Palm Springs looks to create a universal basic income pilot for trans residents

Palm Springs looks to create a universal basic income pilot for trans residents Enlarge this image toggle caption Elise Amendola/AP Elise Amendola/AP The Palm Springs City Council has approved funding for two local organizations to develop a universal basic income program for the California city's transgender and nonbinary residents. They aim to apply for a piece of $35 million in state funding — set aside for universal basic income programs — sometime later this year. Jacob Rostovsky, the founder and executive director of Queer Works, who is working with DAP Health to develop the Palm Springs program, says the transgender community also faces higher levels of unemployment and job discrimination, as well as additional health issues. The idea of a universal basic income has taken off in recent years after former Stockton, Calif., Mayor Michael Tubbs launched such a program in his city in 2019.