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Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs poses in Los Angeles, Monday, July 15, 2024. Tubbs says he is running for lieutenant governor of California (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Former mayor known for guaranteed income programs launches bid for California lieutenant governor

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo, then-Stockton, Calif., Mayor Michael Tubbs pauses during an interview in Stockton, Calif. The former mayor in California who gained international attention for running a guaranteed income program is joining Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration. Newsom named former Stockton Mayor Tubbs a special advisor for economic mobility and opportunity on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Advocate of guaranteed income to advise California governor

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo, then-Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs speaks during an interview 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. Run by a nonprofit founded by Tubbs, the program gave $500 a month to 125 people who lived in census tracts at or below the city's median household income of $46,033. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Study: Employment rose among those in free money experiment

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - 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 mayor who pushed guaranteed income isn’t reelected

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

In this Wednesday 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)

Michael Tubbs, Stockton, California, mayor who pushed ‘universal basic income,’ loses reelection bid

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

FILE - 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)

Star Stockton mayor’s reelection wavers, but he’s confident

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, in Clear Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Stockton, California, tests Andrew Yang universal basic income

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Young California mayor sees value in paying poor to rise up

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Stockton California in a Glass Box Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How a California city plans to give away money and see what happens, work not required

By Robert Knight