‘Blatantly Illegal’: Oakland Guaranteed-Income Program Challenged By Former Trump Legal Adviser Over Its Focus on Black and Indigenous Families

‘Blatantly Illegal’: Oakland Guaranteed-Income Program Challenged By Former Trump Legal Adviser Over Its Focus on Black and Indigenous Families

A California attorney who once served as a legal adviser to former President Donald Trump during his 2020 reelection campaign said she is open to filing a lawsuit over Oakland’s new basic-income pilot program because of its focus on Black and other minority residents should the appropriate plaintiff and case present itself.

The guaranteed-income pilot program first announced by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on March 23 will provide 600 low-income residents with $500 a month for at least 18 months. Participants can spend the money on whatever they want.

The program, called Oakland Resilient Families, was initially described as being for […]

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