Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has joined several Central Valley and Stockton advocacy and nonprofit groups to launch a community fund to support residents affected by this month’s mass shooting.
“We’re heartbroken at the tragedy that happened here in Stockton. We came together to figure out how we can ensure that we build the infrastructure to reduce the likelihood of things like this happening,” said Tubbs, who spoke Tuesday with The Bee ahead of the fund’s launch.
The Heal Stockton Fund formally launched Wednesday, little more than a week after the Nov. 29 shooting that left four people dead including three children and at least 13 wounded. Sierra Health Foundation, San Joaquin Community Foundation and Tubbs’ Reinvent Stockton Foundation are leading the effort. Initial funders Black Freedom Fund and James McClatchy Foundation are also partners…