California City Experiments With Universal Income

ADAM BEAM / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2019 Stockton residents are getting $500 a month in a test of universal basic income, an idea some 2020 presidential candidates are flirting with. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs on His ‘Calling’ to Turn His Hometown Around

Emily Wilson / Truthdig Sep 6, 2018 The California city’s wunderkind mayor has big plans—including a basic income plan—to make good on his buzzed-about potential. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

California Mayor Has a Radical Plan to Fight Poverty

Ilana Novick Jun 5, 2018 Michael Tubbs, the mayor of Stockton, is proposing a guaranteed income of $500 a month for a group of city residents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

ICE Chief: Mayor’s Warning Prevented 800 Arrests

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press Feb 28, 2018 Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf gave residents a heads-up about impending immigration raids in California that ended up netting 150 people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Attorney General Sessions Threatens to Punish ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 4, 2017 The DOJ crackdown on sanctuary cities with high rates of violence could mean pulling funding for anti-violence programs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cutting Emissions May Save Some U.S. Cities, but More Than 400 Appear ‘Already Lost,’ Study Finds

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet Oct 15, 2015 Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Unarmed Black Teenager Manhandled, Arrested for ‘Jaywalking’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2015 Nine California cops gave Americans another reason to despise police officers on Wednesday when they wrestled a sobbing, passive black teenager to the ground after he allegedly jaywalked and refused to follow an officer’s orders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Roberts: Switch Hitter

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend's David Cobb on the Supreme Court Also: A big city goes bustcom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend's David Cobb on the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Roberts: Switch Hitter

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 2, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend's David Cobb on the Surpeme Court. Also: A big city goes bust. Dig deeper

Stockton Goes Bankrupt

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 27, 2012 Stockton, Calif., a city of nearly 300,000, is slated to become the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy after the City Council approved a new budget that calls for defaulting on debt payments and slashing millions in pay and benefits for employees and retirees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )