Universal Basic Income for Artists? San Francisco Will Give Local Creatives Struggling Amid the Shutdown $1,000 a Month

Universal Basic Income for Artists? San Francisco Will Give Local Creatives Struggling Amid the Shutdown $1,000 a Month

Artists in San Francisco may get some relief thanks to the mayor’s new policies. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) A cohort of more than 100 San Francisco-based artists will be given a $1,000 monthly stipend as part of the city’s Economic Recovery Task Force, the mayor’s office announced last week .

Mayor London Breed and board of supervisors president Norman Yee convened the task force in early April to bring together leaders from the city’s business, cultural, education, labor, and nonprofit organizations. A report issued at the final meeting outlined policy recommendations for actionable ways to aid those […]

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