Tag: Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration
Oakland Mayor Announces Basic Income Program, but Not For Poor White Families
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Tuesday a privately funded universal basic income program, to provide 600 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) families with low-incomes an unconditional $500 per month for at least 18 months. But there is a...
Compton Announces Launch Of Privately-Funded Universal Income Program
On Monday, Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced in a statement that the city will be launching a universal income pilot program for 800 low-income residents. In the announcement, Mayor Brown said that the program, called the Compton Pledge, would begin...
Los Angeles, Oakland Push For Universal Income Projects
Los Angeles and Oakland seek to join Stockton and Long Beach as cities trying out universal income, guaranteeing money each month to every adult regardless of work or other status. A call for universal basic income The mayors of the...
Stockton’s Universal Income Program Has Unreported Flaws In How Money Is Being Spent
While are success stories over Stockton’s universal income program being reported, the Globe has found for some participants there is quite a different story going on. Stockton is currently in the midst of a small program called the Stockton Economic...