Local politicians, philanthropists, and activists are coalescing around a new clarion call: Give people money. (Photo credit: fridhelm/ gothamcity/ Shutterstock/ Grace Z. Li) “I’m hella proud of Oakland today,” Michael Tubbs said during a recent press event announcing one of the nation’s largest ever guaranteed income programs. Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton who has become a national champion of guaranteed income, is starting to see his advocacy bear fruit downriver. Oakland is just one of several Bay Area cities or counties to announce a guaranteed income program in recent weeks, joining Marin, Santa Clara, and San Francisco.
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