Michael Tubbs

Mayors want to lobby for federal guaranteed income …

FILE - In this April 19, 2021 file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, talks with Michael Tubbs, founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, after holding his annual State of the City address from the Griffith Observatory, in Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool File)

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Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs to join Newsom team …

Mayor Michael Tubbs, a Stockton native and Stanford graduate, is seen in an undated photo. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Employment rose among those in Stockton’s universal basic …

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo, Susie Garza displays the city provided debit card she receives monthly through a trial program in Stockton, Calif. A study of people in California who received $500 a month for free says they used it to pay off debt and get full-time jobs. A pair of independent researchers reviewed data from the first year of the study and released their finding on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Stockton mayor who started guaranteed income program concedes …

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs talks during an interview in Stockton, Calif. Tubbs is one of the youngest mayors in the country and was the city’s first Black mayor. He garnered national attention with his universal basic income program that fights poverty by paying people $500 a month. But despite winning 70% of the vote, Tubbs is trailing a Republican challenger, putting him in danger of losing his seat. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Stockton Residents Who Received $500 a Month in Basic …

A pedestrian walks by the vacant Bank of Stockton on June 27, 2012 in Stockton. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Free Cash for Everyone? Stockton to Test Guaranteed Income …

A sign is posted in a section of downtown Stockton, California. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)