The idea of a guaranteed income is simple, but the impacts are profound. What would it mean for our country and California’s working families? First, host Jane Kim talks with San Diego organizer Ben Mendoza about why San Diegans are done with the status quo and how a high-profile ICE raid jolted even affluent neighborhoods into paying attention, shifting local politics in real time.

Then, Jane sits down with former Stockton mayor and current California lieutenant governor candidate Michael Tubbs. Tubbs pioneered the first mayor-led guaranteed income pilot in the country and breaks down what it did in Stockton, what the data actually showed, and how California could scale versions of it for foster youth and families. He also talks candidly about growing up in poverty, why this policy is about dignity as much as dollars, and what statewide leadership should be doing next.

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