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Stockton mayor on guaranteed income, pandemic, politics
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs launched a pilot program in 2019 that gives $500 per month to 125 low-income residents. Now other mayors, including LA’s Eric Garcetti, have joined the “Mayors for Guaranteed Income” initiative that Tubbs started.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenStockton Mayor Michael Tubbs launched a pilot program in 2019 that gives $500 per month to 125 low-income residents. Now other mayors, including LA’s Eric Garcetti, have joined the “Mayors for Guaranteed Income” initiative that Tubbs started.
Tubbs talks about how his guaranteed income program is doing, why COVID-19 is hitting his city hard, who he’s endorsing for the November election, and whether he might run for higher office.
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