It comes in the wake of the mass shooting in Stockton that killed four people, three of those children.
"I just don't see that you would have a 16-year-old who is banging hard who's running, doing drugs, partying and everything that comes with it, you know what I am going to come to the peace meeting," said former District Attorney for San Joaquin County Tori Verber Salazar.
"We can't look to third parties to solve our problems," Verber Salazar said. "Only Stockton can solve our problems, and we will."
It confirmed the meeting is set for Friday at 9 p.m. and that multiple members from gangs have said they plan to attend.
Law enforcement is not invited to the meeting, but the group said communication with law enforcement is limited to safety awareness and the group is following its own de-escalation negotiation protocols.
CBS Sacramento reached out to multiple city leaders, including some who said they knew nothing about the so-called peace summit and others who did not answer.
Multiple local faith leaders who did not want to speak publicly said they were skeptical about the bold idea.
The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation said it will provide an update on how the meeting goes next week.
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