San Francisco to give $1,000 a month to artists in basic income program

Certain San Francisco artists may receive $1,000 a month under a new city program, the latest in a series of universal basic income initiatives cropping up in cities across California.

The guaranteed income pilot program will dish out the funds for six months to 130 eligible artists, according to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts website . To qualify, applicants must be San Francisco residents under certain income thresholds who faced economic loss during the pandemic.

The program is open to every artistic tradition, including music, dance, creative writing, visual art, performance art, installation, photography, theater, film, arts education and […]

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