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Why Michael Tubbs Lost the Stockton Mayoral Election and What He Plans to Do Next

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KQED

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

During his tenure as mayor of Stockton, Michael Tubbs drew national attention for championing a guaranteed income policy and launching a pilot program to test it out. But he lost his bid for a second term this year, amid criticism that he failed to fix the city's persistent problems with poverty and homelessness. Tubbs says says a four-year misinformation campaign contributed to his defeat. We'll talk to Tubbs about what's next and what he's learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Music From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Scott Schaefer, in today for Michael Krasny.

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This hour, Michael Tubbs was just 26 years old when he was elected mayor of Stockton

0:56.1

four years ago. He was seen by many as a rising star. His program of guaranteed income was funded by

1:02.2

Silicon Valley philanthropists and at one national attention. He was also the focus of an HBO

1:07.4

documentary titled Stockton on My Mind. In spite of that, or maybe in part because

1:13.2

of it, Tubbs lost his bid for re-election to a Republican challenger last month, and some say a relentless

1:19.3

disinformation campaign on a local news blog helped defeat him. We'll get his take on all that,

1:24.7

an exit interview with Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs right after this.

1:35.6

Welcome to Forum. I'm Scott Schaefer here today for Michael Krasny.

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Well, there were plenty of surprises in the November election, but one result here in the Bay Area really stood out

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for me, the defeat of Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs. He was elected four years ago at the age of

1:50.6

just 26, and his innovative guaranteed income policy attracted big funding from Silicon Valley

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