Michael Tubbs is the fourth in our series highlighting 10 game-changers who have appeared in 10 years of Forbes 30 Under 30. As the saying goes: “There’s no Republican or Democratic way to fill a pothole.”Potholes were the least of Stockton, California’s worries when Michael Tubbs won the Central Valley city’s mayoral race in 2016. President Obama and Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs Office of Mayor Michael TubbsBut Tubbs had a personal history of beating tough odds. Tubbs was Stockton’s first black mayor, and, at just 26, he was the youngest major city mayor in America. Once a homicide hotspot, Tubbs has partnered with the violence interrupter program, Advance Peace, to reduce gang violence and retaliations.

Source: Forbes October 12, 2020 13:52 UTC