The president of an organization called Mayors for Guaranteed Income told Fox News Digital that elected officials who pushback against a guaranteed basic income (GBI) program are "out of touch with ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and ...

The city of Pomona is the latest California locality to offer unconditional cash to some residents in hopes of providing much-needed budgetary breathing room to residents still recovering financially ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Michael Tubbs is running for lieutenant governor of California, returning to politics four years after voters in his Central Valley hometown ousted him as one of the ...

STOCKTON, Calif — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a ...

First-year UC Davis student Iris Pichardo, center, is one of 10 UC Davis Guardian Scholars who will receive $500 a month for the next year through the United Way California Capital Region's Collegiate ...

In recent years, cash-assistance programs have been piloted across the United States, typically as guaranteed income. In a recent study, we explored how these programs are being designed and evaluated ...

Two weeks ago, California’s state legislature unanimously passed a program to send up to $1,000 to California foster youth once they leave the state’s custody, making it the first state to do so. New ...

A California city is being urged to extend an initiative giving $500 checks every month to low-income residents. The year-long program was launched in July 2024 to give disadvantaged families living ...

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) - Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California, has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a "no strings" guaranteed basic income of ...