California officials representing some of the wealthiest cities in the world traveled to one of the poorest villages in Africa this week to study universal basic income
By: JEANNE KUANG See original post here. Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food drive-thru and night shifts in another,
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The state of California announced Monday $25 million to underwrite the first state-funded guaranteed income pilot programs, which could set a standard for the entire
By: ALISHA ROE When I applied to be part of a new guaranteed income program in my city, I was skeptical anyone would want to
By: Alix Martichoux. See original post here. More than 20 million Californians can expect a new round of direct payments to hit their bank accounts
By: RACHEL TREISMAN See original post here. When the police department in Sacramento, Calif., held a gun buyback event on Saturday, they didn’t just give
By: Scott Jaschik Original Post: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/01/18/california-may-try-basic-income-college-students California may soon experiment with giving $500 a month to low-income students in the California State University system, the Los
By Chris Jennewein Original article: https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/12/03/legislature-appropriates-1-4-million-for-san-diego-guaranteed-income-project/ California will appropriate $1.4 million for the first test of a local guaranteed income project to help support 150 needy families in
BY MELISSA MONTALVO A Fresno-area politician wants California to prioritize struggling San Joaquin Valley farmworkers in a proposed pilot program that would put cash in the
The middle class and low-income Californians are expected to benefit from UBI By: MAGGIE ANGST Gov. Gavin Newsom today unveiled plans to deliver a second round
The Marin program will provide $1,000 monthly grants to 125 low wage-earning women of color who are raising at least one child in Marin County.
“An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life. It actually changes the trajectory of a life, because it has such catastrophic implications
California Assemblyman Evan Low (D) introduced a bill this week to create a universal basic income in the state, giving residents over 18 years old $1,000
When Dontae Lartigue left foster care right before his 19th birthday in 2009, finding housing in Santa Clara County was one of his biggest obstacles.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500 a month from the government shows
Recognizing that those leaving the Foster Care system are among the most vulnerable in Santa Clara County, Supervisor Dave Cortese on Tuesday, August 13, called
