Tucked into a report last week from the San Francisco Economic Recovery Task Force (ERTF) are some details about a pilot program that had not previously been publicized, providing stipends to a group of qualified artists in the city to help them survive through the pandemic crisis.
It’s being dubbed a "basic income" pilot program, and it will launch with 130 artists who will receive $1,000-per-month stipends for a period of six months, beginning in early 2021. The money can be spent on anything these artists want, from food to rent to art supplies, with no restrictions.
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