:07:46,083 Tubbs: So, we're testing out Tubbs: So, we're testing out
195 00:07:46,166 00:07:48,083 the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration,
196 00:07:48,166 00:07:50,291 known as SEED, and we partnered with a group known as SEED, and we partnered with a group
197 00:07:50,375 00:07:51,917 called the Economic Security Project called the Economic Security Project
198 00:07:52,000 00:07:54,417 that gave us a million-dollar grant to figure out that gave us a million-dollar grant to figure out
199 00:07:54,500 00:07:56,417 what would it look like to provide the income floor what would it look like to provide the income floor
200 00:07:56,500 00:07:58,458 for people in the form of a basic income. for people in the form of a basic income.
201 00:07:58,542 00:08:02,291 So, $500 a month, no strings attached, for 12 to 18 months, So, $500 a month, no strings attached, for 12 to 18 months,
202 00:08:02,375 00:08:04,625 depending on how much more we're able to raise. depending on how much more we're able to raise.
203 00:08:04,709 00:08:06,625 We're doing a calendar, a schedule, figure out, okay, We're doing a calendar, a schedule, figure out, okay,
204 00:08:06,709 00:08:08,125 when are we doing our community engagement stuff, when are we doing our community engagement stuff,
205 00:08:08,208 00:08:10,792 when are we planning disbursement, when are we gonna meet with people. when are we planning disbursement, when are we gonna meet with people.
206 00:08:10,875 00:08:12,625 Lori Ospina: We will do kind of a two-step process. Lori Ospina: We will do kind of a two-step process.
207 00:08:12,709 00:08:14,458 So, the first step is So, the first step is
208 00:08:14,542 00:08:16,500 we'll filter out all of the neighborhoods we'll filter out all of the neighborhoods
209 00:08:16,583 00:08:17,542 in the city of Stockton in the city of Stockton
210 00:08:17,625 00:08:20,417 where the area median income is at or below where the area median income is at or below
211 00:08:20,500 00:08:23,500 $46,000, and then we will $46,000, and then we will
212 00:08:23,583 00:08:25,959 randomly choose addresses, randomly choose addresses,
213 00:08:26,041 00:08:27,875 and we'll randomly send mailers out and we'll randomly send mailers out
214 00:08:27,959 00:08:30,834 to potential recipients across those neighborhoods. to potential recipients across those neighborhoods.
215 00:08:30,917 00:08:33,166 Tubbs: What's exciting about this project is that Tubbs: What's exciting about this project is that
216 00:08:33,250 00:08:35,625 it's giving us a chance to really interrogate it's giving us a chance to really interrogate
217 00:08:36,417 00:08:38,500 our values as a country and as a community. our values as a country and as a community.
218 00:08:38,583 00:08:41,875 Are those values really put into action? Are those values really put into action?
219 00:08:41,959 00:08:43,667 I don't wanna live in a community I don't wanna live in a community
220 00:08:43,750 00:08:45,834 and I don't wanna live in a nation where people and I don't wanna live in a nation where people
221 00:08:45,917 00:08:48,792 are working two jobs and can't pay for rent. I don't. are working two jobs and can't pay for rent. I don't.
222 00:08:49,750 00:08:51,000 Host 1: It's a silly idea. Host 1: It's a silly idea.
223 00:08:51,083 00:08:52,875 You never wanna pay people not to work. You never wanna pay people not to work.
224 00:08:52,959 00:08:55,375 Host 2: It's like why a utopia is never going to be possible. Host 2: It's like why a utopia is never going to be possible.
225 00:08:55,458 00:08:58,500 The same reason why universal basic income isn't going to work. The same reason why universal basic income isn't going to work.
226 00:08:58,583 00:09:00,333 Host 3: It's becoming an excuse Host 3: It's becoming an excuse
227 00:09:00,417 00:09:02,000 for companies to not pay for companies to not pay
228 00:09:02,083 00:09:04,750 a living wage to their workers. a living wage to their workers.
229 00:09:04,834 00:09:07,208 Host 4: It's liberals that are doing this, liberal management, Host 4: It's liberals that are doing this, liberal management,
230 00:09:07,291 00:09:09,458 liberal, liberal cities like Stockton. liberal, liberal cities like Stockton.
231 00:09:10,625 00:09:13,792 Tubbs: I was shocked at... Tubbs: I was shocked at...
232 00:09:14,792 00:09:17,208 not even just the amount of criticism, not even just the amount of criticism,
233 00:09:17,291 00:09:19,166 but just how nonsensical. but just how nonsensical.
234 00:09:19,250 00:09:21,250 Just like really not rooted Just like really not rooted
235 00:09:21,333 00:09:23,625 in anything true. And how... in anything true. And how...
236 00:09:24,625 00:09:27,375 personal the criticism. personal the criticism.
237 00:09:27,458 00:09:30,375 Reporter: Twenty-three homicides in Stockton so far this year, Reporter: Twenty-three homicides in Stockton so far this year,
238 00:09:30,458 00:09:32,709 three in the Weston Ranch neighborhood alone. three in the Weston Ranch neighborhood alone.
239 00:09:32,792 00:09:36,208 The latest man shot dead is 22-year-old Julius Batiste. The latest man shot dead is 22-year-old Julius Batiste.
240 00:09:36,291 00:09:37,583 Batiste was gunned down Friday evening. Batiste was gunned down Friday evening.
241 00:09:37,667 00:09:40,000 Investigators for the Stockton Police Department say... Investigators for the Stockton Police Department say...
242 00:09:40,083 00:09:41,583 Lopez: There is an area called Weston Ranch Lopez: There is an area called Weston Ranch
243 00:09:41,667 00:09:43,875 on the far south area of town. on the far south area of town.
244 00:09:44,000 00:09:46,208 (upbeat brass band playing) (upbeat brass band playing)
245 00:09:46,291 00:09:48,125 They actually had a police service station out there, They actually had a police service station out there,
246 00:09:48,208 00:09:49,750 and then when the budget cuts came, and then when the budget cuts came,
247 00:09:49,834 00:09:53,083 bankruptcy, they closed down that police service station, bankruptcy, they closed down that police service station,
248 00:09:53,166 00:09:55,500 and now, recently, they had like three homicides. and now, recently, they had like three homicides.
249 00:09:56,166 00:09:58,417 So, we're planning for this town hall tonight. So, we're planning for this town hall tonight.
250 00:09:58,500 00:10:00,583 The mayor, the council member, the police chief The mayor, the council member, the police chief
251 00:10:00,667 00:10:02,792 will all go in there, be on a panel, will all go in there, be on a panel,
252 00:10:02,875 00:10:05,083 and get questions from the community. and get questions from the community.
253 00:10:05,166 00:10:07,208 You know, there's a lot of emotions mixed out there. You know, there's a lot of emotions mixed out there.
254 00:10:14,041 00:10:16,750 -Okay, I'll have you go in and then go in behind you. -Alright. -Okay, I'll have you go in and then go in behind you. -Alright.
255 00:10:16,834 00:10:18,458 -Just follow Brian. -Okay. -Just follow Brian. -Okay.
256 00:10:19,333 00:10:22,125 Woman: No idea is stupid, silly, wrong. Woman: No idea is stupid, silly, wrong.
257 00:10:22,208 00:10:23,875 Nothing's bad. Nothing's bad.
258 00:10:23,959 00:10:26,792 Anything that you think of that comes to mind Anything that you think of that comes to mind
259 00:10:26,875 00:10:28,458 that you talk yourself out of saying that you talk yourself out of saying
260 00:10:28,542 00:10:30,250 could have saved a life. could have saved a life.
261 00:10:35,500 00:10:39,500 Resources for our kids here in Weston Ranch. Resources for our kids here in Weston Ranch.
262 00:10:39,583 00:10:41,125 Scholarship programs, okay. Scholarship programs, okay.
263 00:10:41,208 00:10:43,125 Woman 1: Police presence within the neighborhoods. Woman 1: Police presence within the neighborhoods.
264 00:10:43,208 00:10:45,750 There's prostitution, there's drug deals... There's prostitution, there's drug deals...
265 00:10:45,834 00:10:47,959 Robberies, people get their purses snatched... Robberies, people get their purses snatched...
266 00:10:48,041 00:10:49,500 Woman 2: Lack of employment... Woman 2: Lack of employment...
267 00:10:49,583 00:10:51,709 We all need to do our part. We all need to do our part.
268 00:10:52,709 00:10:55,583 We cannot depend on just one person We cannot depend on just one person
269 00:10:55,667 00:10:57,625 to come and save us all. to come and save us all.
270 00:10:57,709 00:11:00,333 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
271 00:11:00,417 00:11:02,583 Tubbs: Eight years ago, my cousin was murdered Tubbs: Eight years ago, my cousin was murdered
272 00:11:02,667 00:11:04,667 at Kelley Drive at a house party. at Kelley Drive at a house party.
273 00:11:04,750 00:11:06,083 So I was in Palo Alto at the time, So I was in Palo Alto at the time,
274 00:11:06,166 00:11:07,333 and that's what brought me back. and that's what brought me back.
275 00:11:07,417 00:11:09,166 It was that feeling of pain, It was that feeling of pain,
276 00:11:09,250 00:11:12,333 of anger, of being really upset and feeling powerless. of anger, of being really upset and feeling powerless.
277 00:11:12,417 00:11:14,000 That's the reason why I came back in 2012, That's the reason why I came back in 2012,
278 00:11:14,083 00:11:15,583 and why I still do the work we do today. and why I still do the work we do today.
279 00:11:16,125 00:11:18,291 Because the issues, not just in Weston Ranch, Because the issues, not just in Weston Ranch,
280 00:11:18,375 00:11:21,792 but in Stockton are bigger than one town hall, but in Stockton are bigger than one town hall,
281 00:11:21,875 00:11:23,000 one tragedy, and one meeting, one tragedy, and one meeting,
282 00:11:23,083 00:11:24,542 but it's gonna take continually meeting but it's gonna take continually meeting
283 00:11:24,625 00:11:27,542 like this all the time, in good times and in bad times, like this all the time, in good times and in bad times,
284 00:11:27,625 00:11:30,083 until we see some progress. until we see some progress.
285 00:11:33,917 00:11:36,500 To make the choice to take someone's life, To make the choice to take someone's life,
286 00:11:36,583 00:11:39,041 there has to be a sense of nihilism. there has to be a sense of nihilism.
287 00:11:39,125 00:11:42,458 "My life doesn't matter, your life doesn't matter, "My life doesn't matter, your life doesn't matter,
288 00:11:42,542 00:11:44,542 "and nothing's gonna change it. What do I have to lose? "and nothing's gonna change it. What do I have to lose?
289 00:11:45,917 00:11:49,000 "In a community where everyone I know is broke, "In a community where everyone I know is broke,
290 00:11:49,083 00:11:51,208 "everyone's anxious, people can't pay rent. "everyone's anxious, people can't pay rent.
291 00:11:51,291 00:11:53,000 "Because of mistakes I made in the past, "Because of mistakes I made in the past,
292 00:11:53,083 00:11:55,583 "I have a criminal record. I can't really get a job. "I have a criminal record. I can't really get a job.
293 00:11:55,667 00:11:57,875 Or if I do get a job, it's going to be very difficult." Or if I do get a job, it's going to be very difficult."
294 00:11:57,959 00:11:59,083 It's a lot. It's a lot.
295 00:11:59,166 00:12:01,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
296 00:12:06,625 00:12:09,583 Kenny Guyton: A lot of those kids is just living to die. Kenny Guyton: A lot of those kids is just living to die.
297 00:12:09,667 00:12:11,500 People are scared of 'em, but we're not scared of 'em People are scared of 'em, but we're not scared of 'em
298 00:12:11,583 00:12:12,917 because we look at 'em as our kids, because we look at 'em as our kids,
299 00:12:13,000 00:12:15,375 our children, people that's lost. our children, people that's lost.
300 00:12:15,458 00:12:17,709 A lot of people look at 'em as animals A lot of people look at 'em as animals
301 00:12:17,792 00:12:20,083 -and threats to the public. -Tubbs: Are they in school still? -and threats to the public. -Tubbs: Are they in school still?
302 00:12:20,166 00:12:22,709 Some of them in school, but they don't participate. Some of them in school, but they don't participate.
303 00:12:22,792 00:12:25,333 They're straight-F students. They go in there just for lunch. They're straight-F students. They go in there just for lunch.
304 00:12:25,417 00:12:27,375 Burnice Redil: We gotta figure out something for them to do, man. Burnice Redil: We gotta figure out something for them to do, man.
305 00:12:27,458 00:12:30,500 -They need to have some kind of outlet, something. -Like what? -They need to have some kind of outlet, something. -Like what?
306 00:12:30,583 00:12:32,709 I mean, that's not a question I mean, that's not a question
307 00:12:32,792 00:12:35,000 that I can answer. I gotta ask them, you know what I mean? that I can answer. I gotta ask them, you know what I mean?
308 00:12:35,542 00:12:37,917 Basic strategy is to go into neighborhoods and talk to people Basic strategy is to go into neighborhoods and talk to people
309 00:12:38,000 00:12:39,667 that no one else has been able to talk to. that no one else has been able to talk to.
310 00:12:40,458 00:12:42,709 Tubbs: I remember last time we talked, you mentioned Tubbs: I remember last time we talked, you mentioned
311 00:12:42,792 00:12:45,083 kinda this area downtown being kinda most area of interest. kinda this area downtown being kinda most area of interest.
312 00:12:45,166 00:12:46,250 Is that still the case? Is that still the case?
313 00:12:46,333 00:12:48,875 All of the traditionally troubled spots, All of the traditionally troubled spots,
314 00:12:48,959 00:12:51,917 I think we've got people in all of those places, it'd be safe to say. I think we've got people in all of those places, it'd be safe to say.
315 00:12:52,000 00:12:55,542 No less than 15 gunplay engagements No less than 15 gunplay engagements
316 00:12:55,625 00:12:57,291 were mediated within the first 90 days. were mediated within the first 90 days.
317 00:12:57,375 00:13:00,291 Get a lot of stuff squashed that way, man. Whole lot of stuff. Get a lot of stuff squashed that way, man. Whole lot of stuff.
318 00:13:00,375 00:13:01,625 Nuri Muhammad: Allow people to save face. Nuri Muhammad: Allow people to save face.
319 00:13:01,709 00:13:03,959 -(murmuring agreement) -Redil: I can tell -(murmuring agreement) -Redil: I can tell
320 00:13:04,041 00:13:06,041 the relief that both parties had, you know? the relief that both parties had, you know?
321 00:13:06,125 00:13:07,583 Afterwards, they're... Afterwards, they're...
322 00:13:07,667 00:13:09,375 "Oh, man, this ain't trippin' on me no more. "Oh, man, this ain't trippin' on me no more.
323 00:13:09,458 00:13:11,041 Woo, I ain't gotta be worried about it." Woo, I ain't gotta be worried about it."
324 00:13:11,125 00:13:13,083 You know what I mean? And another one, too. You know what I mean? And another one, too.
325 00:13:13,166 00:13:15,333 "Oh man, look, man, yo, man, thank you." You know what I mean? "Oh man, look, man, yo, man, thank you." You know what I mean?
326 00:13:15,417 00:13:17,291 So now y'all can ride in traffic and can see each other, So now y'all can ride in traffic and can see each other,
327 00:13:17,375 00:13:18,750 and you ain't gotta worry about it no more. and you ain't gotta worry about it no more.
328 00:13:18,834 00:13:20,583 Y'all a stone's throw away from each other. Y'all a stone's throw away from each other.
329 00:13:20,667 00:13:22,792 You gonna see each other eventually, you know. You gonna see each other eventually, you know.
330 00:13:22,875 00:13:24,125 But they happy that it's over. But they happy that it's over.
331 00:13:24,208 00:13:26,166 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
332 00:13:26,250 00:13:28,291 Reporter 1: The program is called Advance Peace. Reporter 1: The program is called Advance Peace.
333 00:13:28,375 00:13:29,959 It hires convicted felons It hires convicted felons
334 00:13:30,041 00:13:33,083 to court suspected criminals with offers of cash. to court suspected criminals with offers of cash.
335 00:13:33,166 00:13:35,500 Reporter 2: Participants who reach certain benchmarks Reporter 2: Participants who reach certain benchmarks
336 00:13:35,583 00:13:38,583 will be paid up to $1,000 a month. will be paid up to $1,000 a month.
337 00:13:38,667 00:13:41,542 Reporter 3: Criminals are paid not to commit crime. I'm serious. Reporter 3: Criminals are paid not to commit crime. I'm serious.
338 00:13:42,709 00:13:44,625 Lopez: When we first put a tweet out about this, Lopez: When we first put a tweet out about this,
339 00:13:44,709 00:13:46,458 the very next morning, this guy, the very next morning, this guy,
340 00:13:46,542 00:13:49,917 he's in front of City Hall, 7:00 AM shot, and he's like, he's in front of City Hall, 7:00 AM shot, and he's like,
341 00:13:50,000 00:13:51,625 "Find out why the mayor of Stockton "Find out why the mayor of Stockton
342 00:13:51,709 00:13:54,667 wants to pay criminals money." It's like, "Watch this." wants to pay criminals money." It's like, "Watch this."
343 00:13:54,750 00:13:57,875 So, everybody's upset, and online, everyone's like, So, everybody's upset, and online, everyone's like,
344 00:13:57,959 00:14:00,291 "You're not gonna use my tax dollars. Not my tax dollars." "You're not gonna use my tax dollars. Not my tax dollars."
345 00:14:00,375 00:14:03,000 -How many times-- It's not tax dollars. -Mm-hmm. -How many times-- It's not tax dollars. -Mm-hmm.
346 00:14:03,083 00:14:06,458 Jeez, it's, it's private funds paying for this. Jeez, it's, it's private funds paying for this.
347 00:14:07,208 00:14:09,291 So, if you're talking to a group, So, if you're talking to a group,
348 00:14:09,375 00:14:12,458 and they say, "So, tell us what is Advance Peace," and they say, "So, tell us what is Advance Peace,"
349 00:14:12,542 00:14:15,834 you're gonna say the goal of it is just to reduce gun violence. you're gonna say the goal of it is just to reduce gun violence.
350 00:14:15,917 00:14:18,709 At the bare minimum, this is just how you talk about it. At the bare minimum, this is just how you talk about it.
351 00:14:18,792 00:14:20,166 And then how it's done, And then how it's done,
352 00:14:20,250 00:14:22,667 daily check-ins, internships, social services, daily check-ins, internships, social services,
353 00:14:22,750 00:14:23,792 they have an elders circle, they have an elders circle,
354 00:14:23,875 00:14:25,834 transformative travel, and stipends. transformative travel, and stipends.
355 00:14:25,917 00:14:28,959 Basically, we're gonna get the active shooters in Stockton. Basically, we're gonna get the active shooters in Stockton.
356 00:14:29,041 00:14:31,500 That means less than one percent of the population That means less than one percent of the population
357 00:14:31,583 00:14:34,166 is responsible for the majority of the shootings. is responsible for the majority of the shootings.
358 00:14:34,250 00:14:35,500 And in a nutshell, And in a nutshell,
359 00:14:35,583 00:14:38,208 they're gonna be part of an 18-month fellowship. they're gonna be part of an 18-month fellowship.
360 00:14:38,291 00:14:40,917 So, is it about 20 fellows that'll be in there, So, is it about 20 fellows that'll be in there,
361 00:14:41,000 00:14:42,542 or is it just 20? or is it just 20?
362 00:14:42,625 00:14:44,959 -Lopez: It's 25. -Twenty-five. -Lopez: It's 25. -Twenty-five.
363 00:14:45,667 00:14:48,041 Lopez: It's a tough job though. Like they -- Lopez: It's a tough job though. Like they --
364 00:14:48,125 00:14:50,625 They got some real serious dudes on that. They got some real serious dudes on that.
365 00:14:51,917 00:14:53,750 Teen: I don't know if you heard about the murder right there Teen: I don't know if you heard about the murder right there
366 00:14:53,834 00:14:55,542 that happened at McDonald's. that happened at McDonald's.
367 00:14:55,625 00:14:58,500 -The murder from-- Oh! -The drive-thru, the drive-thru, yeah. -The murder from-- Oh! -The drive-thru, the drive-thru, yeah.
368 00:14:59,125 00:15:01,208 Raymond Aguilar: So my name is Raymond Aguilar. Raymond Aguilar: So my name is Raymond Aguilar.
369 00:15:01,291 00:15:03,250 I'm 43 years old. I'm 43 years old.
370 00:15:03,333 00:15:05,875 I just got through serving a 26-year prison sentence. I just got through serving a 26-year prison sentence.
371 00:15:05,959 00:15:07,542 I've been home two years now. I've been home two years now.
372 00:15:07,625 00:15:09,625 (train horn blaring) (train horn blaring)
373 00:15:14,250 00:15:15,250 Yeah, since high school. Yeah, since high school.
374 00:15:15,333 00:15:17,125 I went to right here, Franklin High School. I went to right here, Franklin High School.
375 00:15:18,333 00:15:19,959 I didn't last too long. I didn't last too long.
376 00:15:20,709 00:15:23,166 Coincidentally, this is where I committed my crime right here. Coincidentally, this is where I committed my crime right here.
377 00:15:25,834 00:15:28,041 The victim robbed my grandmother, The victim robbed my grandmother,
378 00:15:28,125 00:15:31,250 kicked the door down, took the money that she had, kicked the door down, took the money that she had,
379 00:15:31,333 00:15:33,458 and her necklace and other stuff that she had, and her necklace and other stuff that she had,
380 00:15:33,542 00:15:36,375 and he got out. I confronted him. We talked. and he got out. I confronted him. We talked.
381 00:15:36,458 00:15:39,625 He started walking down this way, and I was on my bike. He started walking down this way, and I was on my bike.
382 00:15:41,041 00:15:42,792 I ended up shooting him, I ended up shooting him,
383 00:15:42,875 00:15:45,208 and he fell dead right here. This was a crime scene. and he fell dead right here. This was a crime scene.
384 00:15:48,333 00:15:51,709 When I pulled that trigger, it was like all in slow motio. When I pulled that trigger, it was like all in slow motio.
385 00:15:52,875 00:15:54,917 And I seen the bullet hit him. And I seen the bullet hit him.
386 00:15:55,000 00:15:56,458 I could see his body I could see his body
387 00:15:56,542 00:15:59,125 hit and jerk until when he fell. hit and jerk until when he fell.
388 00:15:59,208 00:16:01,750 And when he fell in slow motion and hit that ground, And when he fell in slow motion and hit that ground,
389 00:16:01,834 00:16:04,083 and he looked at me, and he was gasping for air. and he looked at me, and he was gasping for air.
390 00:16:04,166 00:16:07,208 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
391 00:16:09,041 00:16:11,625 Twenty-six years ago, but it doesn't seem that long. Twenty-six years ago, but it doesn't seem that long.
392 00:16:11,709 00:16:14,166 You know, it almost seems as though it was... You know, it almost seems as though it was...
393 00:16:14,250 00:16:17,333 just the other day, you know? But, uh... just the other day, you know? But, uh...
394 00:16:18,583 00:16:21,792 The kid that I was is still inside. The kid that I was is still inside.
395 00:16:21,875 00:16:23,417 You know, he's still there. You know, he's still there.
396 00:16:23,500 00:16:25,834 But I'm now an adult, and I'm able to see But I'm now an adult, and I'm able to see
397 00:16:25,917 00:16:28,417 all the trauma that I grew up with. all the trauma that I grew up with.
398 00:16:28,500 00:16:31,041 -I used to make these go off. -(tapping) -I used to make these go off. -(tapping)
399 00:16:33,208 00:16:35,250 Stockton has a lot of pain and a lot of hurt, Stockton has a lot of pain and a lot of hurt,
400 00:16:35,333 00:16:37,125 a lot of suffering. a lot of suffering.
401 00:16:37,208 00:16:39,250 But now, I come back, But now, I come back,
402 00:16:39,333 00:16:41,625 and I'm trying to like heal. and I'm trying to like heal.
403 00:16:41,709 00:16:45,375 It's a journey. A lifelong journey, I gotta say. It's a journey. A lifelong journey, I gotta say.
404 00:16:47,041 00:16:48,583 Tubbs: Good seeing you! Tubbs: Good seeing you!
405 00:16:49,250 00:16:51,333 I respect you so much, brother. Thank you. God bless, man. I respect you so much, brother. Thank you. God bless, man.
406 00:16:51,417 00:16:52,750 You're doing God's work, you know. You're doing God's work, you know.
407 00:16:53,208 00:16:56,166 The Stockton story is this idea of redemption. The Stockton story is this idea of redemption.
408 00:16:56,250 00:16:57,667 Man: Mr. Tubbs! How's it going? Man: Mr. Tubbs! How's it going?
409 00:16:57,750 00:17:00,667 -Tubbs: Great! -Nice to see you, nice to see you... -Tubbs: Great! -Nice to see you, nice to see you...
410 00:17:00,750 00:17:02,834 Tubbs: This idea of like redemption Tubbs: This idea of like redemption
411 00:17:02,917 00:17:04,500 and coming back and taking what was bad and coming back and taking what was bad
412 00:17:04,583 00:17:06,041 and trying to make it good. and trying to make it good.
413 00:17:06,125 00:17:08,375 It's profoundly spiritual in many ways. It's profoundly spiritual in many ways.
414 00:17:08,458 00:17:12,208 -Aguilar: And there he is. The man with the message. -(scattered applause) -Aguilar: And there he is. The man with the message. -(scattered applause)
415 00:17:12,291 00:17:15,041 Alright. Give it up for my man, Mr. Mayor, everybody. Alright. Give it up for my man, Mr. Mayor, everybody.
416 00:17:15,125 00:17:17,625 (applause) (applause)
417 00:17:17,709 00:17:19,959 You guys can break the cycle You guys can break the cycle
418 00:17:20,041 00:17:21,750 and be the change that you wanna see in this world. and be the change that you wanna see in this world.
419 00:17:22,250 00:17:25,041 He's done it, and you guys can all do this as well. He's done it, and you guys can all do this as well.
420 00:17:25,125 00:17:28,208 A lot of the individuals that I work with, I did a lot of time A lot of the individuals that I work with, I did a lot of time
421 00:17:28,291 00:17:30,542 with a lot of these kids' fathers. And so now, with a lot of these kids' fathers. And so now,
422 00:17:30,625 00:17:32,875 I find myself, 26 years later, I find myself, 26 years later,
423 00:17:32,959 00:17:35,542 coming home, mentoring their kids. coming home, mentoring their kids.
424 00:17:35,625 00:17:38,166 -Go ahead, Peter. Give me one core value. -Peter: I don't know exactly -Go ahead, Peter. Give me one core value. -Peter: I don't know exactly
425 00:17:38,250 00:17:39,750 what the word would be, but like to be open. what the word would be, but like to be open.
426 00:17:39,834 00:17:41,417 -Student: Accountable? -Accountable. -Student: Accountable? -Accountable.
427 00:17:41,500 00:17:43,083 Being accountable for your actions. Being accountable for your actions.
428 00:17:43,166 00:17:45,542 That's one of our core principles That's one of our core principles
429 00:17:45,625 00:17:47,542 as an honorable person, right? as an honorable person, right?
430 00:17:47,625 00:17:51,333 Tubbs: I met Raymond in 2016, Tubbs: I met Raymond in 2016,
431 00:17:51,417 00:17:53,208 when I was running for mayor. when I was running for mayor.
432 00:17:53,291 00:17:56,208 And the story is we're at this meeting at Fathers and Family. And the story is we're at this meeting at Fathers and Family.
433 00:17:56,291 00:17:58,667 And at the time, I began to have And at the time, I began to have
434 00:17:58,750 00:18:00,709 just security concerns in general. just security concerns in general.
435 00:18:00,792 00:18:03,000 So, we're at this meeting, and Raymond just kept So, we're at this meeting, and Raymond just kept
436 00:18:03,083 00:18:05,375 touching me like he knew me. He kept touching me, touching me like he knew me. He kept touching me,
437 00:18:05,458 00:18:07,917 and I don't like being touched anyway, so I'm looking. and I don't like being touched anyway, so I'm looking.
438 00:18:08,000 00:18:10,291 I said, "Bro, I'm sorry. No disrespect. I said, "Bro, I'm sorry. No disrespect.
439 00:18:10,375 00:18:12,250 "I'm on city council. I know I'm running for mayor, "I'm on city council. I know I'm running for mayor,
440 00:18:12,333 00:18:14,083 "but have we met? 'Cause you're acting like "but have we met? 'Cause you're acting like
441 00:18:14,166 00:18:17,375 we're real familiar." He was like, "Oh! I'm so sorry." we're real familiar." He was like, "Oh! I'm so sorry."
442 00:18:17,458 00:18:20,208 I was like, "Yeah, everything cool? I was like, you good? I was like, "Yeah, everything cool? I was like, you good?
443 00:18:20,291 00:18:22,208 I thought you were trying to provoke me. We good?" I thought you were trying to provoke me. We good?"
444 00:18:22,291 00:18:24,208 He's like, "No, I was your dad's cell mate for 10 years." He's like, "No, I was your dad's cell mate for 10 years."
445 00:18:24,291 00:18:26,041 I was like, "Oh, wait, what?" I was like, "Oh, wait, what?"
446 00:18:26,125 00:18:27,875 Aguilar: And so, growing up in South Stockton, Aguilar: And so, growing up in South Stockton,
447 00:18:27,959 00:18:29,625 Central South Stockton, Central South Stockton,
448 00:18:29,709 00:18:31,542 I ran into Michael Tubbs. He was a good homeboy of mine. I ran into Michael Tubbs. He was a good homeboy of mine.
449 00:18:31,625 00:18:32,542 "Wack," they called him "Wack." "Wack," they called him "Wack."
450 00:18:32,625 00:18:34,959 He's from South Mob, you know, 2300 block. He's from South Mob, you know, 2300 block.
451 00:18:35,041 00:18:37,083 He was a good kid just like I was a good kid. He was a good kid just like I was a good kid.
452 00:18:37,166 00:18:38,709 We just had a lot of trauma. We just had a lot of trauma.
453 00:18:38,792 00:18:42,041 And I end up being cellies with Michael Tubbs Sr. And I end up being cellies with Michael Tubbs Sr.
454 00:18:42,125 00:18:43,959 And so now, coming home, And so now, coming home,
455 00:18:44,041 00:18:47,000 I seen all kinds of signs, "Elect Mayor Michael Tubbs" or whatever. I seen all kinds of signs, "Elect Mayor Michael Tubbs" or whatever.
456 00:18:47,083 00:18:49,917 I'm like, "What the fuck? What Tubbs is this?" I'm like, "What the fuck? What Tubbs is this?"
457 00:18:50,000 00:18:52,291 I was just in the prison system with Michael Tubbs. I was just in the prison system with Michael Tubbs.
458 00:18:52,375 00:18:54,291 I know he ain't beat me outta here, you know? I know he ain't beat me outta here, you know?
459 00:18:54,375 00:18:56,792 -And I was like, wow, this is my boy's son. -(crowd chanting) -And I was like, wow, this is my boy's son. -(crowd chanting)
460 00:18:56,875 00:18:58,291 I gotta support this cat, you know what I mean? I gotta support this cat, you know what I mean?
461 00:18:58,375 00:19:01,625 Tubbs: I'm sure there's parts of your story that are similar to mine. Tubbs: I'm sure there's parts of your story that are similar to mine.
462 00:19:01,709 00:19:03,291 I remember being hungry. I remember being hungry.
463 00:19:03,375 00:19:05,166 I remember having to hold my mom while she cried. I remember having to hold my mom while she cried.
464 00:19:05,250 00:19:06,792 I remember hearing gunshots at night. I remember hearing gunshots at night.
465 00:19:06,875 00:19:07,709 I remember all that stuff. I remember all that stuff.
466 00:19:07,792 00:19:09,166 I remember how hard it was to grow up. I remember how hard it was to grow up.
467 00:19:09,250 00:19:10,917 I think that quote, "Be the change I think that quote, "Be the change
468 00:19:11,000 00:19:12,625 that you wish to see in the world" that you wish to see in the world"
469 00:19:12,709 00:19:14,125 is super important is super important
470 00:19:14,208 00:19:16,792 'cause I think, oftentimes, people get scared to try 'cause I think, oftentimes, people get scared to try
471 00:19:16,875 00:19:19,291 to make change because it's like, what if it doesn't work? to make change because it's like, what if it doesn't work?
472 00:19:19,375 00:19:20,458 What if I look stupid? What if I look stupid?
473 00:19:20,542 00:19:24,083 What if I sacrifice all this stuff and nothing happens? What if I sacrifice all this stuff and nothing happens?
474 00:19:24,166 00:19:25,792 I think the bigger question is, I think the bigger question is,
475 00:19:25,875 00:19:27,667 what happens if you don't do anything? what happens if you don't do anything?
476 00:19:27,750 00:19:30,500 A lot of people say, oh, "Michael Tubbs the mayor A lot of people say, oh, "Michael Tubbs the mayor
477 00:19:30,583 00:19:32,458 "is not from the neighborhood. "is not from the neighborhood.
478 00:19:32,542 00:19:35,000 "He grew up privileged. He has an education. "He grew up privileged. He has an education.
479 00:19:35,083 00:19:36,667 He doesn't have those experiences." He doesn't have those experiences."
480 00:19:36,750 00:19:39,333 Bullshit. His father was a gang member, Bullshit. His father was a gang member,
481 00:19:39,417 00:19:40,959 and was out there committing crimes. and was out there committing crimes.
482 00:19:41,041 00:19:42,792 He grew up without a father. He grew up without a father.
483 00:19:43,583 00:19:46,125 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
484 00:19:48,583 00:19:51,625 (bell ringing) (bell ringing)
485 00:19:52,417 00:19:55,417 Tubbs: Tubbs:
486 00:19:57,750 00:20:00,333 Gone was the mirage of the invincible man. Gone was the mirage of the invincible man.
487 00:20:00,417 00:20:03,417 The man who would protect me once I found him. The man who would protect me once I found him.
488 00:20:04,583 00:20:06,291 At the age of 12, At the age of 12,
489 00:20:06,375 00:20:08,291 I finally saw my father, I finally saw my father,
490 00:20:08,375 00:20:10,250 looking weak and vulnerable. looking weak and vulnerable.
491 00:20:11,417 00:20:13,208 The conversation with this stranger The conversation with this stranger
492 00:20:13,291 00:20:15,291 was cordial, albeit distant. was cordial, albeit distant.
493 00:20:17,625 00:20:19,208 Michael Tubbs Sr.: Michael came to visit me. Michael Tubbs Sr.: Michael came to visit me.
494 00:20:19,291 00:20:20,917 Me and him, we walking around, we talking, Me and him, we walking around, we talking,
495 00:20:21,000 00:20:23,417 and he asked me a question, and he asked me a question,
496 00:20:23,500 00:20:25,709 and it blew my mind. He said, "How did you and my mom meet?" and it blew my mind. He said, "How did you and my mom meet?"
497 00:20:25,792 00:20:27,500 I was like taken aback because I'm figuring I was like taken aback because I'm figuring
498 00:20:27,583 00:20:29,083 like he should know everything about me. like he should know everything about me.
499 00:20:30,333 00:20:32,041 But it made me start reflecting like, here's my son, But it made me start reflecting like, here's my son,
500 00:20:32,125 00:20:34,208 he don't even know who I am, so. he don't even know who I am, so.
501 00:20:34,291 00:20:36,542 I couldn't even give him the answer 'cause I didn't know who I was. I couldn't even give him the answer 'cause I didn't know who I was.
502 00:20:36,625 00:20:39,542 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
503 00:20:39,625 00:20:41,709 Tubbs: Before I ran for mayor, Tubbs: Before I ran for mayor,
504 00:20:41,792 00:20:43,375 I didn't tell anyone. I just went to visit him, I didn't tell anyone. I just went to visit him,
505 00:20:43,458 00:20:44,750 just to talk for a little bit. just to talk for a little bit.
506 00:20:44,834 00:20:47,041 It was good. I think the older I get, It was good. I think the older I get,
507 00:20:47,125 00:20:50,375 the more I recognize, like, you know, people are complex. the more I recognize, like, you know, people are complex.
508 00:20:50,458 00:20:53,375 The choices people make are complex. The choices people make are complex.
509 00:20:53,458 00:20:56,500 Tubbs Sr.: It blew my mind the things he accomplished at a young ag. Tubbs Sr.: It blew my mind the things he accomplished at a young ag.
510 00:20:56,875 00:20:59,583 Like we wrote over the years, we communicated, Like we wrote over the years, we communicated,
511 00:20:59,667 00:21:01,709 but like it wasn't really a connection there, but like it wasn't really a connection there,
512 00:21:01,792 00:21:02,583 and it blew me away and it blew me away
513 00:21:02,667 00:21:04,583 'cause that's a simple question. 'cause that's a simple question.
514 00:21:04,667 00:21:06,250 "How did you and Mom meet?" "How did you and Mom meet?"
515 00:21:06,333 00:21:09,375 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
516 00:21:10,959 00:21:12,875 Me and Racole met in 1989. Me and Racole met in 1989.
517 00:21:13,333 00:21:15,709 We were at the skate rink. My cousin come up like, We were at the skate rink. My cousin come up like,
518 00:21:15,792 00:21:17,250 "My girl wanna talk to you." "My girl wanna talk to you."
519 00:21:17,333 00:21:19,417 So, I call Coco up. The next day, So, I call Coco up. The next day,
520 00:21:19,500 00:21:22,417 I go meet her at her mom's house and, uh, I go meet her at her mom's house and, uh,
521 00:21:22,500 00:21:23,750 at that time, I was a gang member. at that time, I was a gang member.
522 00:21:23,834 00:21:25,083 It was in the enemy neighborhood, It was in the enemy neighborhood,
523 00:21:25,166 00:21:26,750 so I was kinda afraid to go over there. so I was kinda afraid to go over there.
524 00:21:26,834 00:21:28,917 I'm like, oh, it might be a set-up or something. I'm like, oh, it might be a set-up or something.
525 00:21:29,000 00:21:31,458 But I went over there, uh, we hooked up. But I went over there, uh, we hooked up.
526 00:21:31,542 00:21:35,709 And then, we started-- we started messing around almost every day. And then, we started-- we started messing around almost every day.
527 00:21:36,667 00:21:39,125 Racole Dixon: Me and Michael's father, yeah, we were dating off and on, Racole Dixon: Me and Michael's father, yeah, we were dating off and on,
528 00:21:39,208 00:21:40,792 but he was always in and out of jail. but he was always in and out of jail.
529 00:21:40,875 00:21:42,333 And that's my problem, you know, And that's my problem, you know,
530 00:21:42,417 00:21:43,959 I'm a good girl. I went to private school, I'm a good girl. I went to private school,
531 00:21:44,041 00:21:46,959 but I still wanted that thug bad boy. but I still wanted that thug bad boy.
532 00:21:47,041 00:21:49,125 And of course, that was Michael Tubbs' father. And of course, that was Michael Tubbs' father.
533 00:21:49,208 00:21:52,458 And a couple of months later, Barbara, which is her mother, And a couple of months later, Barbara, which is her mother,
534 00:21:52,542 00:21:55,917 called my mom, said she wanted me and my mom to come over. called my mom, said she wanted me and my mom to come over.
535 00:21:56,000 00:21:57,166 So, I was already scared. So, I was already scared.
536 00:21:57,250 00:21:59,458 My mom, she doesn't believe in abortions. My mom, she doesn't believe in abortions.
537 00:21:59,542 00:22:01,458 She said, "Don't get an abortion 'cause you don't know She said, "Don't get an abortion 'cause you don't know
538 00:22:01,542 00:22:02,667 "what you're carrying. "what you're carrying.
539 00:22:02,750 00:22:04,125 "You could be carrying a lawyer, doctor, "You could be carrying a lawyer, doctor,
540 00:22:04,208 00:22:06,125 mayor, you don't know who you're killing." mayor, you don't know who you're killing."
541 00:22:06,208 00:22:09,333 Barbara Nicholson: I couldn't believe it. I was really in shock, Barbara Nicholson: I couldn't believe it. I was really in shock,
542 00:22:09,417 00:22:11,500 disappointment... disappointment...
543 00:22:12,166 00:22:14,375 angry. (laugh) angry. (laugh)
544 00:22:14,583 00:22:17,291 Because I'm really involved in the church, Because I'm really involved in the church,
545 00:22:17,375 00:22:19,375 and it kind of happened and it kind of happened
546 00:22:19,458 00:22:22,959 maybe a year or two after I got a divorce. maybe a year or two after I got a divorce.
547 00:22:23,041 00:22:25,041 When I received the divorce, When I received the divorce,
548 00:22:25,125 00:22:28,709 seemed like the family started going haywire. seemed like the family started going haywire.
549 00:22:29,583 00:22:31,166 Tubbs Sr.: Once I ended up in the youth authority, Tubbs Sr.: Once I ended up in the youth authority,
550 00:22:31,250 00:22:33,041 my counselor's the one actually telling me that my counselor's the one actually telling me that
551 00:22:33,125 00:22:35,125 Coco had Michael. She called me in the office. Coco had Michael. She called me in the office.
552 00:22:35,208 00:22:38,500 She said, "You have a son named Michael Derrick Tubbs. She said, "You have a son named Michael Derrick Tubbs.
553 00:22:38,583 00:22:41,000 You should be proud." And I was like, "I am." You should be proud." And I was like, "I am."
554 00:22:41,083 00:22:44,000 And it blew me away. And I went back to my cell. And it blew me away. And I went back to my cell.
555 00:22:44,083 00:22:47,333 I never cried before in prison or jail or anything. I never cried before in prison or jail or anything.
556 00:22:47,417 00:22:49,166 I went back, and I just really cried. I went back, and I just really cried.
557 00:22:49,250 00:22:50,667 Like it was tears of joy though. Like it was tears of joy though.
558 00:22:50,750 00:22:53,041 And I remember he was like two weeks old And I remember he was like two weeks old
559 00:22:53,125 00:22:54,625 the first time I got to see him. the first time I got to see him.
560 00:22:54,709 00:22:56,166 It's a trip. I'm looking at him. It's a trip. I'm looking at him.
561 00:22:56,250 00:22:59,208 He got a little mustache already, little curly hair. He got a little mustache already, little curly hair.
562 00:22:59,291 00:23:02,000 I'm like, "This is amazing. Wow, this is my son." I'm like, "This is amazing. Wow, this is my son."
563 00:23:02,083 00:23:04,333 I felt like I got something to live for. I felt like I got something to live for.
564 00:23:05,458 00:23:07,834 (birds chirping) (birds chirping)
565 00:23:07,917 00:23:10,583 -Nti-Asare-Tubbs: Did you get your license? -Tubbs: I have an appointment. -Nti-Asare-Tubbs: Did you get your license? -Tubbs: I have an appointment.
566 00:23:10,667 00:23:12,917 -You've been saying that for months. -Yeah. -You've been saying that for months. -Yeah.
567 00:23:13,000 00:23:14,875 (laughs) When are you going? (laughs) When are you going?
568 00:23:14,959 00:23:17,583 -The day of the appointment. -When is that, Michael Tubbs? -The day of the appointment. -When is that, Michael Tubbs?
569 00:23:17,667 00:23:19,834 -Soon. -(opening envelope) -Soon. -(opening envelope)
570 00:23:19,917 00:23:21,166 -Huh? -What? -Huh? -What?
571 00:23:21,250 00:23:24,208 -You know we have to update that for our insurance. -Yeah. -You know we have to update that for our insurance. -Yeah.
572 00:23:24,291 00:23:26,834 (paper crinkling) (paper crinkling)
573 00:23:26,917 00:23:29,000 Alright. We'll have the same conversation next week then, Alright. We'll have the same conversation next week then,
574 00:23:29,083 00:23:30,542 if that's what you'd like. if that's what you'd like.
575 00:23:30,625 00:23:34,291 (running water) (running water)
576 00:23:35,458 00:23:37,166 Nti-Asare-Tubbs: When we bought this house, Nti-Asare-Tubbs: When we bought this house,
577 00:23:37,250 00:23:39,208 they told us that they painted it red they told us that they painted it red
578 00:23:39,291 00:23:40,959 'cause this is the room of love, 'cause this is the room of love,
579 00:23:41,041 00:23:43,417 and you can never fight in the room of love. and you can never fight in the room of love.
580 00:23:43,500 00:23:46,208 Right, Michael? Mike, where you at? Right, Michael? Mike, where you at?
581 00:23:46,959 00:23:49,083 I'm about to fight in the room of love. I'm about to fight in the room of love.
582 00:23:49,166 00:23:51,917 (laughs) You're so weird. (laughs) You're so weird.
583 00:23:52,000 00:23:54,166 So yeah. We never fight in this room. So yeah. We never fight in this room.
584 00:23:54,834 00:23:57,583 This is our wedding book. This is my favorite picture This is our wedding book. This is my favorite picture
585 00:23:57,667 00:23:59,875 'cause Michael's crying. 'cause Michael's crying.
586 00:23:59,959 00:24:02,000 You see that little tear? They captured it. You see that little tear? They captured it.
587 00:24:02,709 00:24:04,417 Photoshop work is lovely on that. Photoshop work is lovely on that.
588 00:24:04,500 00:24:07,250 (laughs) You were crying so hard, Michael. (laughs) You were crying so hard, Michael.
589 00:24:07,333 00:24:09,375 So hard. And I remember I said to you-- So hard. And I remember I said to you--
590 00:24:09,458 00:24:10,875 Remember I was like, "You're gonna cry"? Remember I was like, "You're gonna cry"?
591 00:24:10,959 00:24:12,750 And you were like, "I'm definitely not crying." And you were like, "I'm definitely not crying."
592 00:24:12,834 00:24:14,750 -And I was like, you're for sure gonna cry. -No way. No way. -And I was like, you're for sure gonna cry. -No way. No way.
593 00:24:14,834 00:24:17,750 -And then I walk out, and you were boo-hooing. -I had allergies... -And then I walk out, and you were boo-hooing. -I had allergies...
594 00:24:17,834 00:24:20,375 -You were crying so hard. -It was the heat. -You were crying so hard. -It was the heat.
595 00:24:21,041 00:24:22,792 Nti-Asare-Tubbs: When Michael and I met, we were in undergrad. Nti-Asare-Tubbs: When Michael and I met, we were in undergrad.
596 00:24:22,875 00:24:24,625 So I was a sophomore, So I was a sophomore,
597 00:24:24,709 00:24:27,458 and he was a senior at Stanford. and he was a senior at Stanford.
598 00:24:27,542 00:24:29,125 And I had never heard of Stockton. And I had never heard of Stockton.
599 00:24:29,208 00:24:30,875 I didn't know anything about Stockton. I didn't know anything about Stockton.
600 00:24:31,583 00:24:33,291 This is Michael's favorite part This is Michael's favorite part
601 00:24:33,375 00:24:35,083 which is ironic 'cause he doesn't know how to swim. which is ironic 'cause he doesn't know how to swim.
602 00:24:35,166 00:24:37,000 -I can't swim, but I love it out here. -(laughs) -I can't swim, but I love it out here. -(laughs)
603 00:24:37,083 00:24:39,667 -This is my thing. It's my place. -It is good. -This is my thing. It's my place. -It is good.
604 00:24:39,750 00:24:41,959 I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but I left I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but I left
605 00:24:42,041 00:24:43,792 when I was two years old. when I was two years old.
606 00:24:43,875 00:24:46,500 And my mom, dad, brother, sister, and I And my mom, dad, brother, sister, and I
607 00:24:46,583 00:24:48,375 moved to Dubai for four years. moved to Dubai for four years.
608 00:24:48,709 00:24:52,000 And then we were in Estonia for a year. And then we were in Estonia for a year.
609 00:24:52,083 00:24:54,291 We were in Sweden for a few months. We were in Sweden for a few months.
610 00:24:54,375 00:24:55,625 We were in Mexico, We were in Mexico,
611 00:24:55,709 00:24:56,875 Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan.
612 00:24:57,959 00:25:00,166 -What are we gonna do tonight? -Watch a movie, eat. -What are we gonna do tonight? -Watch a movie, eat.
613 00:25:00,250 00:25:03,000 -We're gonna go out to watch a movie? -I don't know. -We're gonna go out to watch a movie? -I don't know.
614 00:25:03,083 00:25:05,959 Nti-Asare-Tubbs: But when I decided to move here, so many people, Nti-Asare-Tubbs: But when I decided to move here, so many people,
615 00:25:06,041 00:25:09,125 unfortunately, said, "Don't go to Stockton. unfortunately, said, "Don't go to Stockton.
616 00:25:09,208 00:25:11,542 Why are you doing this? This is gonna be the end of your career." Why are you doing this? This is gonna be the end of your career."
617 00:25:11,625 00:25:13,500 But, as you know, when you meet Michael, But, as you know, when you meet Michael,
618 00:25:13,583 00:25:15,500 you're gonna fall in love with Stockton, too. You have to. you're gonna fall in love with Stockton, too. You have to.
619 00:25:15,583 00:25:17,333 (laughs) If you're gonna love Michael, (laughs) If you're gonna love Michael,
620 00:25:17,417 00:25:19,500 you have to love Stockton. It's a two-for-one kind of deal. you have to love Stockton. It's a two-for-one kind of deal.
621 00:25:19,583 00:25:21,625 (light rain falling) (light rain falling)
622 00:25:23,917 00:25:25,709 Lopez: Yeah, I'm here with Mayor Tubbs for an event. Lopez: Yeah, I'm here with Mayor Tubbs for an event.
623 00:25:25,792 00:25:27,458 -He's speaking to some students. -Guard: Oh, okay. -He's speaking to some students. -Guard: Oh, okay.
624 00:25:27,542 00:25:29,834 -Lopez: Can we park in here or-- -Yeah, you can park anywhere. -Lopez: Can we park in here or-- -Yeah, you can park anywhere.
625 00:25:29,917 00:25:31,417 Lopez: Okay, thank you. Lopez: Okay, thank you.
626 00:25:32,875 00:25:36,208 -This high school looks just like it did 20 years ago. -(chuckles) -This high school looks just like it did 20 years ago. -(chuckles)
627 00:25:36,291 00:25:38,542 (school chatter) (school chatter)
628 00:25:38,625 00:25:41,166 Tubbs: So literally 10 years ago, Tubbs: So literally 10 years ago,
629 00:25:41,250 00:25:42,875 before I was mayor, before I was mayor,
630 00:25:42,959 00:25:45,208 before I was a council member, I was a senior before I was a council member, I was a senior
631 00:25:45,291 00:25:48,709 at Franklin High School. Don't hate, don't hate. at Franklin High School. Don't hate, don't hate.
632 00:25:48,792 00:25:52,250 (scattered laughter, jeers) (scattered laughter, jeers)
633 00:25:52,333 00:25:53,542 Listen. Listen.
634 00:25:53,625 00:25:57,250 I remember being stressed and worried because I wasn't sure I remember being stressed and worried because I wasn't sure
635 00:25:57,333 00:25:58,500 if I could go to college if I could go to college
636 00:25:58,583 00:26:01,166 because I didn't know if we could afford it. So the idea because I didn't know if we could afford it. So the idea
637 00:26:01,250 00:26:02,875 behind this-- Listen! behind this-- Listen!
638 00:26:02,959 00:26:06,083 The idea behind this scholarship program is that we want The idea behind this scholarship program is that we want
639 00:26:06,166 00:26:10,041 you to know that your city is investing money in you you to know that your city is investing money in you
640 00:26:10,125 00:26:12,709 -and your future. Listen! -(light laughter) -and your future. Listen! -(light laughter)
641 00:26:12,792 00:26:15,875 And you don't have to-- it's not-- Wait, wait, wait. And you don't have to-- it's not-- Wait, wait, wait.
642 00:26:15,959 00:26:17,375 Why are we laughing? What's funny? Why are we laughing? What's funny?
643 00:26:17,458 00:26:19,542 So, I'ma tie them afterwards. Is that funny? So, I'ma tie them afterwards. Is that funny?
644 00:26:19,625 00:26:21,542 -We're juniors. That's not funny. -(indistinct) -We're juniors. That's not funny. -(indistinct)
645 00:26:21,625 00:26:23,709 All we're saying is apply to college, All we're saying is apply to college,
646 00:26:23,792 00:26:26,208 and you get a guaranteed $500 and you get a guaranteed $500
647 00:26:26,291 00:26:28,834 or $1,000 for four years, okay? or $1,000 for four years, okay?
648 00:26:29,542 00:26:31,625 Cool. Any questions? Cool. Any questions?
649 00:26:33,500 00:26:34,917 No questions? No questions?
650 00:26:35,000 00:26:38,125 -(chattering) -Any other questions? -(chattering) -Any other questions?
651 00:26:38,208 00:26:39,792 (silence) (silence)
652 00:26:41,000 00:26:43,000 Any other questions? Any other questions?
653 00:26:44,500 00:26:47,208 Tubbs: I was getting ready to strike. I ain't coming back. Tubbs: I was getting ready to strike. I ain't coming back.
654 00:26:47,291 00:26:50,208 (laughing) He's like, okay. If one more person (laughing) He's like, okay. If one more person
655 00:26:50,291 00:26:52,709 makes a noise, no scholarships for anyone. makes a noise, no scholarships for anyone.
656 00:26:52,792 00:26:54,917 Tubbs: My senior year, there's a "Record" article Tubbs: My senior year, there's a "Record" article
657 00:26:55,000 00:26:57,458 that said lowest in literacy, highest in crime. that said lowest in literacy, highest in crime.
658 00:26:57,542 00:26:59,583 And I remember reading that and feeling And I remember reading that and feeling
659 00:26:59,667 00:27:01,208 such a dislike for the city. such a dislike for the city.
660 00:27:01,291 00:27:03,792 Like, really? This is so embarrassing. Like, really? This is so embarrassing.
661 00:27:03,875 00:27:06,417 So, I remember that being like more motivation. So, I remember that being like more motivation.
662 00:27:06,500 00:27:08,834 "Oh, I'm gonna get educated. I'm gonna get out of here." "Oh, I'm gonna get educated. I'm gonna get out of here."
663 00:27:08,917 00:27:10,291 Lange Luntao: We know that many of you Lange Luntao: We know that many of you
664 00:27:10,375 00:27:13,333 living in Stockton, going to school in Stockton, living in Stockton, going to school in Stockton,
665 00:27:13,417 00:27:16,959 are being raised in conditions that are difficult. are being raised in conditions that are difficult.
666 00:27:17,041 00:27:20,875 So, we are here to inform you of a gift that is waiting for you So, we are here to inform you of a gift that is waiting for you
667 00:27:21,875 00:27:24,792 at graduation. It's special that we're talking to you all at graduation. It's special that we're talking to you all
668 00:27:24,875 00:27:27,583 as the class of 2019 because you are the first entire as the class of 2019 because you are the first entire
669 00:27:27,667 00:27:30,291 class that will benefit from this gift. class that will benefit from this gift.
670 00:27:30,375 00:27:33,000 So, I know I have a big check. Where's my check? So, I know I have a big check. Where's my check?
671 00:27:33,083 00:27:35,500 -(cheering) -Reporter: It's all thanks -(cheering) -Reporter: It's all thanks
672 00:27:35,583 00:27:38,500 to a $20 million anonymous donation to a $20 million anonymous donation
673 00:27:38,583 00:27:41,667 secured by Stockton mayor Michael Tubbs. secured by Stockton mayor Michael Tubbs.
674 00:27:41,750 00:27:43,959 Tubbs: Evan Spiegel, he's the founder of Snapchat. Tubbs: Evan Spiegel, he's the founder of Snapchat.
675 00:27:44,041 00:27:45,458 We had gone to Stanford together, We had gone to Stanford together,
676 00:27:45,542 00:27:47,291 and we had tutored kids in South Africa together. and we had tutored kids in South Africa together.
677 00:27:47,375 00:27:48,792 So I was telling him, "Hey, So I was telling him, "Hey,
678 00:27:48,875 00:27:51,000 "I have this program I really wanna do. "I have this program I really wanna do.
679 00:27:51,083 00:27:54,834 It costs $100 million. What... can you help?" It costs $100 million. What... can you help?"
680 00:27:54,917 00:27:58,041 Lopez: And then, he announces that he has $20 million. Lopez: And then, he announces that he has $20 million.
681 00:27:58,125 00:28:01,625 A donation that was given from the private sector so students A donation that was given from the private sector so students
682 00:28:01,709 00:28:04,667 in Stockton for like a generation now will be able to get in Stockton for like a generation now will be able to get
683 00:28:04,750 00:28:06,834 about a $4,000 scholarship in total, about a $4,000 scholarship in total,
684 00:28:06,917 00:28:08,834 about $1,000 a year for four years of college. about $1,000 a year for four years of college.
685 00:28:08,917 00:28:11,500 We are coming at you from the South Stockton Education Hub, We are coming at you from the South Stockton Education Hub,
686 00:28:11,583 00:28:13,333 where we're here about to celebrate the first where we're here about to celebrate the first
687 00:28:13,417 00:28:16,333 Stockton Scholars college admission of the year. Stockton Scholars college admission of the year.
688 00:28:16,417 00:28:18,500 Stanford! Ah! Stanford! Ah!
689 00:28:18,583 00:28:20,500 -(air horn blowing) -Lopez: Yes! -(air horn blowing) -Lopez: Yes!
690 00:28:20,583 00:28:21,959 -(laughing) -All the hype, all the hype. -(laughing) -All the hype, all the hype.
691 00:28:22,041 00:28:24,208 Luntao: So, there are a lot of kids that are still gonna be Luntao: So, there are a lot of kids that are still gonna be
692 00:28:24,291 00:28:26,542 graduating this year, and for some reason or another, graduating this year, and for some reason or another,
693 00:28:26,625 00:28:29,667 will not be going on to something after high school. will not be going on to something after high school.
694 00:28:29,750 00:28:32,875 And so now, my focus is how do we reach all those kids? And so now, my focus is how do we reach all those kids?
695 00:28:32,959 00:28:35,041 In a place like Stockton, where we still don't yet have In a place like Stockton, where we still don't yet have
696 00:28:35,125 00:28:37,375 a public four-year university in our community, a public four-year university in our community,
697 00:28:37,458 00:28:39,375 I think that this is exactly where scholarship programs I think that this is exactly where scholarship programs
698 00:28:39,458 00:28:41,375 like this need to, need to take root. like this need to, need to take root.
699 00:28:41,458 00:28:44,417 Tubbs: Lange and I went to Denver in 2015. Tubbs: Lange and I went to Denver in 2015.
700 00:28:44,500 00:28:46,250 I was still on city council, and we met with I was still on city council, and we met with
701 00:28:46,333 00:28:48,583 the Denver Promise, which is a very similar program. the Denver Promise, which is a very similar program.
702 00:28:48,667 00:28:50,709 And then Oakland announced an Oakland Promise. And then Oakland announced an Oakland Promise.
703 00:28:50,792 00:28:52,375 So since then, I've been obsessed with So since then, I've been obsessed with
704 00:28:52,458 00:28:54,250 how do we make this happen in Stockton? how do we make this happen in Stockton?
705 00:28:54,333 00:28:57,542 Luntao: You may not know this, but Mayor Tubbs has been out Luntao: You may not know this, but Mayor Tubbs has been out
706 00:28:57,625 00:29:01,000 on the road, talking to people about Stockton. on the road, talking to people about Stockton.
707 00:29:01,083 00:29:03,709 Did you know that in Stockton, Did you know that in Stockton,
708 00:29:03,792 00:29:05,875 only 17% only 17%
709 00:29:05,959 00:29:09,583 of the folks over the age of 25 have a college degree? of the folks over the age of 25 have a college degree?
710 00:29:09,667 00:29:12,291 We need to be better educated, right? If we're gonna attract We need to be better educated, right? If we're gonna attract
711 00:29:12,375 00:29:13,959 businesses, if we're gonna attract businesses, if we're gonna attract
712 00:29:14,041 00:29:16,500 the sort of investment we want in our community... the sort of investment we want in our community...
713 00:29:17,000 00:29:19,125 Tubbs: If certain people hadn't invested in me Tubbs: If certain people hadn't invested in me
714 00:29:19,208 00:29:21,917 and created opportunity for me or mentored me, and created opportunity for me or mentored me,
715 00:29:22,000 00:29:23,875 I wouldn't be where I am, and I get really excited I wouldn't be where I am, and I get really excited
716 00:29:23,959 00:29:26,542 thinking about what if we did that not just for one student thinking about what if we did that not just for one student
717 00:29:26,625 00:29:29,041 or two students, but for a whole city? or two students, but for a whole city?
718 00:29:29,125 00:29:31,667 (horn blaring) (horn blaring)
719 00:29:33,166 00:29:35,417 (rap music playing) (rap music playing)
720 00:29:35,500 00:29:38,250 Marc Levin: What do you know about the mayor? Marc Levin: What do you know about the mayor?
721 00:29:38,333 00:29:41,709 I was actually in some of his programs for Stockton Scholars. I was actually in some of his programs for Stockton Scholars.
722 00:29:41,792 00:29:45,417 He was talking about how they got a lot of scholarships He was talking about how they got a lot of scholarships
723 00:29:45,500 00:29:49,083 available for us, so, yeah, I was volunteering available for us, so, yeah, I was volunteering
724 00:29:49,166 00:29:51,875 for a lot of his things he was hosting. for a lot of his things he was hosting.
725 00:29:52,667 00:29:54,667 Roscoe Brown: Yeah, Tubbs is a good guy, man. Good guy. Roscoe Brown: Yeah, Tubbs is a good guy, man. Good guy.
726 00:29:54,750 00:29:57,083 Mike Marangu: And they say his dad is locked up. He's in Folsom. Mike Marangu: And they say his dad is locked up. He's in Folsom.
727 00:29:57,166 00:29:59,625 -He used to be on the block. How... -Yeah... -He used to be on the block. How... -Yeah...
728 00:29:59,709 00:30:02,250 -What's that like for you? -Yeah, I... -What's that like for you? -Yeah, I...
729 00:30:02,333 00:30:04,500 I don't really know his-- I don't really know his dad like that, I don't really know his-- I don't really know his dad like that,
730 00:30:04,583 00:30:07,125 but I heard a few things about him, and he was really out here. but I heard a few things about him, and he was really out here.
731 00:30:07,208 00:30:09,750 He was a monster, you know what I mean? He was a monster, you know what I mean?
732 00:30:09,834 00:30:11,959 That was the boogie man. We all went through, That was the boogie man. We all went through,
733 00:30:12,041 00:30:13,792 you know, the gang life and the street life, you know, the gang life and the street life,
734 00:30:13,875 00:30:15,333 so our main focus is now so our main focus is now
735 00:30:15,417 00:30:17,792 watching these kids flourish in sports watching these kids flourish in sports
736 00:30:17,875 00:30:19,417 and keeping them out of trouble. and keeping them out of trouble.
737 00:30:19,500 00:30:21,125 (rap continues) (rap continues)
738 00:30:21,208 00:30:24,208 Isaiah Evans: Now, I ain't never had a childhood. Isaiah Evans: Now, I ain't never had a childhood.
739 00:30:25,583 00:30:28,166 I never got the chance to... I never got the chance to...
740 00:30:29,041 00:30:32,000 play hide-and-go-seek, or none of that type stuff. play hide-and-go-seek, or none of that type stuff.
741 00:30:32,083 00:30:32,959 I never did that. I never did that.
742 00:30:33,041 00:30:36,000 It was always serious in my childhood. It was always serious in my childhood.
743 00:30:36,083 00:30:39,041 I grew up, I grew up, in the streets. I grew up, I grew up, in the streets.
744 00:30:39,125 00:30:42,709 -Levin: Have you lost friends? -Yeah, I lost plenty of friends. -Levin: Have you lost friends? -Yeah, I lost plenty of friends.
745 00:30:42,792 00:30:45,375 Most definitely. I lost plenty of friends. Most definitely. I lost plenty of friends.
746 00:30:47,208 00:30:48,750 Look at that face! Look at that face!
747 00:30:50,250 00:30:51,834 Brown: I just hope he can go away to college and make that change. Brown: I just hope he can go away to college and make that change.
748 00:30:51,917 00:30:54,458 I mean, he's a good athlete. I mean, he's a good athlete.
749 00:30:55,125 00:30:58,834 He just gotta-- I say he just gotta get away from here and go to college. He just gotta-- I say he just gotta get away from here and go to college.
750 00:30:58,917 00:31:01,458 I don't care where I go. I just wanna go. I don't care where I go. I just wanna go.
751 00:31:01,542 00:31:04,583 (crowd yelling) (crowd yelling)
752 00:31:05,542 00:31:07,500 -Student: Yeah, we in the building! -Students: Woo! -Student: Yeah, we in the building! -Students: Woo!
753 00:31:07,583 00:31:09,208 -Yeah, we in the building! -Woo! -Yeah, we in the building! -Woo!
754 00:31:09,291 00:31:11,834 (chanting continues) (chanting continues)
755 00:31:11,917 00:31:15,041 (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering)
756 00:31:15,125 00:31:17,709 (chanting continues) (chanting continues)
757 00:31:17,792 00:31:21,208 (music playing) (music playing)
758 00:31:21,291 00:31:23,291 (crowd chatter) (crowd chatter)
759 00:31:24,500 00:31:25,959 (screaming) (screaming)
760 00:31:27,583 00:31:29,625 (cheering continues) (cheering continues)
761 00:31:32,792 00:31:34,875 Evans: My first two years here, Evans: My first two years here,
762 00:31:34,959 00:31:36,500 I was super goofy. I was super goofy.
763 00:31:36,583 00:31:38,000 I was just being myself. I was just being myself.
764 00:31:38,083 00:31:40,166 The myself that I ain't get to be The myself that I ain't get to be
765 00:31:40,250 00:31:42,000 when I was younger. when I was younger.
766 00:31:42,083 00:31:44,083 That's why I'm, like, That's why I'm, like,
767 00:31:44,166 00:31:47,000 hecka energized, goofy, friendly right now hecka energized, goofy, friendly right now
768 00:31:47,083 00:31:49,083 'cause I'm just being me, the person that I've been wanting 'cause I'm just being me, the person that I've been wanting
769 00:31:49,166 00:31:51,417 to let out back then, but I couldn't let it out to let out back then, but I couldn't let it out
770 00:31:51,500 00:31:54,333 because of the type of lifestyle I was living. because of the type of lifestyle I was living.
771 00:31:54,417 00:31:56,375 (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering)
772 00:31:56,458 00:31:59,208 Go, team, go! Go, team, go!
773 00:32:00,166 00:32:02,792 Announcer: Number 10, Isaiah Evans, catches the punt at his own 3. Announcer: Number 10, Isaiah Evans, catches the punt at his own 3.
774 00:32:02,875 00:32:05,250 He breaks a tackle. Zay is turning on the jets. He breaks a tackle. Zay is turning on the jets.
775 00:32:05,333 00:32:06,792 He's at the 40, the 30, He's at the 40, the 30,
776 00:32:06,875 00:32:08,917 cuts it back, 20, 10, cuts it back, 20, 10,
777 00:32:09,000 00:32:11,959 he's taking it all the way! Touchdown! he's taking it all the way! Touchdown!
778 00:32:12,041 00:32:15,583 Zay Money scores a big-time return! Zay Money scores a big-time return!
779 00:32:15,667 00:32:18,625 (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering)
780 00:32:18,709 00:32:21,709 Evans: I never really grew up with a father. Evans: I never really grew up with a father.
781 00:32:21,792 00:32:23,333 Hey, Zay, good job! Hey, Zay, good job!
782 00:32:24,333 00:32:25,917 Evans: But then, when I had Evans: But then, when I had
783 00:32:26,000 00:32:28,083 Lavelle Hawkins come into my life, Lavelle Hawkins come into my life,
784 00:32:28,166 00:32:29,917 that just turned my whole that just turned my whole
785 00:32:30,000 00:32:32,208 world of thinking and everything different. world of thinking and everything different.
786 00:32:32,291 00:32:35,333 -(whistles blowing) -(field chatter) -(whistles blowing) -(field chatter)
787 00:32:36,500 00:32:40,250 Lavelle Hawkins: Isaiah has been a guy that I brought into my home Lavelle Hawkins: Isaiah has been a guy that I brought into my home
788 00:32:40,333 00:32:42,166 'cause they said he was gang- banging and all this stuff, 'cause they said he was gang- banging and all this stuff,
789 00:32:42,250 00:32:43,667 but I'm like, he don't seem like a bad dude. but I'm like, he don't seem like a bad dude.
790 00:32:43,750 00:32:44,750 He just needs some attention. He just needs some attention.
791 00:32:44,834 00:32:47,417 -(field chatter) -You know, Zay calls me Dad. -(field chatter) -You know, Zay calls me Dad.
792 00:32:47,500 00:32:49,792 That's kinda weird to me, but I accept it. That's kinda weird to me, but I accept it.
793 00:32:49,875 00:32:50,834 Blue 18! Blue 18!
794 00:32:52,000 00:32:53,583 Hawkins: Basically, man, Zay came and spent the night Hawkins: Basically, man, Zay came and spent the night
795 00:32:53,667 00:32:55,750 one night at my house, and I feel like he never left. one night at my house, and I feel like he never left.
796 00:32:55,834 00:32:57,917 I don't wanna put him out 'cause he was doing so well. I don't wanna put him out 'cause he was doing so well.
797 00:32:58,000 00:33:00,417 Teacher: Alright, just correct it, just get that done. Teacher: Alright, just correct it, just get that done.
798 00:33:00,500 00:33:02,500 Put your name on it at least, Luis, please. Put your name on it at least, Luis, please.
799 00:33:02,583 00:33:03,709 Put your name on it. Put your name on it.
800 00:33:04,792 00:33:06,291 Evans: It's a big step for me to graduate. Evans: It's a big step for me to graduate.
801 00:33:06,375 00:33:09,083 But, to be honest, it's a little step for me 'cause I got bigger goals But, to be honest, it's a little step for me 'cause I got bigger goals
802 00:33:09,166 00:33:11,125 than to graduate. Graduating ain't nothing. than to graduate. Graduating ain't nothing.
803 00:33:11,208 00:33:12,166 We're supposed to do that. We're supposed to do that.
804 00:33:12,250 00:33:14,250 That's what I feel like I'm supposed to do. That's what I feel like I'm supposed to do.
805 00:33:14,333 00:33:17,166 But college, that's all I'm worried about. But college, that's all I'm worried about.
806 00:33:17,250 00:33:19,250 That's the next step. That's the next level. That's the next step. That's the next level.
807 00:33:19,333 00:33:21,417 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
808 00:33:21,500 00:33:23,834 Tubbs: High school was interesting. Tubbs: High school was interesting.
809 00:33:23,917 00:33:26,000 I've never been a real docile person. I've never been a real docile person.
810 00:33:26,083 00:33:28,375 I think now, as mayor, that's cool and it's like, I think now, as mayor, that's cool and it's like,
811 00:33:28,458 00:33:30,667 "That's why we like him. He's bold." "That's why we like him. He's bold."
812 00:33:30,750 00:33:32,834 But as a teenager, But as a teenager,
813 00:33:32,917 00:33:35,792 and particularly a high schooler, it was all bad. and particularly a high schooler, it was all bad.
814 00:33:37,083 00:33:39,792 I was in the International Baccalaureate program, the IB program. I was in the International Baccalaureate program, the IB program.
815 00:33:40,375 00:33:43,625 Think I was one of two Black males in the program my year. Think I was one of two Black males in the program my year.
816 00:33:43,709 00:33:45,375 I remember just feeling a lot of tension. I remember just feeling a lot of tension.
817 00:33:46,125 00:33:49,000 I remember always feeling I had to fight. I remember always feeling I had to fight.
818 00:33:49,083 00:33:51,500 So, I would get papers back, and I would have to make my teachers So, I would get papers back, and I would have to make my teachers
819 00:33:51,583 00:33:53,500 regrade them 'cause I felt I wasn't graded fairly. regrade them 'cause I felt I wasn't graded fairly.
820 00:33:53,583 00:33:55,834 And I would literally have to go through and compare sort of And I would literally have to go through and compare sort of
821 00:33:55,917 00:33:57,625 how they marked my papers versus how they marked how they marked my papers versus how they marked
822 00:33:57,709 00:33:59,792 some of my friends' papers and find discrepancies. some of my friends' papers and find discrepancies.
823 00:33:59,875 00:34:02,083 Like, every single paper. Like, every single paper.
824 00:34:02,792 00:34:04,542 And it was like, "He's disrespectful, And it was like, "He's disrespectful,
825 00:34:04,625 00:34:06,542 he's defiant, he has an attitude." he's defiant, he has an attitude."
826 00:34:06,625 00:34:09,417 I really just respond to I really just respond to
827 00:34:09,500 00:34:11,709 what I perceived as injustice what I perceived as injustice
828 00:34:11,792 00:34:13,542 or, or tacit racism. or, or tacit racism.
829 00:34:13,625 00:34:15,500 Nicholson: There was certain injustice Nicholson: There was certain injustice
830 00:34:15,583 00:34:18,500 that he just wouldn't tolerat, so he would fight for. that he just wouldn't tolerat, so he would fight for.
831 00:34:18,583 00:34:21,000 He started out by being a little activist. He started out by being a little activist.
832 00:34:21,083 00:34:24,375 He wanted everybody to know in that class, you know? He wanted everybody to know in that class, you know?
833 00:34:24,458 00:34:27,000 Tubbs: I would do silly things like purposely Tubbs: I would do silly things like purposely
834 00:34:27,083 00:34:30,333 sag my pants right before I walked into class sag my pants right before I walked into class
835 00:34:30,417 00:34:32,875 'cause they'd talk about all the "saggers," so I'd come in, 'cause they'd talk about all the "saggers," so I'd come in,
836 00:34:32,959 00:34:36,625 sag, and get the highest grade with my pants halfway down. sag, and get the highest grade with my pants halfway down.
837 00:34:37,500 00:34:39,417 Tubbs Sr.: I was pretty good in school. Tubbs Sr.: I was pretty good in school.
838 00:34:39,500 00:34:41,667 I didn't even go most of the time, but I passed school. I didn't even go most of the time, but I passed school.
839 00:34:41,750 00:34:44,750 I graduated on time. I was pretty smart. I graduated on time. I was pretty smart.
840 00:34:44,834 00:34:47,125 My favorite class was economics. My favorite class was economics.
841 00:34:48,500 00:34:51,583 I played basketball a little bit, football. I did sports, I played basketball a little bit, football. I did sports,
842 00:34:51,667 00:34:54,208 but nothing held my interest, really. but nothing held my interest, really.
843 00:34:55,667 00:34:57,709 Back in the early, mid '80s, Back in the early, mid '80s,
844 00:34:57,792 00:34:59,750 crack cocaine, that hit real big. crack cocaine, that hit real big.
845 00:34:59,834 00:35:03,208 Stockton was the ideal spot for bigger city people to come out. Stockton was the ideal spot for bigger city people to come out.
846 00:35:03,709 00:35:05,750 Gangsters in LA started migrating that way. Gangsters in LA started migrating that way.
847 00:35:05,834 00:35:08,458 -The Crips had took over Stockton. -(police siren blaring) -The Crips had took over Stockton. -(police siren blaring)
848 00:35:08,542 00:35:10,792 I joined a gang, really caught myself having hometown pride. I joined a gang, really caught myself having hometown pride.
849 00:35:10,875 00:35:12,291 Okay, they all Crips, I'm gonna be a Blood. Okay, they all Crips, I'm gonna be a Blood.
850 00:35:12,375 00:35:13,583 I'ma do something different than them. I'ma do something different than them.
851 00:35:13,667 00:35:15,917 (prison chatter) (prison chatter)
852 00:35:16,000 00:35:18,291 Once I got involved in the streets a little bit, Once I got involved in the streets a little bit,
853 00:35:18,375 00:35:20,917 it kinda took over, became my second home. it kinda took over, became my second home.
854 00:35:21,000 00:35:23,500 I created my own family within the streets. I created my own family within the streets.
855 00:35:24,667 00:35:26,709 I was just lost for a minute. I was just lost for a minute.
856 00:35:28,375 00:35:30,750 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
857 00:35:32,208 00:35:34,667 Jasmine Dellafosse: The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration Jasmine Dellafosse: The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration
858 00:35:34,750 00:35:38,458 was leading a project to bring three murals to the city. was leading a project to bring three murals to the city.
859 00:35:38,542 00:35:40,625 An artist did a mural of me, An artist did a mural of me,
860 00:35:40,709 00:35:44,208 and his goal was just really o do a person from the communit. and his goal was just really o do a person from the communit.
861 00:35:44,834 00:35:48,166 But no one told me I was going on this big old wall. But no one told me I was going on this big old wall.
862 00:35:49,834 00:35:51,125 My name is Jasmine Dellafosse, My name is Jasmine Dellafosse,
863 00:35:51,208 00:35:52,917 and I'm with the Stockton Schools Initiative. and I'm with the Stockton Schools Initiative.
864 00:35:53,583 00:35:56,625 My purpose and my calling is doing youth justice work My purpose and my calling is doing youth justice work
865 00:35:56,709 00:35:59,500 to dismantle the school to prison pipeline. to dismantle the school to prison pipeline.
866 00:35:59,875 00:36:01,917 -Tubbs: Are you pushing that? - Yeah. -Tubbs: Are you pushing that? - Yeah.
867 00:36:02,000 00:36:03,458 -Have you guys been going to board meetings? -Mm-hmm. -Have you guys been going to board meetings? -Mm-hmm.
868 00:36:03,542 00:36:06,125 I have folders, folders I have folders, folders
869 00:36:06,208 00:36:08,041 of just, like, kids. of just, like, kids.
870 00:36:08,875 00:36:10,834 These are all mostly Black and Brown kids These are all mostly Black and Brown kids
871 00:36:10,917 00:36:12,208 who've just gone under the radar, who've just gone under the radar,
872 00:36:12,291 00:36:14,375 who are all failing like at least who are all failing like at least
873 00:36:14,458 00:36:16,375 five or more of their classes, five or more of their classes,
874 00:36:16,458 00:36:18,333 and are not gonna be ready for A to G and are not gonna be ready for A to G
875 00:36:18,417 00:36:20,458 when it comes to getting them to... when it comes to getting them to...
876 00:36:20,542 00:36:22,458 -Stockton Scholars. -...Stockton Scholars. -Stockton Scholars. -...Stockton Scholars.
877 00:36:22,542 00:36:26,000 We had 40 kids who tested out using the app to do... We had 40 kids who tested out using the app to do...
878 00:36:26,083 00:36:28,333 -To help them? -...just to like identify where trauma is. -To help them? -...just to like identify where trauma is.
879 00:36:28,417 00:36:30,792 Our biggest goal is telling kids like, "Hey, Our biggest goal is telling kids like, "Hey,
880 00:36:30,875 00:36:33,333 "if you tell me you want to go to college, "if you tell me you want to go to college,
881 00:36:33,417 00:36:35,458 based off of this, you're not gonna get there." based off of this, you're not gonna get there."
882 00:36:35,542 00:36:36,834 (indistinct chatter) (indistinct chatter)
883 00:36:36,917 00:36:39,333 Tubbs: That group's probably our most important investment, Tubbs: That group's probably our most important investment,
884 00:36:39,417 00:36:41,959 that the kids who are in the honors class that the kids who are in the honors class
885 00:36:42,041 00:36:44,000 because it's important. I want everyone to know that because it's important. I want everyone to know that
886 00:36:44,083 00:36:45,834 Stockton Scholars is for everybody, Stockton Scholars is for everybody,
887 00:36:45,917 00:36:47,333 and everyone includes them. and everyone includes them.
888 00:36:47,417 00:36:49,250 Michael. Nice to meet you, man. Michael. Nice to meet you, man.
889 00:36:50,083 00:36:51,500 Michael, nice to meet you, man. Michael, nice to meet you, man.
890 00:36:51,583 00:36:53,917 (high school chatter) (high school chatter)
891 00:36:54,000 00:36:55,208 Y'all good? Y'all good?
892 00:36:55,291 00:36:57,000 -Evans: Hey... -Tubbs: What's up, man? -Evans: Hey... -Tubbs: What's up, man?
893 00:36:57,083 00:36:59,125 Evans: Evans:
894 00:36:59,917 00:37:01,542 Oh, it's probably be zero. Oh, it's probably be zero.
895 00:37:01,625 00:37:03,000 But if you haven't filled out your FAFSA, But if you haven't filled out your FAFSA,
896 00:37:03,083 00:37:04,250 you gotta do that FAFSA thing first. you gotta do that FAFSA thing first.
897 00:37:04,333 00:37:05,917 That's the thing 'cause you can't fill out That's the thing 'cause you can't fill out
898 00:37:06,000 00:37:09,208 -the Stockton Scholars form till you do this thing. -The thing with FAFSA though was -the Stockton Scholars form till you do this thing. -The thing with FAFSA though was
899 00:37:09,291 00:37:11,917 I wanted my mom to be here because you know how you need I wanted my mom to be here because you know how you need
900 00:37:12,000 00:37:14,208 -the tax thing? -Yeah, you gotta do it with your parents. -the tax thing? -Yeah, you gotta do it with your parents.
901 00:37:14,291 00:37:16,208 Yeah, we're not gonna be able to fill it out, though. Yeah, we're not gonna be able to fill it out, though.
902 00:37:16,291 00:37:18,542 -Are you emancipated? No? -Evans: No. -Are you emancipated? No? -Evans: No.
903 00:37:18,625 00:37:20,875 Tubbs: My mom was a senior when I was like one. Tubbs: My mom was a senior when I was like one.
904 00:37:20,959 00:37:22,834 So when she was walking across the stage, So when she was walking across the stage,
905 00:37:22,917 00:37:24,375 her friend brought me over. her friend brought me over.
906 00:37:24,458 00:37:26,750 So, there's a picture of me and my mom on stage. So, there's a picture of me and my mom on stage.
907 00:37:26,834 00:37:28,709 Like she got her diploma, then she got me. Like she got her diploma, then she got me.
908 00:37:28,792 00:37:31,959 -What's your baby's name? Jeremiah. -Jeremiah. -What's your baby's name? Jeremiah. -Jeremiah.
909 00:37:32,625 00:37:34,583 Joy Almendarez: Oh, Jeremooty! Joy Almendarez: Oh, Jeremooty!
910 00:37:34,667 00:37:37,000 Here you go. Here you go. Here you go. Here you go.
911 00:37:38,166 00:37:40,875 I found out, and I was dating her at the time. I found out, and I was dating her at the time.
912 00:37:42,333 00:37:45,625 -Lemme see, I'm trying to look at your face. -Oh yeah, yeah, yeah... -Lemme see, I'm trying to look at your face. -Oh yeah, yeah, yeah...
913 00:37:45,709 00:37:47,917 -Can't go too far into it. -Ooh, ice cream. -Can't go too far into it. -Ooh, ice cream.
914 00:37:48,000 00:37:50,291 Almendarez: I didn't tell her directly. I was like, Almendarez: I didn't tell her directly. I was like,
915 00:37:50,375 00:37:53,750 there's something in my stomach. Like, something you gotta know. there's something in my stomach. Like, something you gotta know.
916 00:37:53,834 00:37:55,834 (indistinct) (indistinct)
917 00:37:57,000 00:38:00,083 -And I said, you pregnant? Like... -(laughs) -And I said, you pregnant? Like... -(laughs)
918 00:38:00,166 00:38:02,875 I wasn't mad that she was having a baby. I wasn't mad that she was having a baby.
919 00:38:02,959 00:38:05,542 I was mad she cheated on me, and now she having a baby. I was mad she cheated on me, and now she having a baby.
920 00:38:06,166 00:38:08,250 -I was cheating on her or whatever. -Right? -I was cheating on her or whatever. -Right?
921 00:38:08,333 00:38:11,125 'Cause I'm not gay. I was going through a little phase. 'Cause I'm not gay. I was going through a little phase.
922 00:38:11,208 00:38:12,875 -(Banks mouthing) -She was a little friend. -(Banks mouthing) -She was a little friend.
923 00:38:12,959 00:38:15,959 We still talk. Not like talk like that. We still talk. Not like talk like that.
924 00:38:16,041 00:38:18,041 -Not like that, you know. -Yeah. -Not like that, you know. -Yeah.
925 00:38:18,917 00:38:20,125 So... So...
926 00:38:20,208 00:38:22,959 This is his apples. I got you some apples. This is his apples. I got you some apples.
927 00:38:23,041 00:38:26,083 I got you some apples. I was thinking about you. I got you some apples. I was thinking about you.
928 00:38:26,166 00:38:27,917 Eugenia Nunez Coilton: It was hard at first, Eugenia Nunez Coilton: It was hard at first,
929 00:38:28,000 00:38:30,667 and it really hurt me on the inside because she was young. and it really hurt me on the inside because she was young.
930 00:38:31,166 00:38:33,750 But I told her, I said your main focus is to finish high school But I told her, I said your main focus is to finish high school
931 00:38:33,834 00:38:35,667 and graduate, and then after that, and graduate, and then after that,
932 00:38:35,750 00:38:37,333 we'll just roll with the punches. we'll just roll with the punches.
933 00:38:38,875 00:38:41,625 Almendarez: I just thought my life was like over. Almendarez: I just thought my life was like over.
934 00:38:41,709 00:38:44,333 I didn't know how like the home study stuff worked, I didn't know how like the home study stuff worked,
935 00:38:44,417 00:38:47,500 so I was like, am I gonna keep going to school? so I was like, am I gonna keep going to school?
936 00:38:48,542 00:38:51,959 Then I told my mom. She was really, really mad, Then I told my mom. She was really, really mad,
937 00:38:52,041 00:38:54,583 but she doesn't believe in abortion, so. but she doesn't believe in abortion, so.
938 00:38:54,667 00:38:58,000 She, like, told me to keep it and everything-- him. She, like, told me to keep it and everything-- him.
939 00:38:58,083 00:38:59,959 (laughs) Keep him. (laughs) Keep him.
940 00:39:00,041 00:39:02,500 Crowd (singing): Happy birthday to you! Crowd (singing): Happy birthday to you!
941 00:39:02,583 00:39:06,333 ♪ Happy birthday, dear Michael ♪ ♪ Happy birthday, dear Michael ♪
942 00:39:06,417 00:39:10,208 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
943 00:39:10,291 00:39:13,375 -Yay, Michael! -Blow out your candle! -Yay, Michael! -Blow out your candle!
944 00:39:15,959 00:39:18,375 Dixon: What made me continue to go to school was because Dixon: What made me continue to go to school was because
945 00:39:18,458 00:39:20,500 I knew people were talking about me. I knew people were talking about me.
946 00:39:20,583 00:39:22,000 Like, "Oh, she might as well give up. Like, "Oh, she might as well give up.
947 00:39:22,083 00:39:24,333 You know, she's pregnant, so why go to school?" You know, she's pregnant, so why go to school?"
948 00:39:24,417 00:39:26,291 So, when someone tell me what I can't do, So, when someone tell me what I can't do,
949 00:39:26,375 00:39:28,166 that motivates me to do it, that motivates me to do it,
950 00:39:28,250 00:39:29,959 so I had to prove the world wrong. so I had to prove the world wrong.
951 00:39:30,917 00:39:32,667 Woman: Come on, Michael. Woman: Come on, Michael.
952 00:39:32,750 00:39:35,083 -You know how to blow. -I'm blowing! -You know how to blow. -I'm blowing!
953 00:39:35,625 00:39:38,583 Dixon: I thank God for my mom and my sister because we have Dixon: I thank God for my mom and my sister because we have
954 00:39:38,667 00:39:41,208 different personalities. I'm the strict one. My sister, different personalities. I'm the strict one. My sister,
955 00:39:41,291 00:39:43,041 she's the nice one, and Michael always goes to she's the nice one, and Michael always goes to
956 00:39:43,125 00:39:44,291 when he wants something. when he wants something.
957 00:39:45,625 00:39:47,834 Man: They're restraining Michael. He wants his birthday cake. Man: They're restraining Michael. He wants his birthday cake.
958 00:39:47,917 00:39:50,709 -(indistinct) -This brother is ready to eat. -(indistinct) -This brother is ready to eat.
959 00:39:50,792 00:39:52,583 Tasha Dixon: So, I always made sure we did fun things, Tasha Dixon: So, I always made sure we did fun things,
960 00:39:52,667 00:39:54,667 so we either went to the library, so we either went to the library,
961 00:39:54,750 00:39:57,083 the student story times. the student story times.
962 00:39:57,166 00:39:59,041 We'd go home and I'd read to him all the time, We'd go home and I'd read to him all the time,
963 00:39:59,125 00:40:02,041 or I had the TV on Learning Channel. or I had the TV on Learning Channel.
964 00:40:02,125 00:40:03,834 And I never forget this. One time, And I never forget this. One time,
965 00:40:03,917 00:40:05,667 I had it on the Spanish channel I had it on the Spanish channel
966 00:40:05,750 00:40:07,375 thinking that he was gonna learn some Spanish. thinking that he was gonna learn some Spanish.
967 00:40:07,458 00:40:10,250 I didn't know it, but I figured the TV would teach him. (laugh) I didn't know it, but I figured the TV would teach him. (laugh)
968 00:40:10,625 00:40:12,500 But, I was trying to raise him, too. But, I was trying to raise him, too.
969 00:40:12,583 00:40:15,959 Just wanted to make sure that they would be smart kids. Just wanted to make sure that they would be smart kids.
970 00:40:16,667 00:40:18,917 Nicholson: The three of us that really kind of Nicholson: The three of us that really kind of
971 00:40:19,000 00:40:20,709 brought him up. brought him up.
972 00:40:20,792 00:40:23,250 I would be more of the spiritual part. I would be more of the spiritual part.
973 00:40:23,333 00:40:25,250 When I came in and gave advice, When I came in and gave advice,
974 00:40:25,333 00:40:27,417 I would always make sure that they understood that I would always make sure that they understood that
975 00:40:27,500 00:40:29,291 there is a God, that he's alive, there is a God, that he's alive,
976 00:40:29,375 00:40:31,083 and, you know, what would God do. and, you know, what would God do.
977 00:40:31,166 00:40:33,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
978 00:40:33,667 00:40:36,250 Dixon: When he was born, I'd just see magazines and see TV shows, Dixon: When he was born, I'd just see magazines and see TV shows,
979 00:40:36,333 00:40:39,250 and I'm like, "Why I can't have a child like that? and I'm like, "Why I can't have a child like that?
980 00:40:39,333 00:40:41,125 "If they could do it, why can't I do it? "If they could do it, why can't I do it?
981 00:40:41,208 00:40:43,500 Why can't I raise a child to become someone great?" Why can't I raise a child to become someone great?"
982 00:40:46,208 00:40:48,417 Chanting: 'Cause I am somebody, Chanting: 'Cause I am somebody,
983 00:40:48,500 00:40:50,375 and I won't be stopped by nobody. and I won't be stopped by nobody.
984 00:40:50,458 00:40:53,125 I got my fist in the air, movement in my feet. I got my fist in the air, movement in my feet.
985 00:40:53,208 00:40:55,583 I got love for my people, and it starts with me. I got love for my people, and it starts with me.
986 00:40:55,667 00:40:56,709 Su voto ! Su voto !
987 00:40:57,500 00:40:59,417 (cars honking) (cars honking)
988 00:40:59,500 00:41:02,125 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
989 00:41:02,208 00:41:04,375 Tubbs: Winning and losing has real consequences. Tubbs: Winning and losing has real consequences.
990 00:41:06,208 00:41:08,917 Like, Hillary Clinton losing means kids are in cages. Like, Hillary Clinton losing means kids are in cages.
991 00:41:10,208 00:41:12,625 Or the Republicans continuing to win seats Or the Republicans continuing to win seats
992 00:41:12,709 00:41:14,834 means that there's assault rifles gonna be at the church means that there's assault rifles gonna be at the church
993 00:41:14,917 00:41:16,959 or at the mosque or at the movie theater, or at the mosque or at the movie theater,
994 00:41:17,041 00:41:19,000 and have a tragedy happen. and have a tragedy happen.
995 00:41:19,083 00:41:22,166 So, I think the stakes are life and death in many respects. So, I think the stakes are life and death in many respects.
996 00:41:22,875 00:41:24,834 Samuel Nunez: This is the most important midterm election Samuel Nunez: This is the most important midterm election
997 00:41:24,917 00:41:26,125 of our time right now. of our time right now.
998 00:41:26,208 00:41:28,834 We're gonna be choosing our school board in a city that has We're gonna be choosing our school board in a city that has
999 00:41:28,917 00:41:31,083 the lowest literacy rate in the state, the lowest literacy rate in the state,
1000 00:41:31,166 00:41:33,500 the third worst in the nation, and that's important. the third worst in the nation, and that's important.
1001 00:41:33,583 00:41:35,458 And the stakes are huge right now. And the stakes are huge right now.
1002 00:41:35,542 00:41:37,583 This is what democracy, as they say, looks like. This is what democracy, as they say, looks like.
1003 00:41:37,667 00:41:39,625 Tubbs: When I go vote in the ballot box, Tubbs: When I go vote in the ballot box,
1004 00:41:39,709 00:41:41,333 I just remember the scripture when I just remember the scripture when
1005 00:41:41,417 00:41:44,333 Jesus says, "When I was hungry, did you feed me? Jesus says, "When I was hungry, did you feed me?
1006 00:41:44,417 00:41:46,500 "When I was naked, did you clothe me? "When I was naked, did you clothe me?
1007 00:41:46,583 00:41:48,000 "When I was in jail, did you visit me? "When I was in jail, did you visit me?
1008 00:41:48,083 00:41:49,959 As you do to the least of these, you do unto me." As you do to the least of these, you do unto me."
1009 00:41:50,041 00:41:53,000 What Jesus didn't say is, "You have a preexisting condition, What Jesus didn't say is, "You have a preexisting condition,
1010 00:41:53,083 00:41:55,000 so we're not gonna give you health care." so we're not gonna give you health care."
1011 00:41:55,083 00:41:57,333 He didn't say that, "You didn't earn food, you didn't earn shelter, He didn't say that, "You didn't earn food, you didn't earn shelter,
1012 00:41:57,417 00:41:59,834 you made too many mistakes." He also said you made too many mistakes." He also said
1013 00:41:59,917 00:42:02,000 how we treat the least of these in our communities how we treat the least of these in our communities
1014 00:42:02,083 00:42:03,792 are how we literally treat him. are how we literally treat him.
1015 00:42:04,417 00:42:06,792 Today's not just about today. It's really more about tomorrow, Today's not just about today. It's really more about tomorrow,
1016 00:42:06,875 00:42:08,792 what happens after. If we do that, what happens after. If we do that,
1017 00:42:08,875 00:42:10,542 we'll make this city continue to come alive. So again, we'll make this city continue to come alive. So again,
1018 00:42:10,625 00:42:12,291 thank you all for your leadership and your work. thank you all for your leadership and your work.
1019 00:42:12,375 00:42:14,542 I'm looking forward to seeing the results of it tonight. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of it tonight.
1020 00:42:14,625 00:42:17,125 (cheering and applause) (cheering and applause)
1021 00:42:17,208 00:42:19,500 (TV chatter) (TV chatter)
1022 00:42:19,583 00:42:21,041 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1023 00:42:21,125 00:42:24,125 Tubbs: Scott Walker's losing. Hey-hey-hey! Turn it up. Tubbs: Scott Walker's losing. Hey-hey-hey! Turn it up.
1024 00:42:25,000 00:42:26,709 How is Stacey Abrams doing? How is Stacey Abrams doing?
1025 00:42:26,792 00:42:29,250 Lopez: That was not looking too good earlier, Lopez: That was not looking too good earlier,
1026 00:42:29,333 00:42:30,750 but a lot of room to grow. but a lot of room to grow.
1027 00:42:31,959 00:42:33,458 Tubbs: It shouldn't be this close. People are crazy. Tubbs: It shouldn't be this close. People are crazy.
1028 00:42:33,542 00:42:36,542 Reporter: Ted Cruz will remain in the Senate for another six years. Reporter: Ted Cruz will remain in the Senate for another six years.
1029 00:42:36,625 00:42:38,709 -Lopez: Gross. -Ugh! -Lopez: Gross. -Ugh!
1030 00:42:38,792 00:42:41,542 Oh! I'm gonna cry! Oh! I'm gonna cry!
1031 00:42:41,625 00:42:44,333 I'm literally going to cry if Andrew doesn't win! I'm literally going to cry if Andrew doesn't win!
1032 00:42:44,417 00:42:46,709 Oh, I'm gonna cry! Oh, that hurts. Oh, I'm gonna cry! Oh, that hurts.
1033 00:42:46,792 00:42:48,792 I thought for sure he was gonna win! I thought for sure he was gonna win!
1034 00:42:49,959 00:42:51,709 Lopez: They're calling it. Democrats win House. Lopez: They're calling it. Democrats win House.
1035 00:42:51,792 00:42:53,667 At least they don't have the House and the Senate. At least they don't have the House and the Senate.
1036 00:42:53,750 00:42:56,041 They used to have the House and the damn Senate. They used to have the House and the damn Senate.
1037 00:42:56,125 00:42:57,667 So look, I'm counting my blessings. So look, I'm counting my blessings.
1038 00:42:57,750 00:42:59,542 I think James Carville said it best when he said I think James Carville said it best when he said
1039 00:42:59,625 00:43:01,166 anybody that was anticipating anybody that was anticipating
1040 00:43:01,250 00:43:03,333 a blue wave tonight's not gonna get it. a blue wave tonight's not gonna get it.
1041 00:43:03,417 00:43:05,166 Maybe you get a ripple, but I certainly don't think Maybe you get a ripple, but I certainly don't think
1042 00:43:05,250 00:43:06,583 that there's a blue wave. that there's a blue wave.
1043 00:43:06,667 00:43:09,917 Tubbs: Election night, I was filled with a lot of guilt. Tubbs: Election night, I was filled with a lot of guilt.
1044 00:43:10,000 00:43:11,875 I remember seeing some of the results, I remember seeing some of the results,
1045 00:43:11,959 00:43:13,625 some of my council candidates who lost. some of my council candidates who lost.
1046 00:43:13,709 00:43:15,125 But, if you look at the vote totals, But, if you look at the vote totals,
1047 00:43:15,208 00:43:17,250 it wasn't that many votes. And I was like, man, it wasn't that many votes. And I was like, man,
1048 00:43:17,333 00:43:19,625 if I had hosted three phone banks. if I had hosted three phone banks.
1049 00:43:19,709 00:43:23,250 And then, nationally, good friends like Stacey Abrams And then, nationally, good friends like Stacey Abrams
1050 00:43:23,333 00:43:25,542 and Andrew Gillum not winning. and Andrew Gillum not winning.
1051 00:43:25,625 00:43:28,417 I just felt that maybe, my read on the world I just felt that maybe, my read on the world
1052 00:43:28,500 00:43:31,375 or society or the city just wasn't really in line or society or the city just wasn't really in line
1053 00:43:31,458 00:43:33,417 with what people were actually feeling. with what people were actually feeling.
1054 00:43:33,500 00:43:35,083 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1055 00:43:35,166 00:43:38,083 (clippers buzzing) (clippers buzzing)
1056 00:43:38,166 00:43:41,709 Barber 1: I've been cutting his hair since he was a kid, right? Barber 1: I've been cutting his hair since he was a kid, right?
1057 00:43:41,792 00:43:43,417 He used to come and knock on the door. He used to come and knock on the door.
1058 00:43:43,500 00:43:46,125 We knew what time it was and who it was. We knew what time it was and who it was.
1059 00:43:46,208 00:43:49,667 Every time he came and knocked on that door, I was like, man, Every time he came and knocked on that door, I was like, man,
1060 00:43:49,750 00:43:52,834 -it's this kid! -(laughs) -it's this kid! -(laughs)
1061 00:43:53,542 00:43:56,291 This guy got his haircut, This guy got his haircut,
1062 00:43:56,375 00:43:59,667 and he'd just be quiet the whole time! and he'd just be quiet the whole time!
1063 00:43:59,750 00:44:02,750 Just quiet! I didn't know he was just being quiet Just quiet! I didn't know he was just being quiet
1064 00:44:02,834 00:44:04,959 because he was thinking. I thought he was just quiet because he was thinking. I thought he was just quiet
1065 00:44:05,041 00:44:08,458 'cause he was shy. (laughs) You know what I mean? 'cause he was shy. (laughs) You know what I mean?
1066 00:44:08,542 00:44:11,166 So, one day, man, I was thumbing through the internet, So, one day, man, I was thumbing through the internet,
1067 00:44:11,250 00:44:13,667 and I was lookin', and I was lookin',
1068 00:44:13,750 00:44:17,000 and I seen him talking! and I seen him talking!
1069 00:44:17,375 00:44:19,417 I said, man! I said, man!
1070 00:44:20,083 00:44:21,625 I feel cheated! (laughs) I feel cheated! (laughs)
1071 00:44:21,709 00:44:24,000 Yeah, I was like, man, I feel cheated, man, Yeah, I was like, man, I feel cheated, man,
1072 00:44:24,083 00:44:26,000 because I found out that you could talk like that because I found out that you could talk like that
1073 00:44:26,083 00:44:28,083 all of this time, man, and knew what you were doing. all of this time, man, and knew what you were doing.
1074 00:44:28,166 00:44:30,041 So, he was just sittin' up there absorbing. So, he was just sittin' up there absorbing.
1075 00:44:30,125 00:44:33,333 So, it really turns out that all the time, he'd been listening. So, it really turns out that all the time, he'd been listening.
1076 00:44:33,417 00:44:35,667 -(buzzing) -Barber 2: -(buzzing) -Barber 2:
1077 00:44:35,750 00:44:38,166 Yeah. They can look and see where he came from, Yeah. They can look and see where he came from,
1078 00:44:38,250 00:44:39,959 look at his background, look at his background,
1079 00:44:40,041 00:44:42,583 his father, and stuff like that. his father, and stuff like that.
1080 00:44:43,417 00:44:46,333 You can still do it. You know? You can still do it. You know?
1081 00:44:46,417 00:44:49,458 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1082 00:44:55,417 00:44:57,959 Tubbs: I remember being 12 and going. Tubbs: I remember being 12 and going.
1083 00:44:59,750 00:45:02,875 I remember being on the bus with all women I remember being on the bus with all women
1084 00:45:02,959 00:45:04,834 because always the women who go to visit, because always the women who go to visit,
1085 00:45:04,917 00:45:07,667 whether they're mothers or girlfriends. whether they're mothers or girlfriends.
1086 00:45:07,750 00:45:09,667 I remember the guards looking at us I remember the guards looking at us
1087 00:45:09,750 00:45:11,166 as if we had committed a crime. as if we had committed a crime.
1088 00:45:11,250 00:45:12,792 134! 134!
1089 00:45:13,291 00:45:15,250 (prison chatter) (prison chatter)
1090 00:45:15,333 00:45:18,875 But what I remember most like leaving and just seeing how sad But what I remember most like leaving and just seeing how sad
1091 00:45:18,959 00:45:21,333 everyone was. Like for 30 minutes, everybody was happy, everyone was. Like for 30 minutes, everybody was happy,
1092 00:45:21,417 00:45:23,750 but then as we all left, but then as we all left,
1093 00:45:23,834 00:45:26,250 you hear the babies crying and the girlfriends crying you hear the babies crying and the girlfriends crying
1094 00:45:26,333 00:45:28,000 and the men are like really sad. and the men are like really sad.
1095 00:45:28,333 00:45:31,417 I just really told myself that I didn't wanna go back, I just really told myself that I didn't wanna go back,
1096 00:45:31,500 00:45:33,000 not because I didn't wanna see my father, not because I didn't wanna see my father,
1097 00:45:33,083 00:45:34,417 but I didn't wanna put myself through-- but I didn't wanna put myself through--
1098 00:45:34,500 00:45:36,417 It was like a traumatic experience. It was like a traumatic experience.
1099 00:45:38,667 00:45:41,041 You have people living in cages. You have people living in cages.
1100 00:45:41,125 00:45:43,333 It's like a perverse zoo in a way, It's like a perverse zoo in a way,
1101 00:45:43,417 00:45:45,709 so that meeting stuck with me because I vowed to myself. so that meeting stuck with me because I vowed to myself.
1102 00:45:45,792 00:45:48,375 I said, I will never... I said, I will never...
1103 00:45:48,458 00:45:51,166 put myself, or I'll do my best not to put myself put myself, or I'll do my best not to put myself
1104 00:45:51,250 00:45:53,583 in a situation where that will also be my destiny. in a situation where that will also be my destiny.
1105 00:45:53,667 00:45:56,291 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1106 00:45:56,375 00:45:57,917 Tubbs Sr.: So, he come to see me. Tubbs Sr.: So, he come to see me.
1107 00:45:58,000 00:45:59,875 I'm at Mill Creek State Prison at the time. I'm at Mill Creek State Prison at the time.
1108 00:46:00,875 00:46:02,458 He's 12 years old. He's 12 years old.
1109 00:46:02,542 00:46:04,250 He come in the visiting room. We sit down. He come in the visiting room. We sit down.
1110 00:46:04,333 00:46:06,500 I tell him, I said, "Look around, tell me what you see." I tell him, I said, "Look around, tell me what you see."
1111 00:46:07,125 00:46:09,583 And he said, "I see people visiting they family, And he said, "I see people visiting they family,
1112 00:46:09,667 00:46:11,709 their loved ones." I told him, I said, "Well, their loved ones." I told him, I said, "Well,
1113 00:46:11,792 00:46:14,417 "me, I see, 'cause the society tells me, "me, I see, 'cause the society tells me,
1114 00:46:14,500 00:46:17,458 "that you gonna be my cellie or somebody else's cellie "that you gonna be my cellie or somebody else's cellie
1115 00:46:17,542 00:46:19,542 "because you're from a single parent home, "because you're from a single parent home,
1116 00:46:19,625 00:46:21,083 "your dad's in prison, "your dad's in prison,
1117 00:46:21,166 00:46:23,208 you're Black, you know," I scared him, I said, you're Black, you know," I scared him, I said,
1118 00:46:23,291 00:46:25,291 "The deck is really stacked against you. "The deck is really stacked against you.
1119 00:46:25,375 00:46:27,583 What you gonna do to show 'em different?" What you gonna do to show 'em different?"
1120 00:46:27,667 00:46:30,250 And he told me, "I ain't never going to jail. Watch." And he told me, "I ain't never going to jail. Watch."
1121 00:46:30,333 00:46:34,750 And every year since then, I got every report card he ever had. And every year since then, I got every report card he ever had.
1122 00:46:34,834 00:46:37,000 Straight A's, couple B's, Straight A's, couple B's,
1123 00:46:37,083 00:46:39,834 just real proud, so, whatever, whatever, just real proud, so, whatever, whatever,
1124 00:46:39,917 00:46:41,500 whatever resonated in that conversation whatever resonated in that conversation
1125 00:46:41,583 00:46:44,458 really stuck to him 'cause he already made his mind up. really stuck to him 'cause he already made his mind up.
1126 00:46:44,542 00:46:46,667 I don't if it was resentment toward me for not being there I don't if it was resentment toward me for not being there
1127 00:46:46,750 00:46:48,583 or whatever, but he made his mind up or whatever, but he made his mind up
1128 00:46:48,667 00:46:50,333 that he was never comin' to prison. that he was never comin' to prison.
1129 00:46:50,417 00:46:52,333 Protester: From Palestine to the Philippines... Protester: From Palestine to the Philippines...
1130 00:46:52,417 00:46:54,291 Protesters: Stop the US war machine! Protesters: Stop the US war machine!
1131 00:46:54,375 00:46:56,291 Protester: From Palestine to the Philippines... Protester: From Palestine to the Philippines...
1132 00:46:56,375 00:46:57,792 Protesters: Stop the US war machine! Protesters: Stop the US war machine!
1133 00:46:57,875 00:46:59,166 Tubbs: My freshman year in college, Tubbs: My freshman year in college,
1134 00:46:59,250 00:47:01,083 I took a class on the civil rights movement. I took a class on the civil rights movement.
1135 00:47:01,166 00:47:02,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1136 00:47:02,667 00:47:06,291 And I was so moved by the activists And I was so moved by the activists
1137 00:47:06,375 00:47:08,458 and the way they had sacrificed. and the way they had sacrificed.
1138 00:47:08,542 00:47:09,959 (cheering) (cheering)
1139 00:47:10,041 00:47:12,333 But they weren't necessarily in the halls of power But they weren't necessarily in the halls of power
1140 00:47:12,417 00:47:14,417 to make the decision. to make the decision.
1141 00:47:14,500 00:47:16,583 So, the activism was dependent on someone So, the activism was dependent on someone
1142 00:47:16,667 00:47:20,041 in office or with authority to make the change. in office or with authority to make the change.
1143 00:47:20,125 00:47:22,625 I remember I told my friends, I'ma take one for the team. I remember I told my friends, I'ma take one for the team.
1144 00:47:22,709 00:47:24,542 Brenda Vasquez: Monies from undisclosed Brenda Vasquez: Monies from undisclosed
1145 00:47:24,625 00:47:27,291 contributors is going into Mayor Tubbs' non-profit. contributors is going into Mayor Tubbs' non-profit.
1146 00:47:27,959 00:47:29,667 Woman: I'm not paying all your taxes, Woman: I'm not paying all your taxes,
1147 00:47:29,750 00:47:33,166 and I sure as hell ain't paying it and I sure as hell ain't paying it
1148 00:47:33,250 00:47:35,291 for you kids to get scholarships for you kids to get scholarships
1149 00:47:35,375 00:47:37,333 to go to college. to go to college.
1150 00:47:37,417 00:47:40,667 Tubbs: Governing is different because it's not as pretty, Tubbs: Governing is different because it's not as pretty,
1151 00:47:40,750 00:47:43,041 it's not as fun, it's not as flashy. it's not as fun, it's not as flashy.
1152 00:47:43,125 00:47:46,375 We gotta remember that God knows every thought, We gotta remember that God knows every thought,
1153 00:47:46,458 00:47:48,625 every act of every human. every act of every human.
1154 00:47:48,709 00:47:51,792 (inhales) Suck it deep into your lungs and hold it. (inhales) Suck it deep into your lungs and hold it.
1155 00:47:51,875 00:47:54,458 I wanna invite you to eliminate I wanna invite you to eliminate
1156 00:47:54,542 00:47:56,542 pornography from your lives. pornography from your lives.
1157 00:47:56,625 00:47:58,083 Is there a motion to approve? Is there a motion to approve?
1158 00:47:58,166 00:47:59,750 Motion carried six to zero. Motion carried six to zero.
1159 00:47:59,834 00:48:02,417 Move on to item 13.1. Move on to item 13.1.
1160 00:48:03,792 00:48:06,083 Lopez: We try to capture a lot of what the mayor's doing Lopez: We try to capture a lot of what the mayor's doing
1161 00:48:06,166 00:48:09,083 through social media, but it's a challenge right now, through social media, but it's a challenge right now,
1162 00:48:09,166 00:48:10,375 especially with this Trump era. especially with this Trump era.
1163 00:48:10,458 00:48:12,709 Because the negative stuff is just what gets the clicks, Because the negative stuff is just what gets the clicks,
1164 00:48:12,792 00:48:15,208 gets the likes, gets the shares, and the positive stuff gets the likes, gets the shares, and the positive stuff
1165 00:48:15,291 00:48:17,917 isn't all that interesting sometimes. isn't all that interesting sometimes.
1166 00:48:18,000 00:48:20,125 So, it really is a struggle. So, it really is a struggle.
1167 00:48:20,625 00:48:24,583 (shouting, arguing) (shouting, arguing)
1168 00:48:25,834 00:48:27,333 Ma'am, stop cussing in my chambers. Ma'am, stop cussing in my chambers.
1169 00:48:27,417 00:48:28,709 (shouting continues) (shouting continues)
1170 00:48:28,792 00:48:29,917 Lopez: Thinking back to when Lopez: Thinking back to when
1171 00:48:30,000 00:48:31,834 Michael Tubbs became Mayor Tubbs, Michael Tubbs became Mayor Tubbs,
1172 00:48:31,917 00:48:34,333 those first couple of council meetings, they were ugly, man. those first couple of council meetings, they were ugly, man.
1173 00:48:34,417 00:48:37,458 (indistinct shouting) (indistinct shouting)
1174 00:48:39,000 00:48:42,875 (shouting continues) (shouting continues)
1175 00:48:43,792 00:48:46,542 They were upset with Mayor Tubbs They were upset with Mayor Tubbs
1176 00:48:46,625 00:48:49,750 for two situations that the cops had been involved in. for two situations that the cops had been involved in.
1177 00:48:49,834 00:48:51,917 Well, both of those cases happened Well, both of those cases happened
1178 00:48:52,000 00:48:55,041 way before Mayor Tubbs was even in office. way before Mayor Tubbs was even in office.
1179 00:48:56,875 00:48:59,417 One speaker talked about, One speaker talked about,
1180 00:48:59,500 00:49:02,000 "The haters are coming for you," speaking to me directly. "The haters are coming for you," speaking to me directly.
1181 00:49:02,667 00:49:04,583 I didn't feel threatened, but let's make no mistake. I didn't feel threatened, but let's make no mistake.
1182 00:49:04,667 00:49:06,917 -Threats were made. -Lopez: And then when the protesters -Threats were made. -Lopez: And then when the protesters
1183 00:49:07,000 00:49:08,875 stopped showing up, the media stopped showing up stopped showing up, the media stopped showing up
1184 00:49:08,959 00:49:10,792 'cause there was no story to tell. 'cause there was no story to tell.
1185 00:49:10,875 00:49:14,625 But they made him look bad, and that was the ultimate goa. But they made him look bad, and that was the ultimate goa.
1186 00:49:15,166 00:49:18,542 Do hereby intend to recall Michael D. Tubbs Do hereby intend to recall Michael D. Tubbs
1187 00:49:18,625 00:49:21,750 who has, and continues, to waste city money and resources. who has, and continues, to waste city money and resources.
1188 00:49:21,834 00:49:23,417 Lopez: And then those same folks Lopez: And then those same folks
1189 00:49:23,500 00:49:25,417 come up with another idea later on. come up with another idea later on.
1190 00:49:26,083 00:49:28,250 Let's have a recall campaign. Let's have a recall campaign.
1191 00:49:28,333 00:49:30,709 And they're supposed to collect 15,000 signatures. And they're supposed to collect 15,000 signatures.
1192 00:49:31,250 00:49:33,917 But when it came time to turn in the signatures, But when it came time to turn in the signatures,
1193 00:49:34,000 00:49:36,834 guess how many signatures they turned in? Big fat zero. guess how many signatures they turned in? Big fat zero.
1194 00:49:36,917 00:49:39,917 I know when I'm on Fox News, I get all these tweets from I know when I'm on Fox News, I get all these tweets from
1195 00:49:40,000 00:49:42,583 bots and people with zero followers about how bots and people with zero followers about how
1196 00:49:42,667 00:49:45,208 I'm ignorant and stupid and scum and socialist. I'm ignorant and stupid and scum and socialist.
1197 00:49:46,250 00:49:49,417 I fundamentally do not care. That stuff doesn't bother me. I fundamentally do not care. That stuff doesn't bother me.
1198 00:49:49,500 00:49:52,458 I am incredibly inspired by the turnout from the community I am incredibly inspired by the turnout from the community
1199 00:49:52,542 00:49:55,291 for our point-in-time count of those who are homeless. for our point-in-time count of those who are homeless.
1200 00:49:55,375 00:49:57,792 This count's important because it will help us This count's important because it will help us
1201 00:49:57,875 00:49:59,750 create solutions to the issue we have with create solutions to the issue we have with
1202 00:49:59,834 00:50:02,667 folks who can't afford housing or on the streets, etc. folks who can't afford housing or on the streets, etc.
1203 00:50:03,542 00:50:07,500 What I love is policy and problem solving, and getting things done. What I love is policy and problem solving, and getting things done.
1204 00:50:07,583 00:50:09,458 What's exciting, we have this coming where we have a bunch What's exciting, we have this coming where we have a bunch
1205 00:50:09,542 00:50:11,500 of minor league teams here in downtown. of minor league teams here in downtown.
1206 00:50:11,583 00:50:13,959 We have housing coming online next year. We have housing coming online next year.
1207 00:50:14,041 00:50:15,667 We have new microbreweries, so downtown We have new microbreweries, so downtown
1208 00:50:15,750 00:50:18,208 is finally becoming a downtow, slowly but surely. is finally becoming a downtow, slowly but surely.
1209 00:50:18,291 00:50:19,792 (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering)
1210 00:50:19,875 00:50:21,875 I think they only thing bigger than my grin I think they only thing bigger than my grin
1211 00:50:21,959 00:50:24,041 and the grin of the council members, is the Amazon logo. and the grin of the council members, is the Amazon logo.
1212 00:50:24,125 00:50:26,875 People are looking at Stockton not as a place to run from, People are looking at Stockton not as a place to run from,
1213 00:50:26,959 00:50:28,959 but a place to invest in and partner with. but a place to invest in and partner with.
1214 00:50:29,041 00:50:31,500 If someone came here with some services, would you accept them? If someone came here with some services, would you accept them?
1215 00:50:31,583 00:50:33,917 Like if someone said, hey, I could put you in a program here. Like if someone said, hey, I could put you in a program here.
1216 00:50:34,250 00:50:35,792 You will? You will?
1217 00:50:37,041 00:50:38,875 My mom just texted me and said, My mom just texted me and said,
1218 00:50:38,959 00:50:41,000 "You guys still need help counting the homeless? "You guys still need help counting the homeless?
1219 00:50:41,083 00:50:43,917 I can call in." (laughs) It's like, no, Mom. I can call in." (laughs) It's like, no, Mom.
1220 00:50:44,417 00:50:45,709 Good morning! Good morning!
1221 00:50:45,792 00:50:47,333 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1222 00:50:47,417 00:50:49,208 The issues we're trying to solve, The issues we're trying to solve,
1223 00:50:49,291 00:50:51,208 mainly violent crime, poverty, mainly violent crime, poverty,
1224 00:50:51,291 00:50:53,166 and housing, and homelessness, and housing, and homelessness,
1225 00:50:53,250 00:50:56,125 is gonna take more creativity and more collaboration. is gonna take more creativity and more collaboration.
1226 00:50:57,250 00:50:59,667 And also more of a willingness to take some risk. And also more of a willingness to take some risk.
1227 00:50:59,750 00:51:02,041 Reporter: 1,200 letters going out to Stockton homes offering Reporter: 1,200 letters going out to Stockton homes offering
1228 00:51:02,125 00:51:04,417 a chance at getting 500 bucks a month? a chance at getting 500 bucks a month?
1229 00:51:04,500 00:51:06,875 It's part of a universal basic income study. It's part of a universal basic income study.
1230 00:51:06,959 00:51:10,083 The guaranteed income idea has its opponents. The guaranteed income idea has its opponents.
1231 00:51:10,166 00:51:13,083 Conservatives against government handouts, Conservatives against government handouts,
1232 00:51:13,166 00:51:17,041 and labor unions who want well-paid jobs, and labor unions who want well-paid jobs,
1233 00:51:17,125 00:51:20,500 not small payments with no opportunity for advancement. not small payments with no opportunity for advancement.
1234 00:51:20,583 00:51:22,834 Tubbs: I'm gearing up for disbursements in February. Tubbs: I'm gearing up for disbursements in February.
1235 00:51:22,917 00:51:25,000 -That's gonna be an interesting moment. -Oh man. -That's gonna be an interesting moment. -Oh man.
1236 00:51:25,083 00:51:27,208 First we gotta get there, that's the interesting part. First we gotta get there, that's the interesting part.
1237 00:51:27,291 00:51:30,458 They have some sort of algorithm that's going to They have some sort of algorithm that's going to
1238 00:51:30,542 00:51:33,083 actually send out letters, so there's no application, thank God. actually send out letters, so there's no application, thank God.
1239 00:51:33,166 00:51:35,041 So, the computer will spit out letters So, the computer will spit out letters
1240 00:51:35,125 00:51:36,917 -to 1,000 people. -Andy Stern: Right. -to 1,000 people. -Andy Stern: Right.
1241 00:51:37,000 00:51:38,625 They'll respond in kind, and from that group, They'll respond in kind, and from that group,
1242 00:51:38,709 00:51:41,208 they'll create a treatment group and a control group, they'll create a treatment group and a control group,
1243 00:51:41,291 00:51:44,583 um, and that should be done by December, January? um, and that should be done by December, January?
1244 00:51:44,667 00:51:47,041 So then February, we can start So then February, we can start
1245 00:51:47,125 00:51:49,250 seeing what happens and start raising the floor. seeing what happens and start raising the floor.
1246 00:51:49,333 00:51:51,542 It's amazing how much is happening here. It's amazing how much is happening here.
1247 00:51:51,625 00:51:54,291 Tubbs: Slowly but surely, we're trending in the right direction. Tubbs: Slowly but surely, we're trending in the right direction.
1248 00:51:54,375 00:51:56,417 -Yeah, but you... -Fast momentum. -Yeah, but you... -Fast momentum.
1249 00:51:56,500 00:51:59,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1250 00:51:59,667 00:52:03,166 (indistinct chatter) (indistinct chatter)
1251 00:52:04,166 00:52:06,083 Tubbs: To the students of the first Tubbs: To the students of the first
1252 00:52:06,166 00:52:09,458 class of Stockton Scholars. You guys represent class of Stockton Scholars. You guys represent
1253 00:52:09,542 00:52:14,291 a $2 million investment over four years. a $2 million investment over four years.
1254 00:52:14,375 00:52:18,083 You are truly your ancestors' wildest dreams. You are truly your ancestors' wildest dreams.
1255 00:52:18,500 00:52:21,834 For some of you, your parents left their homeland For some of you, your parents left their homeland
1256 00:52:21,917 00:52:25,250 and immigrated here and left everything behind for this day. and immigrated here and left everything behind for this day.
1257 00:52:25,333 00:52:27,834 For some of you two, three generations, For some of you two, three generations,
1258 00:52:27,917 00:52:29,583 your parents toiled in the fields, your parents toiled in the fields,
1259 00:52:29,667 00:52:31,667 dealt with racism and segregation dealt with racism and segregation
1260 00:52:31,750 00:52:34,750 and being spat on and seeing signs in the city that said, and being spat on and seeing signs in the city that said,
1261 00:52:34,834 00:52:36,500 "No Blacks, no dogs, no Filipinos," "No Blacks, no dogs, no Filipinos,"
1262 00:52:36,583 00:52:39,125 but endured all that for this day, but endured all that for this day,
1263 00:52:39,208 00:52:41,250 and not because today is an ending, and not because today is an ending,
1264 00:52:41,333 00:52:42,625 but it's a beginning. but it's a beginning.
1265 00:52:42,709 00:52:44,458 It's the acknowledgment that your future It's the acknowledgment that your future
1266 00:52:44,542 00:52:46,333 is incredibly bright, and we cannot wait is incredibly bright, and we cannot wait
1267 00:52:46,417 00:52:48,250 to see what you do, to see what you do,
1268 00:52:48,333 00:52:50,792 as you continue to grow and plant more seeds, as you continue to grow and plant more seeds,
1269 00:52:50,875 00:52:53,458 so that 10 years from now, 20 years from now, so that 10 years from now, 20 years from now,
1270 00:52:53,542 00:52:56,834 every single kid in the city that you come from, every single kid in the city that you come from,
1271 00:52:56,917 00:52:59,333 the city of Stockton, knows what it means the city of Stockton, knows what it means
1272 00:52:59,417 00:53:01,667 to be a Stockton Scholar. And is proud and says, to be a Stockton Scholar. And is proud and says,
1273 00:53:01,750 00:53:03,166 "Yes, I'm from Stockton." "Yes, I'm from Stockton."
1274 00:53:03,250 00:53:05,792 And like a rose, we all grow from concrete. And like a rose, we all grow from concrete.
1275 00:53:05,875 00:53:08,333 So, thank you Stockton Scholars. I'm so proud. So, thank you Stockton Scholars. I'm so proud.
1276 00:53:08,417 00:53:10,083 -I'm looking forward to everything you guys do. -(applause) -I'm looking forward to everything you guys do. -(applause)
1277 00:53:10,166 00:53:12,875 -Thank you so much, man. -Tubbs: What are you gonna major in, graphic design? -Thank you so much, man. -Tubbs: What are you gonna major in, graphic design?
1278 00:53:12,959 00:53:15,166 -Photography. -Photography, awesome. -Photography. -Photography, awesome.
1279 00:53:15,250 00:53:17,667 I think my plan is to go to photography, I think my plan is to go to photography,
1280 00:53:17,750 00:53:19,792 and then get my credentials, and then probably come back and then get my credentials, and then probably come back
1281 00:53:19,875 00:53:21,000 to Edison and teach photography. to Edison and teach photography.
1282 00:53:21,083 00:53:23,375 -I'm in. Let me know how I can help. -Yeah. For sure. -I'm in. Let me know how I can help. -Yeah. For sure.
1283 00:53:23,458 00:53:25,291 Enjoy your day, man. Proud of you. Enjoy your day, man. Proud of you.
1284 00:53:25,375 00:53:27,125 I'm speaking at your graduation, too! I'm speaking at your graduation, too!
1285 00:53:27,208 00:53:29,000 Rogelio Vivero: Tubbs grew up in Stockton, Rogelio Vivero: Tubbs grew up in Stockton,
1286 00:53:29,083 00:53:31,667 not always having money. Money was hard to come around. not always having money. Money was hard to come around.
1287 00:53:31,750 00:53:33,875 I can just relate to that struggle. I can just relate to that struggle.
1288 00:53:33,959 00:53:35,750 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1289 00:53:35,834 00:53:38,041 My mother and father are both immigrants. My mother and father are both immigrants.
1290 00:53:38,125 00:53:40,000 My dad is from Mexico, Mexico, My dad is from Mexico, Mexico,
1291 00:53:40,083 00:53:42,458 and my mom is from Sinaloa, Mexico. and my mom is from Sinaloa, Mexico.
1292 00:53:43,250 00:53:45,208 It's very hard for them to make ends meet, It's very hard for them to make ends meet,
1293 00:53:45,291 00:53:47,291 especially with my dad working in the fields. especially with my dad working in the fields.
1294 00:53:48,625 00:53:50,709 He works in different fields in the mornings, He works in different fields in the mornings,
1295 00:53:50,792 00:53:53,208 and then later, he goes to the onions at night, and then later, he goes to the onions at night,
1296 00:53:53,291 00:53:56,625 you know, essentially working two jobs to make ends meet. you know, essentially working two jobs to make ends meet.
1297 00:53:58,417 00:54:00,375 Stockton Scholars will make a difference for me Stockton Scholars will make a difference for me
1298 00:54:00,458 00:54:01,875 because then I don't have to worry because then I don't have to worry
1299 00:54:01,959 00:54:03,709 about my parents trying to help fund me about my parents trying to help fund me
1300 00:54:03,792 00:54:05,834 to go to college. to go to college.
1301 00:54:07,583 00:54:10,083 How many of you, show of hand, know what Stockton Scholars is How many of you, show of hand, know what Stockton Scholars is
1302 00:54:10,166 00:54:11,583 or have heard about it? or have heard about it?
1303 00:54:12,667 00:54:15,750 Basically, this scholarship is waiting for you. Basically, this scholarship is waiting for you.
1304 00:54:15,834 00:54:17,750 Now, all you just need to do is just graduate. Now, all you just need to do is just graduate.
1305 00:54:17,834 00:54:19,041 Obviously, that's a long time from now. Obviously, that's a long time from now.
1306 00:54:19,125 00:54:21,208 You guys are still in eighth grade. You guys still haven't You guys are still in eighth grade. You guys still haven't
1307 00:54:21,291 00:54:23,083 made it to high school yet, but you guys will be there. made it to high school yet, but you guys will be there.
1308 00:54:23,166 00:54:25,083 Rogelio was here, Rogelio was here,
1309 00:54:25,166 00:54:27,125 sitting in the same spot here, sitting in the same spot here,
1310 00:54:27,208 00:54:28,875 and now he's gonna go off to college. and now he's gonna go off to college.
1311 00:54:28,959 00:54:30,250 I want you to see him I want you to see him
1312 00:54:30,333 00:54:32,667 and I want you to believe in yourself and I want you to believe in yourself
1313 00:54:33,041 00:54:35,458 because this is you four years from now. because this is you four years from now.
1314 00:54:35,542 00:54:37,625 (indistinct) (indistinct)
1315 00:54:38,667 00:54:42,125 Vivero: It's crazy how I got introducd into Stockton Scholars. Vivero: It's crazy how I got introducd into Stockton Scholars.
1316 00:54:42,208 00:54:45,208 Two classes were chosen to go to the launching of the event, Two classes were chosen to go to the launching of the event,
1317 00:54:45,291 00:54:47,917 and my class happened to be one of them, and my class happened to be one of them,
1318 00:54:48,000 00:54:50,250 and I actually tweeted at Tubbs, like, and I actually tweeted at Tubbs, like,
1319 00:54:50,333 00:54:53,083 "I can't wait for the event on the 16th," "I can't wait for the event on the 16th,"
1320 00:54:53,166 00:54:54,750 when they launched it. when they launched it.
1321 00:54:54,834 00:54:56,750 And he DMed me and he was like, And he DMed me and he was like,
1322 00:54:56,834 00:54:58,792 "That's a secret!" And he followed me back, "That's a secret!" And he followed me back,
1323 00:54:58,875 00:55:00,834 -and I ended up getting in touch with him. -(laughs) -and I ended up getting in touch with him. -(laughs)
1324 00:55:00,917 00:55:03,959 And through that, Lang reached out to me, And through that, Lang reached out to me,
1325 00:55:04,041 00:55:06,458 and he was like, "Tubbs asked if you wanted to be and he was like, "Tubbs asked if you wanted to be
1326 00:55:06,542 00:55:09,291 one of the students on stage with the check." one of the students on stage with the check."
1327 00:55:09,375 00:55:12,625 And I was like, sure, why not? And then just ever since then, And I was like, sure, why not? And then just ever since then,
1328 00:55:12,709 00:55:15,291 I've been more connected with school than I ever have. I've been more connected with school than I ever have.
1329 00:55:15,375 00:55:18,291 I'm holding you to that becoming a boomerang, I'm holding you to that becoming a boomerang,
1330 00:55:18,375 00:55:20,500 staying and coming back, getting your education, staying and coming back, getting your education,
1331 00:55:20,583 00:55:23,000 coming back, and making our place better. coming back, and making our place better.
1332 00:55:23,083 00:55:24,291 Not only a better place, Not only a better place,
1333 00:55:24,375 00:55:26,417 but a better world for our community. but a better world for our community.
1334 00:55:26,500 00:55:28,750 Tubbs: I was in eighth grade in 2004, Tubbs: I was in eighth grade in 2004,
1335 00:55:28,834 00:55:30,166 so that's only 14 years ago. so that's only 14 years ago.
1336 00:55:30,250 00:55:32,291 If you had told me when I was an eighth grader If you had told me when I was an eighth grader
1337 00:55:32,375 00:55:35,250 that in 14 years, I would be mayor of Stockton, that in 14 years, I would be mayor of Stockton,
1338 00:55:35,333 00:55:36,875 I would say you were crazy. I would say you were crazy.
1339 00:55:37,875 00:55:40,041 If someone in this circle said, "I'ma be mayor in 15 years," If someone in this circle said, "I'ma be mayor in 15 years,"
1340 00:55:40,125 00:55:41,709 -would y'all believe that? -Girl: No way. -would y'all believe that? -Girl: No way.
1341 00:55:41,792 00:55:44,000 Right? 'Cause it seems like, how? Right? 'Cause it seems like, how?
1342 00:55:44,083 00:55:46,709 But you're looking at it. It happened and I am But you're looking at it. It happened and I am
1343 00:55:46,792 00:55:49,625 no different than each and every one of you. no different than each and every one of you.
1344 00:55:50,375 00:55:52,542 Oppression exists, like things just Oppression exists, like things just
1345 00:55:52,625 00:55:54,208 aren't fair, things are unequal. aren't fair, things are unequal.
1346 00:55:54,291 00:55:57,375 There's evil people in this world, and all that's real. There's evil people in this world, and all that's real.
1347 00:55:57,458 00:55:59,125 But, what's also just as real But, what's also just as real
1348 00:55:59,208 00:56:00,875 is that your ancestors, is that your ancestors,
1349 00:56:00,959 00:56:02,667 the folks that made you who you are, the folks that made you who you are,
1350 00:56:02,750 00:56:04,500 they conquered all that and more. they conquered all that and more.
1351 00:56:04,583 00:56:06,500 And I think it's our responsibility, And I think it's our responsibility,
1352 00:56:06,583 00:56:08,041 especially in the next coming years, especially in the next coming years,
1353 00:56:08,125 00:56:12,125 to kind of live out their wildest dreams and be unconquerable as well. to kind of live out their wildest dreams and be unconquerable as well.
1354 00:56:12,208 00:56:15,000 Anthony Rodriguez: So if you have any question Anthony Rodriguez: So if you have any question
1355 00:56:15,083 00:56:18,625 you wanna ask the mayor of our city at this point... you wanna ask the mayor of our city at this point...
1356 00:56:18,709 00:56:20,917 -Alright. -(kids giggle) -Alright. -(kids giggle)
1357 00:56:21,000 00:56:22,417 Alright, um... Alright, um...
1358 00:56:23,709 00:56:26,417 Can you ask the school board to make the school lunch better? Can you ask the school board to make the school lunch better?
1359 00:56:27,166 00:56:28,667 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1360 00:56:28,750 00:56:31,667 Tubbs: Yeah, eighth grade was never my jam. Tubbs: Yeah, eighth grade was never my jam.
1361 00:56:31,750 00:56:33,125 Chill in the stands! Go to the stands! Chill in the stands! Go to the stands!
1362 00:56:33,208 00:56:35,208 Tubbs: It takes a special individual to teach eighth grade. Tubbs: It takes a special individual to teach eighth grade.
1363 00:56:35,291 00:56:36,417 Go to the stands. Go to the stands.
1364 00:56:37,250 00:56:38,500 Tubbs: Anthony's a good friend. Tubbs: Anthony's a good friend.
1365 00:56:39,250 00:56:41,667 I thought he was from Stockton. I thought he was from Stockton.
1366 00:56:41,750 00:56:44,208 Can we wait until you get, like, you're for sure in college, Can we wait until you get, like, you're for sure in college,
1367 00:56:44,291 00:56:46,208 -and my heart is okay? -What do you mean for sure? -and my heart is okay? -What do you mean for sure?
1368 00:56:46,291 00:56:47,917 -I'm going to college! -Thank you! -I'm going to college! -Thank you!
1369 00:56:48,000 00:56:49,834 Tubbs: I said, wait, you're not even from Stockton, bro? Tubbs: I said, wait, you're not even from Stockton, bro?
1370 00:56:49,917 00:56:51,375 He's like "No, no, I'm staying He's like "No, no, I'm staying
1371 00:56:51,458 00:56:52,834 because I believe in the vision. I'm here." because I believe in the vision. I'm here."
1372 00:56:52,917 00:56:54,875 He's a real soldier. He's a real soldier.
1373 00:56:54,959 00:56:56,709 And then I also realized that And then I also realized that
1374 00:56:56,792 00:56:59,291 particularly this first class of Stockton Scholars, particularly this first class of Stockton Scholars,
1375 00:56:59,834 00:57:02,250 a lot of them were in his eighth grade class. a lot of them were in his eighth grade class.
1376 00:57:02,333 00:57:04,750 -(glasses clinking) -Man: Cheers, guys. -(glasses clinking) -Man: Cheers, guys.
1377 00:57:04,834 00:57:06,750 Rodriguez: Here's a fun fact about me. In Santa Barbara, Rodriguez: Here's a fun fact about me. In Santa Barbara,
1378 00:57:06,834 00:57:08,750 when I was 18 years old, my friend just said, when I was 18 years old, my friend just said,
1379 00:57:08,834 00:57:11,083 "Hey, you wanna go skydiving this weekend?" I was like... "Hey, you wanna go skydiving this weekend?" I was like...
1380 00:57:11,166 00:57:12,291 sure. sure.
1381 00:57:12,375 00:57:14,583 She said, "I'll pay for it." I was like, "Alright, let's go." She said, "I'll pay for it." I was like, "Alright, let's go."
1382 00:57:14,667 00:57:17,917 First time I got in the plane, I jumped out the plane. First time I got in the plane, I jumped out the plane.
1383 00:57:18,000 00:57:20,583 -I would never go skydiving. I promise you. -Come on! Come on! -I would never go skydiving. I promise you. -Come on! Come on!
1384 00:57:20,667 00:57:23,458 -I'll be down on the ground watching. -I would be down... -I'll be down on the ground watching. -I would be down...
1385 00:57:24,542 00:57:26,417 Luntao: What adventure thing would you do? Luntao: What adventure thing would you do?
1386 00:57:26,500 00:57:28,542 Live every day in America. Live every day in America.
1387 00:57:28,625 00:57:31,375 I'm not kidding, bro. I don't do none of that stuff. I'm not kidding, bro. I don't do none of that stuff.
1388 00:57:31,458 00:57:34,041 -Wait, for sure? -I do meetings. -Wait, for sure? -I do meetings.
1389 00:57:34,125 00:57:36,083 That's my adventure for the day. That's my adventure for the day.
1390 00:57:36,166 00:57:38,250 I'm not-- No. Life is too hard. I'm not-- No. Life is too hard.
1391 00:57:38,333 00:57:40,083 We need to go skiing some weekend. We need to go skiing some weekend.
1392 00:57:40,166 00:57:43,125 Rodriguez: I think we just need to do something real quick Rodriguez: I think we just need to do something real quick
1393 00:57:43,208 00:57:44,792 'cause we're looking at number two here, man, 'cause we're looking at number two here, man,
1394 00:57:44,875 00:57:47,166 so we're brewing. We don't know, I don't wanna-- so we're brewing. We don't know, I don't wanna--
1395 00:57:47,250 00:57:48,250 -Luntao: Let it be organic. -Yes, so-- -Luntao: Let it be organic. -Yes, so--
1396 00:57:48,333 00:57:50,959 Well, quietly, me and Anna are starting to try. Well, quietly, me and Anna are starting to try.
1397 00:57:51,041 00:57:52,625 -Yeah? -Yeah. -Yeah? -Yeah.
1398 00:57:52,709 00:57:54,792 Okay! Get it in before 30? Okay! Get it in before 30?
1399 00:57:54,875 00:57:56,417 Tubbs: That's beautiful. Tubbs: That's beautiful.
1400 00:57:56,500 00:57:58,625 Drinking to Hasan, Martin, and me Drinking to Hasan, Martin, and me
1401 00:57:58,709 00:58:00,417 being the most attractive uncles being the most attractive uncles
1402 00:58:00,500 00:58:02,667 -in the world. -(cheering) -in the world. -(cheering)
1403 00:58:02,750 00:58:06,041 And to some great fathers! And to some great fathers!
1404 00:58:07,542 00:58:10,750 Tubbs: As I think about fatherhood and what that means. Tubbs: As I think about fatherhood and what that means.
1405 00:58:11,709 00:58:13,458 I'm just even more impatient I'm just even more impatient
1406 00:58:13,542 00:58:16,417 with the way things are. with the way things are.
1407 00:58:18,583 00:58:20,500 That's my wife. "Really?" she said. That's my wife. "Really?" she said.
1408 00:58:20,583 00:58:23,417 "She was so nice. She took down my personal statement." "She was so nice. She took down my personal statement."
1409 00:58:23,500 00:58:24,875 Aw, she's super sweet. Aw, she's super sweet.
1410 00:58:24,959 00:58:27,125 Tubbs: We're in Washington DC, Tubbs: We're in Washington DC,
1411 00:58:27,208 00:58:29,250 and she wasn't feeling well. and she wasn't feeling well.
1412 00:58:30,417 00:58:32,875 And she was like, "I think I might be pregnant." And she was like, "I think I might be pregnant."
1413 00:58:32,959 00:58:34,208 I was like, "Yo, it'd be cool I was like, "Yo, it'd be cool
1414 00:58:34,291 00:58:36,000 if we found that out on Valentine's Day, right?" if we found that out on Valentine's Day, right?"
1415 00:58:36,083 00:58:38,500 She's like, yeah. It was like 10:30. "Let's go to Walgreens." She's like, yeah. It was like 10:30. "Let's go to Walgreens."
1416 00:58:38,583 00:58:40,166 So, I call an Uber to Walgreens. So, I call an Uber to Walgreens.
1417 00:58:40,250 00:58:42,333 And it was funny 'cause we were all super dressed And it was funny 'cause we were all super dressed
1418 00:58:42,417 00:58:43,667 and buy a pregnancy test. and buy a pregnancy test.
1419 00:58:43,750 00:58:46,291 And I remember joking saying, And I remember joking saying,
1420 00:58:46,375 00:58:49,458 "At least we're adults with jobs who planned this. "At least we're adults with jobs who planned this.
1421 00:58:49,542 00:58:51,333 Like at least--" 'Cause it still felt weird. Like at least--" 'Cause it still felt weird.
1422 00:58:51,417 00:58:53,041 But it's like, we're married. But it's like, we're married.
1423 00:58:53,125 00:58:55,000 This is a normal thing. It's not like something This is a normal thing. It's not like something
1424 00:58:55,083 00:58:57,375 to be ashamed of or something to be stressed about. to be ashamed of or something to be stressed about.
1425 00:58:57,917 00:58:59,875 I was like, how'd y'all find this green juice place? I was like, how'd y'all find this green juice place?
1426 00:58:59,959 00:59:02,333 I didn't cry till I saw the ultrasound for the first time. I didn't cry till I saw the ultrasound for the first time.
1427 00:59:02,417 00:59:04,667 And then I was like bawling. And then I was like bawling.
1428 00:59:04,750 00:59:07,333 (crowd chatter) (crowd chatter)
1429 00:59:07,792 00:59:09,750 Coach: Walk it out, Joy! Coach: Walk it out, Joy!
1430 00:59:09,834 00:59:12,917 They keep their momentum, they could be good. They keep their momentum, they could be good.
1431 00:59:13,000 00:59:15,417 (chatter continues) (chatter continues)
1432 00:59:17,583 00:59:19,875 (whistle blows) (whistle blows)
1433 00:59:19,959 00:59:21,667 We're like, hey... We're like, hey...
1434 00:59:21,750 00:59:24,500 -Evans: I got a court date. -Can the coaches do something... -Evans: I got a court date. -Can the coaches do something...
1435 00:59:24,583 00:59:26,208 I did something back in the past I did something back in the past
1436 00:59:26,291 00:59:29,625 before I found myself, and it caught back up with me. before I found myself, and it caught back up with me.
1437 00:59:30,667 00:59:32,250 (scoreboard buzzer) (scoreboard buzzer)
1438 00:59:33,417 00:59:35,709 The charges are from a burglary. The charges are from a burglary.
1439 00:59:35,792 00:59:38,208 -Levin: From how long ago? -Uh... -Levin: From how long ago? -Uh...
1440 00:59:38,291 00:59:41,709 was it-- probably like two years ago. was it-- probably like two years ago.
1441 00:59:41,792 00:59:44,375 I thought I was living my best life. (laughs) I thought I was living my best life. (laughs)
1442 00:59:44,458 00:59:48,041 I go to court, and they just put the ankle monitor on me. I go to court, and they just put the ankle monitor on me.
1443 00:59:48,125 00:59:49,583 It's house arrest. It's house arrest.
1444 00:59:49,667 00:59:51,542 But, if I'm at school, you know, But, if I'm at school, you know,
1445 00:59:51,625 00:59:54,417 there's gotta be some good in that, so. (laughs) there's gotta be some good in that, so. (laughs)
1446 00:59:54,500 00:59:57,166 That's why I'm at school 24/7 now. That's why I'm at school 24/7 now.
1447 01:00:02,000 01:00:04,250 Hawkins: But what happened with the ankle bracelet? Hawkins: But what happened with the ankle bracelet?
1448 01:00:04,333 01:00:06,458 Tell me about that. How did that come about? Tell me about that. How did that come about?
1449 01:00:06,542 01:00:08,750 -Evans: Like, what's going on? -Hawkins: Yeah. -Evans: Like, what's going on? -Hawkins: Yeah.
1450 01:00:08,834 01:00:11,291 -Is this old stuff you said? -Evans: Yeah. -Is this old stuff you said? -Evans: Yeah.
1451 01:00:11,375 01:00:13,375 Hawkins: Old stuff? Like how they gonna bring up old stuff Hawkins: Old stuff? Like how they gonna bring up old stuff
1452 01:00:13,458 01:00:15,417 if you been doing so well in school? if you been doing so well in school?
1453 01:00:15,500 01:00:17,583 Evans: It's like them getting like a tip. Evans: It's like them getting like a tip.
1454 01:00:17,667 01:00:20,250 Like, say out of nowhere, somebody left outta town, Like, say out of nowhere, somebody left outta town,
1455 01:00:20,333 01:00:23,792 came back, and they gonna give them a tip on something. came back, and they gonna give them a tip on something.
1456 01:00:23,875 01:00:26,250 -Hawkins: So when is the court date? -Evans: On Monday. -Hawkins: So when is the court date? -Evans: On Monday.
1457 01:00:26,333 01:00:28,917 Hawkins: Oh. Well, you already know, man. Hawkins: Oh. Well, you already know, man.
1458 01:00:29,041 01:00:31,125 Like I keep telling you over and over and over. Like I keep telling you over and over and over.
1459 01:00:31,208 01:00:33,166 It's your life, It's your life,
1460 01:00:33,250 01:00:35,500 but I think everything gonna be alright. but I think everything gonna be alright.
1461 01:00:35,583 01:00:37,917 Evans: Yeah, I mean, the maximum Evans: Yeah, I mean, the maximum
1462 01:00:38,000 01:00:39,458 is 18 months, is 18 months,
1463 01:00:39,542 01:00:41,959 but with that being said, but with that being said,
1464 01:00:42,041 01:00:43,125 when it come down to it, you ain't gonna-- when it come down to it, you ain't gonna--
1465 01:00:43,208 01:00:44,458 pretty much you have to do no time. pretty much you have to do no time.
1466 01:00:44,542 01:00:46,291 There gonna be a lot of community service. There gonna be a lot of community service.
1467 01:00:46,375 01:00:48,750 -But you don't wanna do none of that. -I know. No, no, I don't-- -But you don't wanna do none of that. -I know. No, no, I don't--
1468 01:00:48,834 01:00:52,000 You don't ever wanna be put on any papers with these people, You don't ever wanna be put on any papers with these people,
1469 01:00:52,083 01:00:55,417 'cause once that thing start, it keep going. You feel me? 'cause once that thing start, it keep going. You feel me?
1470 01:00:57,709 01:01:00,834 Dellafosse: Unfortunately, Isaiah doesn't understand that he's facing Dellafosse: Unfortunately, Isaiah doesn't understand that he's facing
1471 01:01:00,917 01:01:03,000 serious charges, and so... serious charges, and so...
1472 01:01:03,083 01:01:05,291 as we're putting our portfolio together, as we're putting our portfolio together,
1473 01:01:05,375 01:01:07,166 um, I wanted to connect with you all here. um, I wanted to connect with you all here.
1474 01:01:07,250 01:01:09,500 Does he have any more cases prior to this one? Does he have any more cases prior to this one?
1475 01:01:09,583 01:01:11,500 -He had a prior. Armed robbery, too. -Had a prior? -He had a prior. Armed robbery, too. -Had a prior?
1476 01:01:11,583 01:01:13,000 -Home invasion. -Oh, so it's twice. -Home invasion. -Oh, so it's twice.
1477 01:01:13,083 01:01:16,333 And then he also had a gun charge in 2017. And then he also had a gun charge in 2017.
1478 01:01:16,417 01:01:18,792 -That's what's gonna be hard. -2016. -That's what's gonna be hard. -2016.
1479 01:01:18,875 01:01:21,500 -But that one was dropped. -Is he looking at a life sentence? -But that one was dropped. -Is he looking at a life sentence?
1480 01:01:21,583 01:01:23,834 -He's looking at a life sentence. -Oh, wow. -He's looking at a life sentence. -Oh, wow.
1481 01:01:23,917 01:01:26,792 -No one was killed though, right? -No, just on a robbery. -No one was killed though, right? -No, just on a robbery.
1482 01:01:26,875 01:01:28,500 -Home invasions carry... -Kidnapping. -Home invasions carry... -Kidnapping.
1483 01:01:28,583 01:01:30,625 Kidnapping carries a life sentence. Kidnapping carries a life sentence.
1484 01:01:30,709 01:01:33,166 -That's what it was. -We were talking about Michael Tubbs. -That's what it was. -We were talking about Michael Tubbs.
1485 01:01:33,250 01:01:36,041 His dad didn't kill nobody. He's got, uh, His dad didn't kill nobody. He's got, uh,
1486 01:01:36,125 01:01:38,208 robbery with kidnapping or something. robbery with kidnapping or something.
1487 01:01:38,291 01:01:39,834 And that's what he got, a life sentence. And that's what he got, a life sentence.
1488 01:01:39,917 01:01:41,875 -It's crazy how it's like very similar. -Yeah. -It's crazy how it's like very similar. -Yeah.
1489 01:01:43,625 01:01:46,333 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1490 01:01:46,417 01:01:48,125 Tubbs Sr.: It was 1996. Tubbs Sr.: It was 1996.
1491 01:01:48,959 01:01:50,792 I was doing a violation at that time I was doing a violation at that time
1492 01:01:50,875 01:01:52,667 for a drug-related violation. for a drug-related violation.
1493 01:01:52,750 01:01:55,291 My ex-wife at the time was pregnant. My ex-wife at the time was pregnant.
1494 01:01:56,250 01:01:58,542 When my daughter was born, Makayla was born When my daughter was born, Makayla was born
1495 01:01:58,625 01:02:00,208 February 14th, '96. February 14th, '96.
1496 01:02:00,291 01:02:02,417 They called me to my counselor's office, They called me to my counselor's office,
1497 01:02:02,500 01:02:04,208 and they was like, "The doctor wanna speak to you." and they was like, "The doctor wanna speak to you."
1498 01:02:04,291 01:02:06,667 So I knew something was wrong then. And, uh, So I knew something was wrong then. And, uh,
1499 01:02:06,750 01:02:10,375 the doctor told me my daughter was born with, uh, birth defects. the doctor told me my daughter was born with, uh, birth defects.
1500 01:02:10,458 01:02:13,667 She was blind, deaf, had a hole in her heart, She was blind, deaf, had a hole in her heart,
1501 01:02:13,750 01:02:17,458 cleft palate, and he said that she probably wouldn't make it. cleft palate, and he said that she probably wouldn't make it.
1502 01:02:18,166 01:02:20,208 And maybe a week later, they end up And maybe a week later, they end up
1503 01:02:20,291 01:02:22,375 letting me out early on an ankle monitor. letting me out early on an ankle monitor.
1504 01:02:22,458 01:02:24,166 I wasn't working at the time. I wasn't working at the time.
1505 01:02:24,250 01:02:26,709 Didn't have no income whatsoever. Didn't have no income whatsoever.
1506 01:02:26,792 01:02:28,875 And, um, then one day, And, um, then one day,
1507 01:02:28,959 01:02:31,333 like maybe almost a month later, the doctor called. like maybe almost a month later, the doctor called.
1508 01:02:31,417 01:02:33,208 Was like, um, "She's not gonna make it. This is probably the last day. Was like, um, "She's not gonna make it. This is probably the last day.
1509 01:02:33,291 01:02:34,834 We're gonna take her off the machine." We're gonna take her off the machine."
1510 01:02:35,291 01:02:37,709 So, I get there. I wanted to take her outside. So, I get there. I wanted to take her outside.
1511 01:02:37,792 01:02:40,250 She never left the hospital, never had fresh air. She never left the hospital, never had fresh air.
1512 01:02:40,333 01:02:41,750 She was always on the respirator. She was always on the respirator.
1513 01:02:41,834 01:02:44,333 So, I grabbed her in my arms, me... So, I grabbed her in my arms, me...
1514 01:02:45,166 01:02:47,709 and my two little brothers, we went outside. and my two little brothers, we went outside.
1515 01:02:49,333 01:02:51,500 And she died in my arms. And she died in my arms.
1516 01:02:52,625 01:02:55,250 And, um, that night, I cut the ankle monitor And, um, that night, I cut the ankle monitor
1517 01:02:55,333 01:02:56,709 'cause they let me out on an ankle monitor. 'cause they let me out on an ankle monitor.
1518 01:02:56,792 01:02:59,959 I cut the ankle monitor off my leg, and, um... I cut the ankle monitor off my leg, and, um...
1519 01:03:01,041 01:03:03,917 I needed some money to bury my daughter, and I ended up... I needed some money to bury my daughter, and I ended up...
1520 01:03:04,000 01:03:06,458 some guys I knew that was in the drug game. some guys I knew that was in the drug game.
1521 01:03:06,542 01:03:08,125 I ended up robbing 'em. I ended up robbing 'em.
1522 01:03:09,166 01:03:10,583 I didn't know it was a kidnap robbery. I didn't know it was a kidnap robbery.
1523 01:03:10,667 01:03:12,375 We just moved them from one spot to another We just moved them from one spot to another
1524 01:03:12,458 01:03:15,583 to get some money, and I buried my daughter. to get some money, and I buried my daughter.
1525 01:03:15,667 01:03:18,834 I ended up with about maybe $3,700. I ended up with about maybe $3,700.
1526 01:03:20,041 01:03:22,792 It was 13 days after Mike's 5th birthday. It was 13 days after Mike's 5th birthday.
1527 01:03:22,875 01:03:24,750 Coco didn't want him to go to the funeral at first. Coco didn't want him to go to the funeral at first.
1528 01:03:24,834 01:03:26,959 And I talked to him. I was like, "Do you understand what's going on?" And I talked to him. I was like, "Do you understand what's going on?"
1529 01:03:27,041 01:03:28,792 And he did. He was like, "Yeah. And he did. He was like, "Yeah.
1530 01:03:28,875 01:03:32,083 My sister's going to Heaven. I wanna go." And, uh, My sister's going to Heaven. I wanna go." And, uh,
1531 01:03:32,166 01:03:34,166 when we rode in the limo, he's sitting next to me when we rode in the limo, he's sitting next to me
1532 01:03:34,250 01:03:35,959 like a little man. He had his little suit on. like a little man. He had his little suit on.
1533 01:03:36,041 01:03:38,792 He was like proud. He cried. It like... He was like proud. He cried. It like...
1534 01:03:38,875 01:03:42,458 I was happy and sad that day. I was proud of him for being I was happy and sad that day. I was proud of him for being
1535 01:03:42,542 01:03:44,834 strong enough to know what was going on and understand it, strong enough to know what was going on and understand it,
1536 01:03:44,917 01:03:47,291 and I was proud of him for going with me, and I was sad and I was proud of him for going with me, and I was sad
1537 01:03:47,375 01:03:48,834 because I was burying my daughter, because I was burying my daughter,
1538 01:03:48,917 01:03:50,834 so it was like a tough day for me. so it was like a tough day for me.
1539 01:03:51,208 01:03:54,583 And I've been in prison ever since. That was '96. And I've been in prison ever since. That was '96.
1540 01:03:58,041 01:03:59,667 Tubbs: How's everything with you? Tubbs: How's everything with you?
1541 01:03:59,750 01:04:01,583 How's the youth organizing stuff going? How's the youth organizing stuff going?
1542 01:04:04,583 01:04:05,875 What happened? What happened?
1543 01:04:06,709 01:04:07,750 Who? Who?
1544 01:04:09,125 01:04:12,500 (somber music playing) (somber music playing)
1545 01:04:12,583 01:04:13,875 Isaiah. Isaiah.
1546 01:04:14,542 01:04:16,750 Tubbs: Tubbs:
1547 01:04:19,041 01:04:19,959 I know. I know.
1548 01:04:20,041 01:04:21,667 He was already on probation. He was already on probation.
1549 01:04:21,750 01:04:24,458 -What were his priors? -Gun charges. -What were his priors? -Gun charges.
1550 01:04:25,792 01:04:27,375 That little boy? That little boy?
1551 01:04:27,458 01:04:29,333 What? He's the sweetest little, he's... What? He's the sweetest little, he's...
1552 01:04:29,417 01:04:31,000 When I came and spoke, When I came and spoke,
1553 01:04:31,083 01:04:33,125 -he was like my little staffer! -Dellafosse: I know. -he was like my little staffer! -Dellafosse: I know.
1554 01:04:33,208 01:04:35,834 -He's like a sweetheart. -Yeah. -He's like a sweetheart. -Yeah.
1555 01:04:35,917 01:04:38,250 (sobs) (sobs)
1556 01:04:48,959 01:04:51,500 Bailiff: Be seated and come to order. The court is now in session. Bailiff: Be seated and come to order. The court is now in session.
1557 01:04:51,583 01:04:53,125 The Honorable Gus Barrera presiding. The Honorable Gus Barrera presiding.
1558 01:04:53,500 01:04:56,208 Alright, thank you. Good morning, good morning. Alright, thank you. Good morning, good morning.
1559 01:04:56,291 01:04:58,375 Let's go ahead and call the matter of Isaiah Evans. Let's go ahead and call the matter of Isaiah Evans.
1560 01:04:58,458 01:05:00,250 Isaiah is present before the court. Isaiah is present before the court.
1561 01:05:00,333 01:05:01,709 Council, Mr. Hillenbrand, Council, Mr. Hillenbrand,
1562 01:05:01,792 01:05:05,041 Council for the people and probation. Council for the people and probation.
1563 01:05:05,125 01:05:07,041 This matter is open to the public pursuant... This matter is open to the public pursuant...
1564 01:05:07,125 01:05:09,542 Dellafosse: What's at stake is that life for a young person, Dellafosse: What's at stake is that life for a young person,
1565 01:05:09,625 01:05:11,208 they get out at 25. they get out at 25.
1566 01:05:11,291 01:05:13,333 Life for an adult, like, is life. Life for an adult, like, is life.
1567 01:05:13,417 01:05:14,750 Like you're there forever. Like you're there forever.
1568 01:05:14,834 01:05:17,083 Tubbs: What's interesting about Isaiah's case Tubbs: What's interesting about Isaiah's case
1569 01:05:17,166 01:05:19,333 is it's the same DA's office that prosecuted Isaiah is it's the same DA's office that prosecuted Isaiah
1570 01:05:19,417 01:05:21,750 also prosecuted my father and my uncles. also prosecuted my father and my uncles.
1571 01:05:21,834 01:05:25,417 Just fascinating how, 29 years later, Just fascinating how, 29 years later,
1572 01:05:25,500 01:05:27,458 you got the same DA's office, you got the same DA's office,
1573 01:05:27,542 01:05:29,917 similar circumstances. similar circumstances.
1574 01:05:30,000 01:05:31,625 Judge Barrera: Gonna come back on Wednesday and coordinate Judge Barrera: Gonna come back on Wednesday and coordinate
1575 01:05:31,709 01:05:33,583 with the co-responsible's attorney and then with the co-responsible's attorney and then
1576 01:05:33,667 01:05:35,917 figure out where we're going. figure out where we're going.
1577 01:05:36,000 01:05:37,792 Tubbs: It's also interesting 'cause my dad was Tubbs: It's also interesting 'cause my dad was
1578 01:05:37,875 01:05:39,917 in that facility when I was born. in that facility when I was born.
1579 01:05:40,000 01:05:41,917 So, it's also like kinda time travel, So, it's also like kinda time travel,
1580 01:05:42,000 01:05:44,250 going back and like talking to him, going back and like talking to him,
1581 01:05:44,333 01:05:46,709 even though it's not really him, if that makes sense. even though it's not really him, if that makes sense.
1582 01:05:47,875 01:05:49,792 If you look at the folks who are in our prisons, If you look at the folks who are in our prisons,
1583 01:05:49,875 01:05:51,792 most of them come from povert. most of them come from povert.
1584 01:05:51,875 01:05:53,917 Most of them come from neighborhoods with bad school. Most of them come from neighborhoods with bad school.
1585 01:05:54,000 01:05:56,792 There's a bunch of things that correlate There's a bunch of things that correlate
1586 01:05:56,875 01:05:59,583 to them individually being incarcerated. to them individually being incarcerated.
1587 01:05:59,667 01:06:02,750 I think the biggest challenge is that as a society, I think the biggest challenge is that as a society,
1588 01:06:02,834 01:06:05,458 we have to understand that people make individual choices, we have to understand that people make individual choices,
1589 01:06:05,542 01:06:07,166 for sure, and people should be held accountable for sure, and people should be held accountable
1590 01:06:07,250 01:06:09,333 for their actions. But, at the same time, for their actions. But, at the same time,
1591 01:06:09,417 01:06:11,291 we also need to be held accountable as a community we also need to be held accountable as a community
1592 01:06:11,375 01:06:13,458 for the policy choices we make that create such for the policy choices we make that create such
1593 01:06:13,542 01:06:16,417 unequal neighborhoods and unequal inputs for people. unequal neighborhoods and unequal inputs for people.
1594 01:06:17,542 01:06:19,750 But that's much more difficult than locking somebody up... But that's much more difficult than locking somebody up...
1595 01:06:19,834 01:06:23,208 -Thank you. -and locking them away so we don't have to see them. -Thank you. -and locking them away so we don't have to see them.
1596 01:06:25,250 01:06:27,041 Half those men in there have kids, Half those men in there have kids,
1597 01:06:27,875 01:06:30,667 and they're all 19, 20, 21. Their kids are 2, 3, 4, 5. and they're all 19, 20, 21. Their kids are 2, 3, 4, 5.
1598 01:06:31,667 01:06:33,291 So that was like, wow. So that was like, wow.
1599 01:06:33,375 01:06:35,375 The cycle continues. The cycle continues.
1600 01:06:36,542 01:06:39,542 -(siren blaring) -(police radio chatter) -(siren blaring) -(police radio chatter)
1601 01:06:42,500 01:06:44,125 Reporter: Glass shattered, Reporter: Glass shattered,
1602 01:06:44,208 01:06:46,458 three lives taken after gunfire three lives taken after gunfire
1603 01:06:46,542 01:06:50,208 on Finland Avenue and F Street shortly after midnight. on Finland Avenue and F Street shortly after midnight.
1604 01:06:50,792 01:06:53,333 Two people were dead inside the car: Two people were dead inside the car:
1605 01:06:53,417 01:06:56,208 18-year-old Tiffany Connary and her brother, 18-year-old Tiffany Connary and her brother,
1606 01:06:56,291 01:06:59,291 19-year-old David Connary. A third victim, 19-year-old David Connary. A third victim,
1607 01:06:59,375 01:07:01,000 a close friend of the siblings, a close friend of the siblings,
1608 01:07:01,083 01:07:02,709 18-year-old Remilio Castillo, 18-year-old Remilio Castillo,
1609 01:07:02,792 01:07:06,583 was transported to a hospital, but died. was transported to a hospital, but died.
1610 01:07:07,417 01:07:09,041 Tubbs: Remilio was actually a student Tubbs: Remilio was actually a student
1611 01:07:09,125 01:07:10,792 in the Summer Success and Leadership Academy, in the Summer Success and Leadership Academy,
1612 01:07:10,875 01:07:12,291 a program I co-founded at UOP. a program I co-founded at UOP.
1613 01:07:12,375 01:07:14,625 So, I had lived with him for a week on campus. So, I had lived with him for a week on campus.
1614 01:07:15,208 01:07:16,458 This is deeply personal, This is deeply personal,
1615 01:07:16,542 01:07:18,000 which is why I'm a little bit crazy about it which is why I'm a little bit crazy about it
1616 01:07:18,083 01:07:20,166 because it's like these aren't just random people because it's like these aren't just random people
1617 01:07:20,250 01:07:22,000 or random people's kids. or random people's kids.
1618 01:07:22,083 01:07:24,000 These are kids I grew up with or I taught. These are kids I grew up with or I taught.
1619 01:07:24,083 01:07:25,375 Woman: How do you actually defuse Woman: How do you actually defuse
1620 01:07:25,458 01:07:28,375 the violence and deescalate the violence? the violence and deescalate the violence?
1621 01:07:28,458 01:07:30,375 Because I have never seen a community this stressed. Because I have never seen a community this stressed.
1622 01:07:30,458 01:07:32,000 Eric Jones: We've got two very acute Eric Jones: We've got two very acute
1623 01:07:32,083 01:07:34,542 paths we're on on this. One, solve the case. paths we're on on this. One, solve the case.
1624 01:07:34,625 01:07:36,208 The other one is preventing retaliation. The other one is preventing retaliation.
1625 01:07:36,291 01:07:37,667 We don't want any more. We don't want any more.
1626 01:07:37,750 01:07:39,375 Christian Clegg: Peacekeepers and Advance Peace Christian Clegg: Peacekeepers and Advance Peace
1627 01:07:39,458 01:07:41,166 have been all hands on deck, have been all hands on deck,
1628 01:07:41,250 01:07:45,000 and it's a hair-width away from retaliation... and it's a hair-width away from retaliation...
1629 01:07:45,083 01:07:47,208 -Tubbs: Hmm, yeah. -...some of the time and these-- -Tubbs: Hmm, yeah. -...some of the time and these--
1630 01:07:47,291 01:07:50,166 these great-- these great outreach workers are just these great-- these great outreach workers are just
1631 01:07:50,250 01:07:51,917 holding the line. holding the line.
1632 01:07:52,000 01:07:54,000 (siren blaring) (siren blaring)
1633 01:07:55,083 01:07:56,875 Aguilar: We're really trying to save our community, Aguilar: We're really trying to save our community,
1634 01:07:56,959 01:07:59,208 and how we do that is reaching out to our young ones and how we do that is reaching out to our young ones
1635 01:07:59,291 01:08:01,000 that are losing their lives. How old are you right now? that are losing their lives. How old are you right now?
1636 01:08:01,083 01:08:03,250 -Man: 20. -He's 20 years old, -Man: 20. -He's 20 years old,
1637 01:08:03,333 01:08:05,875 seeing a young homie that just lost his life was 18 years old. seeing a young homie that just lost his life was 18 years old.
1638 01:08:05,959 01:08:08,291 I got people calling me from prison, from youth authority. I got people calling me from prison, from youth authority.
1639 01:08:08,375 01:08:11,625 I got at-risk kids, and I take them to Advance Peace, I got at-risk kids, and I take them to Advance Peace,
1640 01:08:11,709 01:08:13,750 and we get information from them and we get information from them
1641 01:08:13,834 01:08:15,375 like what's going on in the streets. like what's going on in the streets.
1642 01:08:15,458 01:08:18,500 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1643 01:08:19,375 01:08:21,458 Tubbs: Stockton's much more than tragedy. Tubbs: Stockton's much more than tragedy.
1644 01:08:21,542 01:08:23,417 And I think what makes Stockton so great And I think what makes Stockton so great
1645 01:08:23,500 01:08:25,250 is that even when bad things happen, is that even when bad things happen,
1646 01:08:25,333 01:08:27,291 we always find a way to rebound, we always find a way to rebound,
1647 01:08:27,375 01:08:29,083 whether it's going from bankruptcy to being whether it's going from bankruptcy to being
1648 01:08:29,166 01:08:31,125 the second most fiscally healthy city. the second most fiscally healthy city.
1649 01:08:31,208 01:08:32,792 Whether it's having more homicides per capita Whether it's having more homicides per capita
1650 01:08:32,875 01:08:34,250 than Chicago and Afghanistan. than Chicago and Afghanistan.
1651 01:08:34,333 01:08:35,500 We always bounce back. We always bounce back.
1652 01:08:35,959 01:08:37,375 Aguilar: Stockton has been a victim Aguilar: Stockton has been a victim
1653 01:08:37,458 01:08:39,250 far too long of gun violence. far too long of gun violence.
1654 01:08:39,333 01:08:40,709 You know, a lot of us have lost loved ones You know, a lot of us have lost loved ones
1655 01:08:40,792 01:08:42,625 and family members and friends. and family members and friends.
1656 01:08:43,041 01:08:46,792 Thank you for the people that are being brave in coming here. Thank you for the people that are being brave in coming here.
1657 01:08:46,875 01:08:48,417 Some of us have just lost family members. Some of us have just lost family members.
1658 01:08:48,500 01:08:50,959 It's hard to have this conversation. It's hard to have this conversation.
1659 01:08:51,041 01:08:52,625 Rodriguez: Give me a situation, Rodriguez: Give me a situation,
1660 01:08:52,709 01:08:55,834 especially to young teenagers here in Stockton, especially to young teenagers here in Stockton,
1661 01:08:55,917 01:08:58,834 that leave us shocked, okay? Mia. that leave us shocked, okay? Mia.
1662 01:08:58,917 01:09:00,542 -Mia: Death. -Rodriguez: Death. -Mia: Death. -Rodriguez: Death.
1663 01:09:02,000 01:09:05,291 I think us understanding that shocked I think us understanding that shocked
1664 01:09:05,375 01:09:07,792 is something for us to really dig deep with is something for us to really dig deep with
1665 01:09:07,875 01:09:11,750 because of this whole thing with teens dying. because of this whole thing with teens dying.
1666 01:09:11,834 01:09:14,291 I've lost three kids this year, I've lost three kids this year,
1667 01:09:14,375 01:09:16,000 and just thinking that one of them and just thinking that one of them
1668 01:09:16,083 01:09:18,000 was in my class, was in my class,
1669 01:09:18,083 01:09:20,959 hearing these lessons, sitting in my circles, hearing these lessons, sitting in my circles,
1670 01:09:21,041 01:09:23,750 met Mr. Tubbs when he was a council member. met Mr. Tubbs when he was a council member.
1671 01:09:23,834 01:09:26,500 And now just really understanding that these things And now just really understanding that these things
1672 01:09:26,583 01:09:28,667 really could happen to them. really could happen to them.
1673 01:09:29,917 01:09:32,333 Dellafosse: I think this is why we do this work, right? Dellafosse: I think this is why we do this work, right?
1674 01:09:32,417 01:09:34,917 Um... aaah! Um... aaah!
1675 01:09:37,083 01:09:40,125 I wasn't expecting to see Remy's mom here today. I wasn't expecting to see Remy's mom here today.
1676 01:09:43,375 01:09:45,500 What a tragic yet very sad thing What a tragic yet very sad thing
1677 01:09:45,583 01:09:47,500 to happen in our community. to happen in our community.
1678 01:09:47,583 01:09:50,583 (chattering in Spanish) (chattering in Spanish)
1679 01:09:54,458 01:09:56,959 And I when I think about Remy, I think about his resilience And I when I think about Remy, I think about his resilience
1680 01:09:57,041 01:09:58,959 and his amazing character that he had and his amazing character that he had
1681 01:09:59,041 01:10:01,291 and that he showed in our program. and that he showed in our program.
1682 01:10:01,375 01:10:03,917 And we were very honored to have him. And we were very honored to have him.
1683 01:10:04,250 01:10:06,041 (chatter continues) (chatter continues)
1684 01:10:06,125 01:10:08,291 It's gonna take more than just elected officials. It's gonna take more than just elected officials.
1685 01:10:08,375 01:10:10,500 It's gonna take all of us It's gonna take all of us
1686 01:10:10,583 01:10:13,125 to really change what is happening in our community. to really change what is happening in our community.
1687 01:10:15,083 01:10:18,500 (train crossing bell ringing) (train crossing bell ringing)
1688 01:10:20,500 01:10:22,917 Aguilar: Back in the late '80s and the early '90s, Aguilar: Back in the late '80s and the early '90s,
1689 01:10:23,000 01:10:24,709 Stockton was at a very low point, Stockton was at a very low point,
1690 01:10:24,792 01:10:27,250 and we had contributed to that. and we had contributed to that.
1691 01:10:27,333 01:10:29,208 Now, we're in our 40s coming home Now, we're in our 40s coming home
1692 01:10:29,291 01:10:31,333 after 20-something years in the prison system, after 20-something years in the prison system,
1693 01:10:31,417 01:10:33,083 and little or nothing has changed, and little or nothing has changed,
1694 01:10:33,166 01:10:34,667 and even now the violence has gone up. and even now the violence has gone up.
1695 01:10:34,750 01:10:36,208 How can we now make a difference How can we now make a difference
1696 01:10:36,291 01:10:38,875 and try to like really let our community know and try to like really let our community know
1697 01:10:38,959 01:10:40,333 that we're not here to cause destruction? that we're not here to cause destruction?
1698 01:10:40,417 01:10:42,000 We're here to cause healing. We're here to cause healing.
1699 01:10:42,083 01:10:45,125 (indistinct chatter) (indistinct chatter)
1700 01:10:48,291 01:10:52,083 Iyanla Vanzant: The trauma that we are experiencing is genetic. Iyanla Vanzant: The trauma that we are experiencing is genetic.
1701 01:10:52,417 01:10:54,250 It's historic. It's historic.
1702 01:10:54,333 01:10:56,417 It's ancestral. It's ancestral.
1703 01:10:56,500 01:10:58,709 And it's coming up to be healed. And it's coming up to be healed.
1704 01:10:58,792 01:11:00,875 So, I'm happy to be So, I'm happy to be
1705 01:11:00,959 01:11:02,917 in a government office that uses in a government office that uses
1706 01:11:03,000 01:11:05,083 the word "healing," the word "healing,"
1707 01:11:05,166 01:11:08,458 -as opposed to "fix," "change," you know. -(murmured agreement) -as opposed to "fix," "change," you know. -(murmured agreement)
1708 01:11:08,542 01:11:12,041 It really is about healing to make whole again. It really is about healing to make whole again.
1709 01:11:12,125 01:11:13,875 Woman: Our city is running rampant. Woman: Our city is running rampant.
1710 01:11:13,959 01:11:16,041 -Our children are running rampant, like you said-- -Vanzant: No. -Our children are running rampant, like you said-- -Vanzant: No.
1711 01:11:16,125 01:11:18,667 -Let's re-language that. -Okay. -Let's re-language that. -Okay.
1712 01:11:19,041 01:11:21,291 Vanzant: You are now becoming aware Vanzant: You are now becoming aware
1713 01:11:21,375 01:11:25,083 -of where healing is required. -(murmured agreement) -of where healing is required. -(murmured agreement)
1714 01:11:25,166 01:11:27,291 -That's what you're seeing. -Okay. -That's what you're seeing. -Okay.
1715 01:11:27,375 01:11:29,917 Vanzant: So, we see the need for our children's healing, Vanzant: So, we see the need for our children's healing,
1716 01:11:30,000 01:11:31,458 and... (chuckles) and... (chuckles)
1717 01:11:31,542 01:11:33,917 And we see... And we see...
1718 01:11:34,000 01:11:36,458 the absence of our Black fathers the absence of our Black fathers
1719 01:11:36,542 01:11:38,959 and our Brown fathers. and our Brown fathers.
1720 01:11:39,041 01:11:40,583 What do you have for your matriarchs? What do you have for your matriarchs?
1721 01:11:40,667 01:11:42,959 What can-- What wisdom can you leave us? What can-- What wisdom can you leave us?
1722 01:11:43,041 01:11:45,959 It looks like the men are absent, It looks like the men are absent,
1723 01:11:46,041 01:11:47,792 but at the same time, but at the same time,
1724 01:11:47,875 01:11:50,959 their absence is causing the women to rise. their absence is causing the women to rise.
1725 01:11:51,041 01:11:54,041 -A man is who his mother makes him. -(snapping) -A man is who his mother makes him. -(snapping)
1726 01:11:54,834 01:11:58,208 A man is who his mother makes him. A man is who his mother makes him.
1727 01:11:59,542 01:12:02,917 Because her heartbeat, her voice, Because her heartbeat, her voice,
1728 01:12:03,000 01:12:04,792 is the first sound he hears. is the first sound he hears.
1729 01:12:04,875 01:12:06,458 (murmuring) (murmuring)
1730 01:12:06,542 01:12:09,625 So, it starts from womb time, So, it starts from womb time,
1731 01:12:09,709 01:12:12,417 her being able to her being able to
1732 01:12:12,500 01:12:15,417 plant seeds that ultimately grow. plant seeds that ultimately grow.
1733 01:12:15,500 01:12:18,583 Yeah. So, don't-- don't despair. Yeah. So, don't-- don't despair.
1734 01:12:20,041 01:12:21,709 Don't despair. Don't despair.
1735 01:12:22,917 01:12:26,500 Nti-Asare-Tubbs: We put out a 160-page report last year. Nti-Asare-Tubbs: We put out a 160-page report last year.
1736 01:12:26,583 01:12:29,625 It was the first ever report on the status of women in Stockton. It was the first ever report on the status of women in Stockton.
1737 01:12:29,709 01:12:31,792 So that we know exactly how women are doing So that we know exactly how women are doing
1738 01:12:31,875 01:12:33,500 compared to the rest of the women in the county, compared to the rest of the women in the county,
1739 01:12:33,583 01:12:34,834 the rest of the women in our state, the rest of the women in our state,
1740 01:12:34,917 01:12:36,208 and the rest of the women in our country. and the rest of the women in our country.
1741 01:12:36,291 01:12:38,375 -(laughs) -You just blessed me. -(laughs) -You just blessed me.
1742 01:12:39,875 01:12:41,500 Nti-Asare-Tubbs: There's huge intersections Nti-Asare-Tubbs: There's huge intersections
1743 01:12:41,583 01:12:44,000 between the SEED program and gender equity. between the SEED program and gender equity.
1744 01:12:44,083 01:12:45,500 And when we think about single mothers And when we think about single mothers
1745 01:12:45,583 01:12:48,208 not having access to affordable childcare, not having access to affordable childcare,
1746 01:12:48,291 01:12:51,333 they might use that $500 for something like that. they might use that $500 for something like that.
1747 01:12:51,417 01:12:53,375 And when we think about And when we think about
1748 01:12:53,458 01:12:55,166 victims of domestic violence victims of domestic violence
1749 01:12:55,250 01:12:58,333 and their inability to leave an abusive partner, and their inability to leave an abusive partner,
1750 01:12:58,417 01:13:01,375 $500 a month can really make a difference for them. $500 a month can really make a difference for them.
1751 01:13:01,458 01:13:04,333 The biggest thing that I think Michael has said quite often The biggest thing that I think Michael has said quite often
1752 01:13:04,417 01:13:06,417 with SEED is the reason there's not with SEED is the reason there's not
1753 01:13:06,500 01:13:09,041 a training around what they need to do with the $500 a training around what they need to do with the $500
1754 01:13:09,125 01:13:11,583 is because we trust that they know what they need to do is because we trust that they know what they need to do
1755 01:13:11,667 01:13:14,917 to make their lives better or feel more secure to make their lives better or feel more secure
1756 01:13:15,000 01:13:17,875 or reach for whatever goal or dream they have. or reach for whatever goal or dream they have.
1757 01:13:17,959 01:13:20,917 And I think especially in women's stories, we're gonna see that. And I think especially in women's stories, we're gonna see that.
1758 01:13:21,000 01:13:23,250 Reporter 1: We're getting the first batch of data Reporter 1: We're getting the first batch of data
1759 01:13:23,333 01:13:25,834 on a free money program in Stockton. on a free money program in Stockton.
1760 01:13:25,917 01:13:28,500 It started earlier this year, providing low-income residents It started earlier this year, providing low-income residents
1761 01:13:28,583 01:13:30,834 with $500 a month... with $500 a month...
1762 01:13:30,917 01:13:32,375 Reporter 2: According to the first data released, Reporter 2: According to the first data released,
1763 01:13:32,458 01:13:35,750 40% went to food, 25% to merchandise, 40% went to food, 25% to merchandise,
1764 01:13:35,834 01:13:38,917 and another 12% to pay utility bills. and another 12% to pay utility bills.
1765 01:13:39,750 01:13:42,625 Recipient 1: I paid down some credit card debt, got rid of a couple. Recipient 1: I paid down some credit card debt, got rid of a couple.
1766 01:13:42,709 01:13:45,250 Recipient 2: It helps me get diapers, baby wipes. Recipient 2: It helps me get diapers, baby wipes.
1767 01:13:45,333 01:13:47,750 Recipient 3: Paid all my bills. That was the biggest stress relief. Recipient 3: Paid all my bills. That was the biggest stress relief.
1768 01:13:47,834 01:13:49,375 Recipient 4: Get a battery for my car. Recipient 4: Get a battery for my car.
1769 01:13:49,458 01:13:52,208 Recipient 5: My son wanted to go to a football camp. Recipient 5: My son wanted to go to a football camp.
1770 01:13:52,291 01:13:55,083 Recipient 6: I saved most of it, trying to find a good use for it. Recipient 6: I saved most of it, trying to find a good use for it.
1771 01:13:55,166 01:13:57,625 Recipient 7: I can pay, finally, for my books that I need. Recipient 7: I can pay, finally, for my books that I need.
1772 01:13:57,709 01:13:59,375 Recipient 8: I have a sick sister in Orego, Recipient 8: I have a sick sister in Orego,
1773 01:13:59,458 01:14:01,041 and I can't afford to always go to see her. and I can't afford to always go to see her.
1774 01:14:01,125 01:14:02,542 Recipient 9: Insurance won't cover it. Recipient 9: Insurance won't cover it.
1775 01:14:02,625 01:14:04,417 It's a huge burden off of our shoulders. It's a huge burden off of our shoulders.
1776 01:14:04,500 01:14:05,959 Recipient 9: My daughter's birthday just passed, Recipient 9: My daughter's birthday just passed,
1777 01:14:06,041 01:14:09,208 and it felt so nice to ask her what she wanted. and it felt so nice to ask her what she wanted.
1778 01:14:11,792 01:14:13,750 Magdalena Taitano: I saw it on TV, Magdalena Taitano: I saw it on TV,
1779 01:14:13,834 01:14:16,417 and then I read it in the newspaper. and then I read it in the newspaper.
1780 01:14:16,500 01:14:18,125 And we got this And we got this
1781 01:14:18,208 01:14:19,959 letter and I looked at it, letter and I looked at it,
1782 01:14:20,041 01:14:22,125 and I said, "Oh my God. and I said, "Oh my God.
1783 01:14:22,208 01:14:25,125 Of all people in Stockton, they have my name." Of all people in Stockton, they have my name."
1784 01:14:25,208 01:14:26,542 (laughs) (laughs)
1785 01:14:27,750 01:14:31,542 I called them up and I said, "Is this real?" You know? I called them up and I said, "Is this real?" You know?
1786 01:14:33,166 01:14:35,208 This is not the time for me to... This is not the time for me to...
1787 01:14:36,375 01:14:38,625 to refuse. to refuse.
1788 01:14:38,709 01:14:40,750 (voice breaking): My husband recently... (voice breaking): My husband recently...
1789 01:14:41,875 01:14:43,875 became disabled, became disabled,
1790 01:14:44,750 01:14:47,333 and-- I'm sorry. and-- I'm sorry.
1791 01:14:48,166 01:14:51,208 And he cannot remember anything. And he cannot remember anything.
1792 01:14:52,709 01:14:54,792 And he's... And he's...
1793 01:14:54,875 01:14:58,291 you know, so right now, SEED is a big, big help you know, so right now, SEED is a big, big help
1794 01:14:58,375 01:15:01,458 for me, for my-- for my everything. for me, for my-- for my everything.
1795 01:15:01,542 01:15:04,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1796 01:15:06,458 01:15:09,667 Tubbs: I think I really enjoy having Stockton be centered Tubbs: I think I really enjoy having Stockton be centered
1797 01:15:09,750 01:15:11,291 and ground zero for a discussion and ground zero for a discussion
1798 01:15:11,375 01:15:13,458 that's not rooted in bankruptcy or foreclosures, that's not rooted in bankruptcy or foreclosures,
1799 01:15:13,542 01:15:15,500 but it's rooted in like what could but it's rooted in like what could
1800 01:15:15,583 01:15:17,750 a future social contract look like. a future social contract look like.
1801 01:15:19,208 01:15:22,166 And then when that data's don, for the rest of history, And then when that data's don, for the rest of history,
1802 01:15:22,250 01:15:23,875 Stockton will be part of that conversation. Stockton will be part of that conversation.
1803 01:15:23,959 01:15:25,792 Whether you disagree or agree, Whether you disagree or agree,
1804 01:15:25,875 01:15:27,625 you're gonna have to cite the findings from Stockton, you're gonna have to cite the findings from Stockton,
1805 01:15:27,709 01:15:29,000 the stories and people of Stockton. the stories and people of Stockton.
1806 01:15:29,083 01:15:31,291 Stockton's gonna help inform national thinking Stockton's gonna help inform national thinking
1807 01:15:31,375 01:15:33,750 about how do we create a fair economy. about how do we create a fair economy.
1808 01:15:37,291 01:15:39,333 Vivero: I'll be at San Joaquin Delta College, Vivero: I'll be at San Joaquin Delta College,
1809 01:15:39,417 01:15:41,291 majoring in photography. majoring in photography.
1810 01:15:41,375 01:15:43,291 I gotta do this for my family I gotta do this for my family
1811 01:15:43,375 01:15:44,875 because not only is it important to me, because not only is it important to me,
1812 01:15:44,959 01:15:46,125 but it's important to them. but it's important to them.
1813 01:15:47,417 01:15:49,750 Especially for my dad, who didn't finish high school, Especially for my dad, who didn't finish high school,
1814 01:15:49,834 01:15:51,458 and my mom as well. and my mom as well.
1815 01:15:52,125 01:15:55,166 (speaking Spanish) (speaking Spanish)
1816 01:16:11,458 01:16:12,417 Sí. Sí.
1817 01:16:12,500 01:16:15,458 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1818 01:16:25,458 01:16:27,709 Almendarez: I'm going to MJC, which is in Modesto, Almendarez: I'm going to MJC, which is in Modesto,
1819 01:16:27,792 01:16:30,250 so I'm just gonna do two years there, and then, so I'm just gonna do two years there, and then,
1820 01:16:30,333 01:16:32,417 after those two years, go to a university. after those two years, go to a university.
1821 01:16:32,500 01:16:34,500 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1822 01:16:37,333 01:16:39,750 I think I'm gonna major in kinesiology I think I'm gonna major in kinesiology
1823 01:16:39,834 01:16:43,375 to be an athletic trainer or probably a PE teacher. to be an athletic trainer or probably a PE teacher.
1824 01:16:45,875 01:16:49,208 I think I will settle in Stockton 'cause I don't wanna leave my mom. I think I will settle in Stockton 'cause I don't wanna leave my mom.
1825 01:16:49,291 01:16:51,333 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1826 01:17:09,333 01:17:11,458 Hawkins: Isaiah was here, I wanna say, for about a year, Hawkins: Isaiah was here, I wanna say, for about a year,
1827 01:17:11,542 01:17:13,333 about a year and a half. about a year and a half.
1828 01:17:13,417 01:17:16,291 I had no problems. Zay'd go to school, went to practice, I had no problems. Zay'd go to school, went to practice,
1829 01:17:16,375 01:17:19,542 and did what he was supposed to do, and everything was fine. and did what he was supposed to do, and everything was fine.
1830 01:17:21,542 01:17:24,792 I mean all I know is it's pretty serious, I mean all I know is it's pretty serious,
1831 01:17:24,875 01:17:26,458 and I heard some things about them and I heard some things about them
1832 01:17:26,542 01:17:29,125 trying to charge him as an adult. trying to charge him as an adult.
1833 01:17:29,208 01:17:31,125 Zay has been in some trouble, Zay has been in some trouble,
1834 01:17:31,208 01:17:34,125 but we gotta be honest about the situation. but we gotta be honest about the situation.
1835 01:17:34,208 01:17:36,125 As a young Black man, As a young Black man,
1836 01:17:36,208 01:17:39,125 I don't wanna say-- to use the word "war," but, dude, I don't wanna say-- to use the word "war," but, dude,
1837 01:17:39,208 01:17:40,959 it's tough out here for us. it's tough out here for us.
1838 01:17:41,041 01:17:43,750 And at the same time, I don't wanna feel sorry for us neither, And at the same time, I don't wanna feel sorry for us neither,
1839 01:17:43,834 01:17:45,834 but that's why we gotta be but that's why we gotta be
1840 01:17:45,917 01:17:49,000 on top of our stuff twice as better. on top of our stuff twice as better.
1841 01:17:49,083 01:17:51,500 And that's what I try to get Zay to understand is, And that's what I try to get Zay to understand is,
1842 01:17:51,583 01:17:53,333 you got so many people that care about you. you got so many people that care about you.
1843 01:17:53,417 01:17:54,792 It's not just me, you know. It's not just me, you know.
1844 01:17:54,875 01:17:57,166 It's a lot of people, from the principal It's a lot of people, from the principal
1845 01:17:57,250 01:17:58,667 at Edison High School, the counselors, at Edison High School, the counselors,
1846 01:17:58,750 01:18:00,667 to the people in the community and all the stuff. to the people in the community and all the stuff.
1847 01:18:00,750 01:18:02,917 And I've always told Zay, "Dude... And I've always told Zay, "Dude...
1848 01:18:04,208 01:18:05,667 this is bigger than just you." this is bigger than just you."
1849 01:18:05,750 01:18:08,750 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1850 01:18:09,959 01:18:13,041 (cheering and applause) (cheering and applause)
1851 01:18:17,250 01:18:19,458 Tubbs: I was first introduced to some of you guys Tubbs: I was first introduced to some of you guys
1852 01:18:19,542 01:18:22,166 in eighth grade at Marshall Elementary School. in eighth grade at Marshall Elementary School.
1853 01:18:22,250 01:18:24,750 This year, I met some of you on Twitter. This year, I met some of you on Twitter.
1854 01:18:25,417 01:18:28,166 And I am so incredibly proud. And I am so incredibly proud.
1855 01:18:28,250 01:18:30,792 I'm proud because I know for many of you, I'm proud because I know for many of you,
1856 01:18:30,875 01:18:33,625 you're the first one in your family to graduate high schoo, you're the first one in your family to graduate high schoo,
1857 01:18:33,709 01:18:35,333 much less college. much less college.
1858 01:18:35,417 01:18:37,500 I'm incredibly proud because for many of you, I'm incredibly proud because for many of you,
1859 01:18:37,583 01:18:39,875 you've overcome poverty and obstacles you've overcome poverty and obstacles
1860 01:18:39,959 01:18:41,583 to get to where you are today. to get to where you are today.
1861 01:18:41,667 01:18:45,166 (cheering) (cheering)
1862 01:18:45,250 01:18:48,709 I'll leave you with my favorite quote, and it's this. I'll leave you with my favorite quote, and it's this.
1863 01:18:48,792 01:18:51,041 "They tried to bury us, "They tried to bury us,
1864 01:18:51,125 01:18:53,542 but they didn't know we were seeds." but they didn't know we were seeds."
1865 01:18:53,625 01:18:55,000 When I think of that quote, When I think of that quote,
1866 01:18:55,083 01:18:57,250 I think of students like Emily and Joy, I think of students like Emily and Joy,
1867 01:18:57,333 01:18:59,875 who, in high school, made the tough decision who, in high school, made the tough decision
1868 01:18:59,959 01:19:01,667 to have a child like my mothe, to have a child like my mothe,
1869 01:19:01,750 01:19:03,208 and today, are walking this stage and today, are walking this stage
1870 01:19:03,291 01:19:05,834 as proud parents and proud graduates as proud parents and proud graduates
1871 01:19:05,917 01:19:08,083 on their way to higher education. on their way to higher education.
1872 01:19:08,166 01:19:10,500 Emily and Joy, they tried to bury you, Emily and Joy, they tried to bury you,
1873 01:19:10,583 01:19:13,333 but they didn't know that you were seeds. but they didn't know that you were seeds.
1874 01:19:13,417 01:19:16,208 And for every single graduate in this class, And for every single graduate in this class,
1875 01:19:16,875 01:19:19,291 growing up in South Stockton, know this. growing up in South Stockton, know this.
1876 01:19:19,375 01:19:21,583 They tried to bury you, They tried to bury you,
1877 01:19:21,667 01:19:23,458 but they didn't know you were seeds. but they didn't know you were seeds.
1878 01:19:23,542 01:19:24,709 Act like you know that. Act like you know that.
1879 01:19:24,792 01:19:27,250 Everywhere you walk belongs to you. Everywhere you walk belongs to you.
1880 01:19:27,333 01:19:30,417 It's your house. We need you, and I expect to see It's your house. We need you, and I expect to see
1881 01:19:30,500 01:19:32,625 great things from you all, and congratulations. great things from you all, and congratulations.
1882 01:19:33,291 01:19:35,750 (applause) (applause)
1883 01:19:35,834 01:19:38,041 -Principal: Joy Almendarez. -(cheering) -Principal: Joy Almendarez. -(cheering)
1884 01:19:38,125 01:19:41,166 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1885 01:19:42,041 01:19:45,125 Almendarez: The mayor's mom, you know, she had him at a young age, Almendarez: The mayor's mom, you know, she had him at a young age,
1886 01:19:45,208 01:19:47,041 and she walked the stage with him, and she walked the stage with him,
1887 01:19:47,125 01:19:49,083 and he's like doing big things. and he's like doing big things.
1888 01:19:49,166 01:19:50,917 So, what I want for my son So, what I want for my son
1889 01:19:51,000 01:19:53,750 is for him to get an education is for him to get an education
1890 01:19:53,834 01:19:56,834 because he's gonna be a young Black child growing up in Stockton. because he's gonna be a young Black child growing up in Stockton.
1891 01:19:57,542 01:19:59,458 Principal: Rogelio Vivero. Principal: Rogelio Vivero.
1892 01:19:59,542 01:20:02,083 (cheering) (cheering)
1893 01:20:04,208 01:20:06,709 -Rihanna Vontealtine. -(cheering) -Rihanna Vontealtine. -(cheering)
1894 01:20:08,875 01:20:10,875 Clinton James Washington. Clinton James Washington.
1895 01:20:12,041 01:20:14,333 -(cheering continues) -Desiree... -(cheering continues) -Desiree...
1896 01:20:14,417 01:20:17,000 Vivero: My parents had a lot of euphoria. Vivero: My parents had a lot of euphoria.
1897 01:20:17,875 01:20:19,417 They were just glad. They were just glad.
1898 01:20:21,166 01:20:23,417 They just wanted to see me walk that stage They just wanted to see me walk that stage
1899 01:20:23,500 01:20:25,625 'cause walking that stage is a big accomplishment, 'cause walking that stage is a big accomplishment,
1900 01:20:25,709 01:20:29,250 and especially with all these killings, you know, the homicides. and especially with all these killings, you know, the homicides.
1901 01:20:30,750 01:20:32,583 You know, I lost some people, too. You know, I lost some people, too.
1902 01:20:32,667 01:20:36,000 And just to be able to walk that stage along with my friends And just to be able to walk that stage along with my friends
1903 01:20:36,083 01:20:38,458 who I've known that lost people, too. who I've known that lost people, too.
1904 01:20:38,542 01:20:41,041 You know, it was just a great feeling. You know, it was just a great feeling.
1905 01:20:42,291 01:20:44,625 (crowd chatter) (crowd chatter)
1906 01:20:44,709 01:20:46,583 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1907 01:20:50,083 01:20:52,000 Dellafosse: Isaiah's name was in the program. Dellafosse: Isaiah's name was in the program.
1908 01:20:52,083 01:20:54,333 -(inaudible) - To know that -(inaudible) - To know that
1909 01:20:54,417 01:20:57,041 he wasn't physically there was a little overwhelming, he wasn't physically there was a little overwhelming,
1910 01:20:57,125 01:20:59,917 but I was cheering him on in spirit. He was in my heart. but I was cheering him on in spirit. He was in my heart.
1911 01:21:01,291 01:21:03,917 (quiet chatter) (quiet chatter)
1912 01:21:06,458 01:21:08,000 Tubbs Sr.: I dedicate this Tubbs Sr.: I dedicate this
1913 01:21:08,083 01:21:09,542 to all the women who helped shape my life. to all the women who helped shape my life.
1914 01:21:09,625 01:21:11,208 Without you, I would be lost. Without you, I would be lost.
1915 01:21:11,291 01:21:14,166 My two boys, Michael Derrick Tubbs and Anthony Tubbs, My two boys, Michael Derrick Tubbs and Anthony Tubbs,
1916 01:21:14,250 01:21:16,333 this is something for you so you will know this is something for you so you will know
1917 01:21:16,417 01:21:18,417 who your dad really is as a person. who your dad really is as a person.
1918 01:21:19,709 01:21:21,667 The book I'm writing is called "Truth Be Told." The book I'm writing is called "Truth Be Told."
1919 01:21:21,750 01:21:24,166 It's really a memoir to my sons. It's really a memoir to my sons.
1920 01:21:24,250 01:21:26,333 It's my truth, and I gotta tell my son, It's my truth, and I gotta tell my son,
1921 01:21:26,417 01:21:28,542 gotta let him know who I am. gotta let him know who I am.
1922 01:21:28,625 01:21:30,667 When Audri came into my life, she was the one When Audri came into my life, she was the one
1923 01:21:30,750 01:21:33,542 who made me really see myself for who I really was who made me really see myself for who I really was
1924 01:21:33,625 01:21:35,542 and not what I thought I was. and not what I thought I was.
1925 01:21:35,625 01:21:37,834 So then when Mike first got married, my wife said, So then when Mike first got married, my wife said,
1926 01:21:37,917 01:21:39,875 "You're gonna be a granddaddy soon." I was like, nah. I said, "You're gonna be a granddaddy soon." I was like, nah. I said,
1927 01:21:39,959 01:21:42,375 "He got a plan right now. He's sticking to his plan." "He got a plan right now. He's sticking to his plan."
1928 01:21:42,458 01:21:44,583 She's like, "You gonna be a granddaddy soon." She's like, "You gonna be a granddaddy soon."
1929 01:21:44,667 01:21:47,125 So, it's happening. I'm proud. I'm glad. So, it's happening. I'm proud. I'm glad.
1930 01:21:52,625 01:21:54,709 That's what I'm looking most forward to, That's what I'm looking most forward to,
1931 01:21:54,792 01:21:57,000 meeting my grandchild. meeting my grandchild.
1932 01:21:57,083 01:21:59,041 I'm hoping I'll be able to go visit them. I'm hoping I'll be able to go visit them.
1933 01:21:59,125 01:22:00,208 (indistinct chatter) (indistinct chatter)
1934 01:22:00,291 01:22:02,291 Tubbs: I would rather the conversation happen Tubbs: I would rather the conversation happen
1935 01:22:02,375 01:22:03,959 not in a prison, frankly. not in a prison, frankly.
1936 01:22:04,041 01:22:06,417 But as I think about starting my own family, But as I think about starting my own family,
1937 01:22:06,500 01:22:09,208 having some sort of, like, having some sort of, like,
1938 01:22:09,291 01:22:12,458 restart of a relationship, now that I'm a, I'm a man, restart of a relationship, now that I'm a, I'm a man,
1939 01:22:12,542 01:22:14,166 would probably be helpful. would probably be helpful.
1940 01:22:15,291 01:22:17,875 I'm sure my child will realize that his grandfather I'm sure my child will realize that his grandfather
1941 01:22:17,959 01:22:19,750 is in jail, but my hope for him is in jail, but my hope for him
1942 01:22:19,834 01:22:21,959 is that he's able to meet the person is that he's able to meet the person
1943 01:22:22,041 01:22:23,792 behind the caricature or the character, behind the caricature or the character,
1944 01:22:23,875 01:22:26,458 and have a relationship that's different than the relationshp and have a relationship that's different than the relationshp
1945 01:22:26,542 01:22:29,625 I had where that's just his granddad. I had where that's just his granddad.
1946 01:22:29,709 01:22:31,625 Dixon: I'm just so proud of my son Michael Dixon: I'm just so proud of my son Michael
1947 01:22:31,709 01:22:33,250 and I'm so proud of Anna and I'm so proud of Anna
1948 01:22:33,333 01:22:35,417 that she's carrying my grandchild. that she's carrying my grandchild.
1949 01:22:35,500 01:22:36,875 I know for a fact that I know for a fact that
1950 01:22:36,959 01:22:39,458 -my grandchild gonna be smart. -(laughter) -my grandchild gonna be smart. -(laughter)
1951 01:22:39,542 01:22:41,917 I'm just happy. And, you know, I'm just happy. And, you know,
1952 01:22:42,000 01:22:44,959 with you carrying my baby, it makes me more connected to you-- with you carrying my baby, it makes me more connected to you--
1953 01:22:45,041 01:22:47,625 -I mean my grand baby. (laughs) -(laughter) -I mean my grand baby. (laughs) -(laughter)
1954 01:22:47,709 01:22:50,750 (applause) (applause)
1955 01:22:52,875 01:22:55,834 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1956 01:22:55,917 01:22:58,750 Tubbs: Being a father has been incredibly humanizing Tubbs: Being a father has been incredibly humanizing
1957 01:22:58,834 01:23:02,000 in helping me understand both of my parents, actually. in helping me understand both of my parents, actually.
1958 01:23:02,083 01:23:04,792 Fosters a deep, deep, deep appreciation Fosters a deep, deep, deep appreciation
1959 01:23:04,875 01:23:07,166 for the work, particularly my mom being single, for the work, particularly my mom being single,
1960 01:23:07,250 01:23:09,375 and how hard it had to have been. and how hard it had to have been.
1961 01:23:09,875 01:23:12,083 For my dad, just how difficult it must've been For my dad, just how difficult it must've been
1962 01:23:12,166 01:23:13,834 to be like away from your son. to be like away from your son.
1963 01:23:13,917 01:23:16,458 I don't like it when I'm on a business trip for three days, I don't like it when I'm on a business trip for three days,
1964 01:23:16,542 01:23:18,291 much less 25, 26 years. much less 25, 26 years.
1965 01:23:18,375 01:23:20,917 I'm sure that must've been terrible. I'm sure that must've been terrible.
1966 01:23:21,000 01:23:24,333 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1967 01:23:32,959 01:23:35,667 Evans: I've been stressed out so muc, Evans: I've been stressed out so muc,
1968 01:23:35,750 01:23:38,917 so much put on my shoulders that I just gotta deal with. so much put on my shoulders that I just gotta deal with.
1969 01:23:43,625 01:23:46,000 You know, a lot of kids, they got so much anger You know, a lot of kids, they got so much anger
1970 01:23:46,083 01:23:49,375 built inside, especially when you lock down. built inside, especially when you lock down.
1971 01:23:49,458 01:23:51,166 When you lock down, so much anger. When you lock down, so much anger.
1972 01:23:51,250 01:23:53,208 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
1973 01:23:53,291 01:23:55,125 It's not nothing to bring me down. It's not nothing to bring me down.
1974 01:23:55,208 01:23:57,166 It's just gonna make me work harder. It's just gonna make me work harder.
1975 01:23:57,250 01:24:00,792 Like, I really wanna be a big help in my city, Like, I really wanna be a big help in my city,
1976 01:24:00,875 01:24:03,917 and I'm saying this is, this is, this is a real story for me. and I'm saying this is, this is, this is a real story for me.
1977 01:24:05,875 01:24:09,208 Dellafosse: For Isaiah, what we're hoping is that he goes to counseling. Dellafosse: For Isaiah, what we're hoping is that he goes to counseling.
1978 01:24:09,291 01:24:11,041 He's still eligible for Stockton Scholars, He's still eligible for Stockton Scholars,
1979 01:24:11,125 01:24:14,375 which means he can still obtain the $500. which means he can still obtain the $500.
1980 01:24:14,458 01:24:16,041 He's eligible for Delta classes, He's eligible for Delta classes,
1981 01:24:16,125 01:24:18,500 and we're enrolling him as we speak. and we're enrolling him as we speak.
1982 01:24:19,417 01:24:21,375 Evans: I love Jasmine on a whole 'nother level. Evans: I love Jasmine on a whole 'nother level.
1983 01:24:21,458 01:24:24,750 A lot of people, they done turned their back on me, A lot of people, they done turned their back on me,
1984 01:24:24,834 01:24:27,208 but Jasmine, no matter what, she was here for me but Jasmine, no matter what, she was here for me
1985 01:24:27,291 01:24:29,458 every step of the way. every step of the way.
1986 01:24:30,291 01:24:32,583 Dellafosse: When Iyanla came to Stockton, Dellafosse: When Iyanla came to Stockton,
1987 01:24:32,667 01:24:35,208 someone asked a question about how do you know when the work is done, someone asked a question about how do you know when the work is done,
1988 01:24:35,291 01:24:37,250 and she said, "When you die." and she said, "When you die."
1989 01:24:37,333 01:24:39,542 Regardless of who's gonna be here Regardless of who's gonna be here
1990 01:24:39,625 01:24:41,417 in two years or four years, in two years or four years,
1991 01:24:41,500 01:24:43,041 that this work will still continue that this work will still continue
1992 01:24:43,125 01:24:45,375 because we're putting things in place because we're putting things in place
1993 01:24:45,458 01:24:47,458 for folks to continue this work. for folks to continue this work.
1994 01:24:50,041 01:24:52,417 Nunez: Can we just hear it for Common real quick? Nunez: Can we just hear it for Common real quick?
1995 01:24:52,500 01:24:54,583 Show some Stockton love to Common? Show some Stockton love to Common?
1996 01:24:54,667 01:24:57,000 (applause) (applause)
1997 01:24:58,041 01:25:00,250 Common: This is inspiring for me to be here. Common: This is inspiring for me to be here.
1998 01:25:00,333 01:25:03,500 Like I really wanna say salutations to Stockton. Like I really wanna say salutations to Stockton.
1999 01:25:03,792 01:25:06,417 'Cause this is a good example of what 'Cause this is a good example of what
2000 01:25:06,500 01:25:09,917 a city, um, maybe, hopefully, a state a city, um, maybe, hopefully, a state
2001 01:25:10,000 01:25:11,375 and a nation, can be. and a nation, can be.
2002 01:25:11,458 01:25:13,667 I come to communities and try to listen. I come to communities and try to listen.
2003 01:25:14,166 01:25:15,959 There is this school-to-prison pipeline There is this school-to-prison pipeline
2004 01:25:16,041 01:25:18,250 that exists in Stockton, and there have been that exists in Stockton, and there have been
2005 01:25:18,333 01:25:20,583 many people at the table who've been working to really many people at the table who've been working to really
2006 01:25:20,667 01:25:22,875 fight to dismantle that work, fight to dismantle that work,
2007 01:25:22,959 01:25:25,125 and we're looking to shut down youth prisons across the state. and we're looking to shut down youth prisons across the state.
2008 01:25:25,208 01:25:27,375 Aguilar: You know, I've always wanted to love this city, Aguilar: You know, I've always wanted to love this city,
2009 01:25:27,458 01:25:29,417 Stockton. I love the city. Stockton. I love the city.
2010 01:25:29,500 01:25:31,834 -And-and the city didn't love me back. -Common: Mm. -And-and the city didn't love me back. -Common: Mm.
2011 01:25:31,917 01:25:35,250 You know, as a kid, at 8 years old, I was already inside You know, as a kid, at 8 years old, I was already inside
2012 01:25:35,333 01:25:37,792 foster care and the juvenile hall system. foster care and the juvenile hall system.
2013 01:25:37,875 01:25:39,625 By the time I was 15, I was already being tried By the time I was 15, I was already being tried
2014 01:25:39,709 01:25:41,625 as an adult and sent to prison. as an adult and sent to prison.
2015 01:25:41,709 01:25:44,583 I ended up spending 26 years in the penitentiary. I ended up spending 26 years in the penitentiary.
2016 01:25:44,667 01:25:48,208 And so, the system raised me when I wanted my city to love me. And so, the system raised me when I wanted my city to love me.
2017 01:25:49,208 01:25:52,125 Common: It wasn't on our minds to know to go to Stockton. Common: It wasn't on our minds to know to go to Stockton.
2018 01:25:52,208 01:25:54,417 I'm just being real with you. It wasn't on our minds I'm just being real with you. It wasn't on our minds
2019 01:25:54,500 01:25:56,000 until they pulled our coattails and said, until they pulled our coattails and said,
2020 01:25:56,083 01:25:58,125 yo, we gotta hit these places, yo, we gotta hit these places,
2021 01:25:58,208 01:25:59,792 and there's stuff going on here. and there's stuff going on here.
2022 01:25:59,875 01:26:01,291 This place is being overlooked, This place is being overlooked,
2023 01:26:01,375 01:26:03,417 but it's issues, and it just but it's issues, and it just
2024 01:26:03,500 01:26:05,458 makes me know that like the leadership makes me know that like the leadership
2025 01:26:05,542 01:26:07,458 can come from anywhere. can come from anywhere.
2026 01:26:07,542 01:26:09,500 Y'all are really showing Y'all are really showing
2027 01:26:09,583 01:26:12,166 a transformation on a holistic level. a transformation on a holistic level.
2028 01:26:12,250 01:26:14,667 -Photographer: Two, three, say Stockton. -All: Stockton! -Photographer: Two, three, say Stockton. -All: Stockton!
2029 01:26:14,750 01:26:17,000 ("The People" by Common playing) ("The People" by Common playing)
2030 01:26:17,083 01:26:20,709 Tubbs: The phrase "upset the set-up" I stole from a friend. Tubbs: The phrase "upset the set-up" I stole from a friend.
2031 01:26:21,750 01:26:24,667 I remember texting her like, "Yo, I'ma steal that for a speech." I remember texting her like, "Yo, I'ma steal that for a speech."
2032 01:26:24,750 01:26:27,166 It's an interesting play on the words. It's an interesting play on the words.
2033 01:26:27,250 01:26:29,709 It acknowledges that there is a set-up, there is a system, It acknowledges that there is a set-up, there is a system,
2034 01:26:29,792 01:26:31,500 there is a way things are designed. there is a way things are designed.
2035 01:26:31,583 01:26:33,458 But it's not fatalistic. It's not saying, But it's not fatalistic. It's not saying,
2036 01:26:33,542 01:26:35,500 "Because of that, you can't do anything," "Because of that, you can't do anything,"
2037 01:26:35,583 01:26:37,625 or, "Because of that, we're stuck." or, "Because of that, we're stuck."
2038 01:26:37,709 01:26:39,291 As Jasmine said, the work we'll be doing As Jasmine said, the work we'll be doing
2039 01:26:39,375 01:26:41,166 for the rest of our lives, really, for the rest of our lives, really,
2040 01:26:41,250 01:26:42,500 is how do we upset the set-up? is how do we upset the set-up?
2041 01:26:42,583 01:26:44,208 We'll continue to push for a world We'll continue to push for a world
2042 01:26:44,291 01:26:46,250 that gives everyone a chance. that gives everyone a chance.
2043 01:26:46,625 01:26:49,709 -(crowd cheering, applause) -(indistinct) -(crowd cheering, applause) -(indistinct)
2044 01:26:51,083 01:26:53,333 ...for everybody. For trans people, ...for everybody. For trans people,
2045 01:26:53,417 01:26:55,750 for gay people, for straight people, for gay people, for straight people,
2046 01:26:55,834 01:26:59,250 for Muslim people, for Sikh people, for Indian people, for Muslim people, for Sikh people, for Indian people,
2047 01:26:59,333 01:27:01,875 for Black people, for white people, for Latinos, for Asians, for Black people, for white people, for Latinos, for Asians,
2048 01:27:01,959 01:27:05,208 for every single person in this city. for every single person in this city.
2049 01:27:05,291 01:27:07,375 We don't believe, but we demand justice, We don't believe, but we demand justice,
2050 01:27:07,458 01:27:09,709 and for that, tonight, we party. and for that, tonight, we party.
2051 01:27:09,792 01:27:11,250 (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering)
2052 01:27:11,333 01:27:14,208 ♪ This is street radio for unsung heroes ♪ ♪ This is street radio for unsung heroes ♪
2053 01:27:14,291 01:27:16,667 ♪ Riding in the regal, trying to stay legal ♪ ♪ Riding in the regal, trying to stay legal ♪
2054 01:27:16,750 01:27:19,208 ♪ My daughter found Nemo, I found the new primo ♪ ♪ My daughter found Nemo, I found the new primo ♪
2055 01:27:19,291 01:27:21,709 ♪ Yeah, you know how we do, we do it for the people ♪ ♪ Yeah, you know how we do, we do it for the people ♪
2056 01:27:21,792 01:27:23,917 ♪ And the struggle of the brothers and the folks ♪ ♪ And the struggle of the brothers and the folks ♪
2057 01:27:24,000 01:27:26,917 ♪ With lovers under dope, experiment to discover hopes ♪ ♪ With lovers under dope, experiment to discover hopes ♪
2058 01:27:27,000 01:27:28,542 ♪ Scuffle for notes, the rougher I wrote ♪ ♪ Scuffle for notes, the rougher I wrote ♪
2059 01:27:28,625 01:27:29,834 ♪ Times was harder ♪ ♪ Times was harder ♪
2060 01:27:29,917 01:27:32,250 ♪ Went from rocky starter to the voice of a martyr ♪ ♪ Went from rocky starter to the voice of a martyr ♪
2061 01:27:32,333 01:27:34,875 ♪ Why white folks focus on dogs and yoga ♪ ♪ Why white folks focus on dogs and yoga ♪
2062 01:27:34,959 01:27:37,542 ♪ While people on the low end trying to ball and get over ♪ ♪ While people on the low end trying to ball and get over ♪
2063 01:27:37,625 01:27:39,750 ♪ Lyrics are like liquor for the fallen soldier ♪ ♪ Lyrics are like liquor for the fallen soldier ♪
2064 01:27:39,834 01:27:41,417 ♪ From the bounce to the ounce ♪ ♪ From the bounce to the ounce ♪
2065 01:27:41,500 01:27:43,917 ♪ It's all our culture, every day we hustlin' ♪ ♪ It's all our culture, every day we hustlin' ♪
2066 01:27:44,000 01:27:45,291 ♪ Trying to get them custom rims ♪ ♪ Trying to get them custom rims ♪
2067 01:27:45,375 01:27:47,875 ♪ Law we ain't trusting them, thick broads we lust in them ♪ ♪ Law we ain't trusting them, thick broads we lust in them ♪
2068 01:27:47,959 01:27:49,250 ♪ Sick and tired of punching it ♪ ♪ Sick and tired of punching it ♪
2069 01:27:49,333 01:27:50,625 ♪ I look on the bus at them ♪ ♪ I look on the bus at them ♪
2070 01:27:50,709 01:27:52,792 ♪ When I see them struggling, I think how I'm touching them♪ ♪ When I see them struggling, I think how I'm touching them♪
2071 01:27:52,875 01:27:55,375 ♪ The days ♪ ♪ The days ♪
2072 01:27:55,458 01:27:57,917 ♪ Have come ♪ ♪ Have come ♪
2073 01:27:58,000 01:28:00,583 ♪ Now we ♪ ♪ Now we ♪
2074 01:28:00,667 01:28:03,208 ♪ Are one ♪ ♪ Are one ♪
2075 01:28:03,291 01:28:05,750 ♪ Just take ♪ ♪ Just take ♪
2076 01:28:05,834 01:28:08,291 ♪ Your time ♪ ♪ Your time ♪
2077 01:28:08,375 01:28:10,875 ♪ And then ♪ ♪ And then ♪
2078 01:28:10,959 01:28:13,458 ♪ You'll find ♪ ♪ You'll find ♪
2079 01:28:13,542 01:28:16,291 ♪ This is street radio for unsung heroes ♪ ♪ This is street radio for unsung heroes ♪
2080 01:28:16,375 01:28:18,792 ♪ Riding in the regal, trying to stay legal ♪ ♪ Riding in the regal, trying to stay legal ♪
2081 01:28:18,875 01:28:21,458 ♪ My daughter found Nemo, I found a new primo ♪ ♪ My daughter found Nemo, I found a new primo ♪
2082 01:28:21,542 01:28:24,083 ♪ Yeah, you know how we do, we do it for the people ♪ ♪ Yeah, you know how we do, we do it for the people ♪
2083 01:28:24,166 01:28:27,417 ♪ The people said that I was sharp on TV at the Grammys ♪ ♪ The people said that I was sharp on TV at the Grammys ♪
2084 01:28:27,500 01:28:29,458 ♪ Though they tried to India.Arie me ♪ ♪ Though they tried to India.Arie me ♪
2085 01:28:29,542 01:28:31,834 ♪ Got backstage and I bumped into Stevie ♪ ♪ Got backstage and I bumped into Stevie ♪
2086 01:28:31,917 01:28:34,583 ♪ He said no matter what, the people gon' see me ♪ ♪ He said no matter what, the people gon' see me ♪
2087 01:28:34,667 01:28:37,125 ♪ Can't leave rap alone, the streets need me ♪ ♪ Can't leave rap alone, the streets need me ♪
2088 01:28:37,208 01:28:39,792 ♪ Hunger in they eyes is what seem to feed me ♪ ♪ Hunger in they eyes is what seem to feed me ♪
2089 01:28:39,875 01:28:42,458 ♪ Inside peace mixed with beast seemed to breed me ♪ ♪ Inside peace mixed with beast seemed to breed me ♪
2090 01:28:42,542 01:28:44,792 ♪ Nobody believe until I believe me ♪ ♪ Nobody believe until I believe me ♪
2091 01:28:44,875 01:28:47,458 ♪ Now I'm on the rise, doing business with my guys ♪ ♪ Now I'm on the rise, doing business with my guys ♪
2092 01:28:47,542 01:28:49,959 ♪ Visions realize, music affected lives ♪ ♪ Visions realize, music affected lives ♪
2093 01:28:50,041 01:28:52,500 ♪ A gift from the skies to be recognized ♪ ♪ A gift from the skies to be recognized ♪
2094 01:28:52,583 01:28:55,166 ♪ I'm keeping my eyes on the people, that's the prize ♪ ♪ I'm keeping my eyes on the people, that's the prize ♪
2095 01:28:55,250 01:28:57,458 ♪ The days ♪ ♪ The days ♪
2096 01:28:57,542 01:29:00,166 ♪ Have come ♪ ♪ Have come ♪
2097 01:29:00,250 01:29:02,792 ♪ Now we ♪ ♪ Now we ♪
2098 01:29:02,875 01:29:05,333 ♪ Are one ♪ ♪ Are one ♪
2099 01:29:05,417 01:29:09,083 ♪ Just take your time... ♪ ♪ Just take your time... ♪