AND A HALF AN OUNCE OF FENTANYL. DEPUTIES ARRESTED BOTH MEN. MONEY RAISED BY SACRAMENTO’S CANNABIS TAX COULD SOON HELP FORMER FOSTER KIDS. THE CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO VOTE ON A MEASURE TOMORROW TO PROVIDE A BASIC INCOME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. IF APPROVED, THIS PROGRAM WOULD PROVIDE $900 A MONTH FOR UP TO 30 MONTHS FOR UP TO 200 PEOPLE. RECIPIENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE SACRAMENTO RESIDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24. THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE PLAN WOULD COST $4.8 MILLION, AND THE CITY HAS THE OPTION TO EXPAND IT TO 8 MILLION. MONEY FOR THAT PLAN COMES FROM MEASURE L. VOTERS APPROVED THAT BACK IN 2022
Sacramento cannabis tax may fund basic income for former foster youth
Updated: 4:12 PM PDT May 5, 2026
Sacramento’s city council is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a measure that could provide a basic income to former foster youth who have aged out of the system. If approved, the program would provide $900 per month for up to 30 months to as many as 200 people. Recipients must be Sacramento residents between the ages of 16 and 24. The initial phase of the plan would cost $4.8 million, and the city has the option to expand it to $8 million. Funding for the program comes from Measure L, which voters approved in 2022. The measure mandates that 40% of cannabis tax revenues be spent on child and youth services.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sacramento’s city council is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a measure that could provide a basic income to former foster youth who have aged out of the system.
If approved, the program would provide $900 per month for up to 30 months to as many as 200 people. Recipients must be Sacramento residents between the ages of 16 and 24.
The initial phase of the plan would cost $4.8 million, and the city has the option to expand it to $8 million.
Funding for the program comes from Measure L, which voters approved in 2022. The measure mandates that 40% of cannabis tax revenues be spent on child and youth services.
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