Three months ago, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs was celebrating the release of an HBO documentary about his life and leadership in the San Joaquin Valley city. This week, he's trailing in his bid for a second term. The race is not yet called. But a loss would be an unexpected setback for the 30-year-old Democrat, who has attracted the kind of publicity that comes to few local politicians — including an early endorsement by Oprah Winfrey and national attention for his experiment with a guaranteed income . However, the expansive vision that has earned Tubbs a reputation far beyond Stockton may not hold the same resonance in the city of 310,000, which has struggled with poverty, homelessness and high crime for decades. "People have a deep distrust of city hall and downtown Stockton," said Andrew Acosta, a Democratic political consultant who has worked on mayoral and legislative campaigns in and around Stockton, but was not involved with this year's race. Tubbs "launched a lot of initiatives that are forward-thinking and probably will have some impact. But people look around and don't see that today." Tubbs trailed Republican Kevin Lincoln, the executive pastor at a local church, on Friday by about… Read full this story
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