OAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has tapped former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, nationally recognized for his work on common fundamental earnings, to turn into an adviser on earnings inequality, youngster poverty and California’s financial restoration from Covid-19.
Tubbs, 30, is finest recognized for his work on a Stockton pilot venture that offered $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents, an idea that grew to become a part of the nationwide political dialog and was promoted by Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. A rising Democratic star, Tubbs suffered a shocking loss in his November bid for a 3rd time period.
He advised POLITICO that he’ll turn into Newsom’s “particular adviser on financial mobility and alternative” starting Tuesday, with a particular emphasis on the Central Valley, the place unemployment and poverty charges have been among the many highest within the state. The place is unpaid.