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A Conversation With 46th Congressional District GOP Candidate Dr. David Pan

October 10, 2024 2:45 amOctober 10, 2024 8:29 am

Since 2017, Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA) has been the House member for the 46th Congressional district, which covers the heart of Orange County, including Anaheim and Santa Ana. However, unlike the close 45th and 47th Congressional races, the 46th hasn’t...

LA Board Of Supervisors Approves Expansion Of UBI Program

August 8, 2024 2:44 amAugust 8, 2024 2:45 am

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an expansion to it’s “Breathe” universal basic income pilot program on Tuesday, despite a growing number of failing UBI programs statewide. Guaranteed income/universal basic income (UBI) programs have continued to pop up...

Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs Announces Run For Lt. Governor

July 18, 2024 8:41 pmJuly 18, 2024 8:41 pm

Former Stockton Mayor and current special advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michael Tubbs, best known for his universal income pilot program for 18 months, announced on Wednesday he is running for Lt. Governor in 2026. A Stockton native, Tubbs...

California Unveils $25 Million In Guaranteed Income Grants

November 22, 2022 4:34 pm

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced on Monday that they would be giving more than $25 million worth of grants to guaranteed income projects across the state, with the amount given to affect around 1,975 people in the...

SF Mayor Announces Guaranteed Income Program For Low-Income Transgender Residents

November 17, 2022 4:37 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday that the city would launch a new 18-month guaranteed income program for low-income transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and intersex residents in the city. The program would join other short-term and pilot guaranteed...

OPINION: Guaranteed Income for Homeless High School Grads

May 30, 2022 7:42 amMay 30, 2022 12:12 pm

Last week, we reported on the movement gathering steam to cancel student loan debt as perhaps an effort by Democrats to recapture the heretofore reliable vote of the under thirty crowd. Recent action in Sacramento indicates yet another effort to...

CA Senate Passes Guaranteed Basic Income Bill for ‘Homeless’ Graduating High Schoolers

May 26, 2022 4:55 pmMay 27, 2022 9:24 am

The California State Senate just passed Senate Bill 1341 by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley), to establish a guaranteed income program to 15,000 homeless graduating high school seniors. The “California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (CalSOAR)” is now headed to...