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WEBVTT HE SAID THE CITY VALUES LIFE.>> A MAN SHOT AND KILLED INBROAD DAYLIGHT.WHILE DRIVING HIS CAR ON THECORNER OF EL DORADO AND LAKESTREET AND'S DOCTRINE.HE WAS THE SIXTH LIFE TAKEN TOGUN VIOLENCE IN ONE WEEKBRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OFHOMICIDES DOWN TO 23.THE MAYOR SAYS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.QUINCY WILL NOT TOLERATE A LOSSOF LIFE.HE IS LOOKING INTO TWO PROGRAMSONE THAT DETROIT HAS POLICEMONITOR ON CAMERA.ANOTHER STRATEGY IS IN THE EASTMAKE SOME ARE CALLING ACONTROVERSIAL.>> THERE IS THE SAFETY THATCREATES A PROGRAM FOR THOSE MOSTLIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY GUNVIOLENCE.>> THE PROGRAM USES ADVANCEDFEES THAT HIRES CONVICTED FELONSTO COURT SUSPECTED CRIMINALSWITH OFFERS OF CASH TO LEAD TOBETTER LAST.IT IS A 18 MONTH FELLOWSHIPWITHIN THE WITH MENTORS SEVERALTIMES A DAY.>> ON QUIZZES EUROS AND I'M JUSTNOW GETTING IN JEOPARDY.I NEVER KNEW A W HE WAS OR HOWYOU MAKE YOUR RESUME THEY TAUGHTME EVERYTHING.THE MAYOR TWEETED THIS PLAN TORESEARCH THE PROGRAMS AND HASRECEIVED REACTIONS.SOME SAY YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TOPAY CRIMINALS DO NOT COMMIT ACRIME.>> BE A PAIN ANYWAY FOR EVERYHOMICIDE, IT IS ABOUT A COST OF$1 MILLION TO THE CITY.>> THOSE ALREADY EXISTING FUNDSARE PHILANTHROPISTS YOU AREINTERESTED IN THIS WORK.WE ARE IN EXPLORATORY PHASE OFRESEARCH.SO ONCE THEY COME TO THEIMPLEMENTATION PHASE THECONVERSATION HAS TO HAPPENWHETHER WE ARE ABLE TO RAISEFUNDS FOR PRIVATE FOLKS ORWHETHER WE WOULD TAKE THEEXISTING FUNDS THAT WE HAD.IS IT WE ARE NOT PAYING PEOPLEIS LUDICROUS BECAUSE THE AREPAYING A LOT MORE.THERE IS A RETURN INVESTMENT FORA SAFE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOTDYING IN A CITY THAT HAS NOHOMICIDES WERE PEOPLE ARE PAYINGDIVIDENDS.RESIDENTS WE TALKED TO A GREAT.>> YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE HAD BADTHINGS HAPPEN, THEY JUST FOLLOWA VETERAN.IF YOU CAN GET PROGRAMS TO GUIDETHEM THE RIGHT WAY AT LEAST TRY.IT IS A GOOD INCENTIVE.ALL CRIMINALS THAT THEY COMMITHAVE TO DO WITH FINANCIALBURDENS THAT THEY GO THROUGH.BUT THEY HOPE IT HAS LESS

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Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs condemned the violence in the city over the weekend and is considering a couple different ways to combat crime, including one that pays people not to commit crimes.There were four homicides in Stockton between Monday and Wednesday night, bringing the total number of killings in the city to more than 24.Tubbs released a statement Wednesday night after the string of violence."All life is sacred and even one homicide is too many ... overall, crime continues to trend downward but we must remain vigilant," Tubbs said.The city is exploring a couple options in the hopes of curbing the number of violent crimes in the city.The first option is out of Detroit called Project Greenlight. In this situation, live cameras would be set up inside and outside of businesses in Stockton, and the cameras would be monitored in real-time from the police headquarters.The second option out of the Bay Area is more controversial. Richmond's Advance Peace uses taxpayer dollars to pay men with firearm history to not shoot guns.In exchange, the men can participate in adult fellowship, mentorships and job opportunity programs.In a Facebook post Thursday, Tubbs explained Stockton's version of Advance Peace would not exclusively use taxpayer dollars."Before implementing a program like Advance Peace, I would seek philanthropic dollars and not general funds," Tubbs said in the post. "This program has shown success in reducing violent crime. This is just one suggested approached towards improving public safety."While the program has shown some success at decreasing violence in Richmond, it's unclear how sustainable to program can be in Stockton."I am always looking for solutions and researching innovative ways and to help curb crime in our city," Tubbs said in Thursday's post. "Making Stockton safer is a key priority for me as your mayor."