Los Angeles City Council Passes $40 Million Universal Basic Income Pilot Program

October 27, 2021 2:15 amOctober 26, 2021 9:18 pm

The Los Angeles City Council approved a pilot universal income program on Tuesday, appropriating nearly $40 million to test out a one year program. For the last several years, several Californian cities have passed and have even run universal basic...

Statewide Universal Basic Income Bill Passes Assembly Committee With Funding Source Unclear

April 27, 2021 2:48 pmApril 28, 2021 2:49 pm

A bill that would give most Californians over the age of 18 $1,000 a month, costing the state between $67-129 billion a year, was passed in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday. According to Assembly Bill 65, authored...

CA Universal Basic Income Program to be funded by a Personal Income Tax increase

March 19, 2021 6:55 amMarch 19, 2021 7:00 am

On March 18, Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) amended his Assembly Bill 65 to create a Universal Basic Income (UBI) Program to be funded by a Personal Income Tax (PIT) increase. The bill would add Section 17044 and Chapter 2.5 (commencing...

Statewide Universal Basic Income Introduced in Assembly

December 8, 2020 5:50 pm

On Monday, a bill that would bring universal basic income (UBI) to all Californians was introduced to the Assembly. Assembly Bill 65, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), would specifically create the California Universal Basic Income Program that, with taxpayer...

Compton Announces Launch Of Privately-Funded Universal Income Program

October 20, 2020 5:29 pm

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

July 6, 2020 2:29 pm

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...

Universal Income Program in California Proposed in New Bill

February 26, 2020 3:09 pmMarch 11, 2020 1:02 pm

A bill that would give $1,000 a month to every California resident over the age of 18 was introduced into the Assembly and is currently awaiting Committee assignment. Assembly Bill 2712, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), would have the...