South San Francisco’s guaranteed income program — the city’s plan to pay 160 residents $500 monthly for a year — got a boost this week from the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in the form of a $100,000 grant to help fund the effort.
The South San Francisco City Council approved the pilot program earlier this year in hopes of easing the economic burden on some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Recipients, who have already been chosen, were selected via a tiered lottery system from nearly 800 applicants, with priority given to foster youth transitioning out of care, […]
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