by Jonathan Goh, NASW-CA Intern
In December of last year, Assemblymember Evan Low introduced AB 65. Supported by NASW-CA, AB 65 would establish California’s Universal Basic Income program (CalUBI). CalUBI would give $1,000 a month to Californians over age 18, who earn less than 200% of their county’s median per-capita income, who have lived in California for three consecutive years, and are not incarcerated. Sadly, this revolutionary proposal was sidelined for the year with the possibility it might advance in 2022. It is unclear if this bill will move next year.
However, in July of this year, California approved $35 million […]
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