San Francisco is trialling giving local artists $1,000 monthly basic income

The city of San Francisco will run a six-month trial this year, paying local artists $1,000 (£725) a month in a bid to better support its creative community.
The money is to be paid in cash from May this year to 130 local artists “whose artistic practice is rooted in a historically marginalised community,” reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the pilot program on Thursday (March 25), saying it’s to help artists survive the corona