The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $350,000 agreement with UC Davis to evaluate the county’s universal basic income pilot project.
The board had declined to approve the agreement last month when concerns were raised about using a sole-source agreement with UC Davis rather putting the evaluation out to bid for other educational institutions to consider.
Since late spring, the Yolo Basic Income project has been providing 76 families throughout the county with an average of $1,200 per month to lift them above the state poverty measure. The families, all with children under the age of five, are […]
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