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Stockton Police Department officials released this undated surveillance image of a person of interest. The figure appears to match the description of the only surviving victim of a suspected serial killer who has fatally shot six people. AP hide caption

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Police have linked several shootings to a possible serial killer in Stockton, Calif.

October 5, 2022 • Investigators are scouring old shooting homicides for possible connections to the six fatal shootings that have terrorized the the city, officials told NPR.

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Perceived Threat

June 10, 2021 • A 16-year-old Black kid walks into a gas station in Stockton, Calif. to buy gummy worms for his little sister. When the teen gets in an argument with the clerk over a damaged dollar bill, a white officer in plainclothes decides to intervene — with force. In the fourth episode of On Our Watch, we trace the ripple effects of this incident over the next 10 years in a department trying to address racism and bias. But can the chief's efforts at truth and reconciliation work when the accountability process seems to ignore the truth?

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Results From The City That Just Gave Away Cash

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Results From The City That Just Gave Away Cash

March 9, 2021 • A new study looks at the experiment with a guaranteed basic income in Stockton, California.

California Program Giving $500 No-Strings-Attached Stipends Pays Off, Study Finds

Stockton, Calif., resident Susie Garza displays the debit card on which she received a monthly stipend as part of a pilot universal basic income program. The program began in 2019, when this photo was taken. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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California Program Giving $500 No-Strings-Attached Stipends Pays Off, Study Finds

March 4, 2021 • Independent researchers found that the first year of a universal basic income experiment in Stockton, Calif., measurably improved recipients' job prospects, financial stability and overall well-being.