Mayor Garcetti’s $24-million anti-poverty program would give cash to L.A. residents
3 years, 8 months ago

Mayor Garcetti’s $24-million anti-poverty program would give cash to L.A. residents

LA Times  

A new citywide, anti-poverty proposal by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti would give cash — strings-free — to thousands of city residents in the coming months. Garcetti’s $24-million Basic Income Guaranteed program, which will be included in his city budget to be released Tuesday, would provide $1,000 a month to 2,000 Los Angeles families for a year. Progressive mayors across the country have embraced such “universal basic income” programs, which typically provide a monthly stipend to a small pool of residents. Already, the Los Angeles City Council has unveiled plans to spend more than $11 million in funds diverted from the Los Angeles Police Department budget on initiatives in South L.A. and the San Fernando Valley on such programs.

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10-day application period for L.A.’s guaranteed income program begins Friday
3 years, 1 month ago

10-day application period for L.A.’s guaranteed income program begins Friday

LA Times  

Mayor Eric Garcetti delivering his State of the City address in April, when he announced plans for a guaranteed income program. The application window for a new $1,000-a-month cash assistance program in Los Angeles run by City Hall kicks off Friday, making L.A. the biggest city in the nation to launch such an initiative. The city’s guaranteed basic income program …

Donors gave millions to Garcetti nonprofit but kept their identities secret, Times analysis finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Donors gave millions to Garcetti nonprofit but kept their identities secret, Times analysis finds

LA Times  

At least $3.8 million in donations to Mayor Eric Garcetti’s charity fund came from contributors who masked their identity. The Times identified $3.8 million given to the Mayor’s Fund on behalf of Garcetti from donor-advised funds where the identity of the person or company was withheld. Asked to comment for the story, Mayor’s Fund Chief Executive Deidre Lind said, “The …

L.A. County considering $1,000 for 1,000 residents in basic income program
3 years, 7 months ago

L.A. County considering $1,000 for 1,000 residents in basic income program

LA Times  

Holly Mitchell is the newest member of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. Los Angeles County could soon become the largest county in the country to launch a universal basic income pilot program, providing at least $1,000 a month to at least 1,000 residents. Especially amid the pandemic, policymakers across the country have shown growing interest in testing universal basic …

$1,000 a month with no strings attached: Guaranteed basic income could be coming to L.A.
3 years, 8 months ago

$1,000 a month with no strings attached: Guaranteed basic income could be coming to L.A.

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti holds his annual State of the City address from the Griffith Observatory on Monday. Mayor Eric Garcetti included a $24-million Basic Income Guaranteed program in his city budget to be released Tuesday. If approved by the Los Angeles City Council, the program would provide $1,000 a month to 2,000 Los Angeles families for a year. …

Garcetti seeks to stem poverty, boost social justice in vision for L.A.’s recovery
3 years, 8 months ago

Garcetti seeks to stem poverty, boost social justice in vision for L.A.’s recovery

LA Times  

Mayor Eric Garcetti offered his vision on Monday for helping Los Angeles emerge from the financial devastation of COVID-19, saying city leaders should commit to economic justice by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into relief programs and ramping up initiatives that keep residents safe, employed and out of poverty. The mayor, speaking at the Griffith Observatory with the downtown …

800 Compton residents to get guaranteed income in two-year pilot program
4 years, 2 months ago

800 Compton residents to get guaranteed income in two-year pilot program

LA Times  

“This is a great opportunity to address inequalities for Black and Brown people and also additional opportunities for upward mobility,” Compton Mayor Aja Brown says. That kind of help, she said, “would be a stress reliever for our community.” It is people like Andrade whom a new guaranteed income pilot program is trying to reach, Compton Mayor Aja Brown said. …

Mayors vow to launch guaranteed income programs across US
4 years, 3 months ago

Mayors vow to launch guaranteed income programs across US

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A growing number of mayors across the country support giving cash to low-income families with no restrictions on how they can spend it — part of a growing movement to establish a guaranteed minimum income to combat poverty and systemic racism. Mayors in at least 25 cities — from Los Angeles to Paterson, New Jersey — have …

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