"From Bankruptcy to Reinvention": Stockton, CA is the poster child of an American town gone wrong. Twice-named by Forbes Magazine as the most miserable city in the U.S, it filed Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2013. Ironically, the bankruptcy of the city has provided city leaders with an opportunity for civic reinvention. Our main character in this radio documentary is 25-year-old Stockton City Councilperson and Mayor-Elect, Michael Tubbs. Tubbs grew up in the worse part of town with a single teenage mother and an incarcerated father; his cousin was murdered and that drove him back to his home town of Stockton to try and make a difference. The documentary weaves together the voices of Stocktonians who are reinventing their city, including Tama Brisbane, Executive Director of With Our Words, a nationally recognized poetry and spoken-word group. We also hear from Daisy Armstrong, a 2012 #1 Youth Poet in the Nation, who shares her new election piece titled "PresPiece". Produced by Sprouts.