{"id":496113,"date":"2026-10-14T19:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496113\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:20:11","slug":"alameda-briefs-city-celebrates-results-of-guaranteed-income-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496113\/","title":{"rendered":"Alameda briefs: City celebrates results of guaranteed income program"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALAMEDA<\/p>\n

The city of Alameda, its Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income were to host a celebration this week of Rise Up Alameda, Alameda\u2019s guaranteed income pilot program, at Almanac Brewery\u2019s Emerald Lodge on Alameda Point.<\/p>\n

The \u201cGuaranteed Income Works\u201d celebration was to include a panel discussion featuring Ashcraft, Michael Tubbs, who founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and End Poverty in California; and Jhumpa Bhattacharya, the co-president and co-founder of The Maven Collaborative. The celebration was to end with the premiere of a short film spotlighting several Rise Up Alameda participants.<\/p>\n

The \u201cGuaranteed Income Works\u201d celebration coincides with the release of independent data from the second and final year of Rise Up Alameda, the primary goal of which was to reduce economic instability for program participants using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The data suggested that guaranteed-income recipients saw meaningful improvements in financial stability, improved mental well-being and more flexible working arrangements, with no negative effect on employment.<\/p>\n

The guaranteed=income pilot program provided 150 individuals with an unconditional cash payment of $1,000 a month for 24 months, from December 2023 through November 2025. To qualify, recipients had to be Alameda residents ages 18 or older living in households with annual incomes no greater than 50% of Alameda County\u2019s Area Median Income (AMI) based on household size (e.g. $51,800 for a family of one, based on 2023 AMI).<\/p>\n

To ensure that data from this pilot program enhanced the growing national body of research on impacts of providing a minimum basic income, the city of Alameda partnered with Abt Global to design an evaluation of Rise Up Alameda, including a control group of 180 randomly selected applicants with similar demographic characteristics who did not receive monthly payments.<\/p>\n

Analyzing data from the full program, the final report found that Rise Up Alameda participants are doing better than people in the control group across several key evaluation markers, including financial stability and mental health.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuaranteed income is a proven tool to help our most vulnerable residents achieve financial stability,\u201d said Mayor Ashcraft, who championed the pilot program. \u201cI am proud that Alameda launched this critical program when families need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alameda\u2019s pilot program is affiliated with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of more than 180 mayors. The research findings from Alameda build on similar results from more than 30 mayor-led guaranteed-income programs in several U.S. cities, including Stockton, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Paterson, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

For more details online about the Rise Up Alameda program and a link to the full report on its second and final year, visit bayareane.ws\/4hUbfa7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 city of Alameda<\/p>\n

Kiwanis Club starts next year of service with new officials<\/p>\n

The Kiwanis Club of Alameda (KCA) on Oct. 7 celebrated the start of its new year of service, which always begins in October and ends the following September. Members welcomed a new president, secretary and board of directors to organize the next 12 months of service under a \u201cGarden of Hope\u201d theme.<\/p>\n

Kari Thompson, this service year\u2019s new president, designated the importance of renewing hope through our service projects serving the Alameda community, and Laila Grassley, last year\u2019s president reflected on her past 12 months in the role.<\/p>\n

Over the last year, the KCA\u2019s January fundraiser raised $21,000 that was all distributed to local nonprofits in June. Hope of America awards inspired middle school students and their teachers to greater heights. Six graduating seniors were awarded Kiwanis Foundation scholarships in May. The KCA helped train elementary school students in safe bicycling and walking and held an annual bike festival helmet giveaway for Island youth.<\/p>\n

The KCA also walked at Relay for Life in July to raise money for the American Cancer Society and innovated between major programs with \u201cmini-service projects\u201d that made a difference for Alamedans in need: a canned food drive in the fall, a warm sock drive and a T-shirt drive in winter, and a substantial donation to the Alameda Education Foundation for school backpacks.<\/p>\n

Special recognition for service during the 2025-26 year was roundly applauded at the celebration. Thompson, the new president, and Poppy Bank of Alameda received the community service award. Russ and Linda Grant received the distinguished service award for Alameda Kiwanians. Doug Morrison received the Kiwanian of the Year award. Dominic McKenna received his 20-year award and Jim Sweeney his 25-year commendation.<\/p>\n

Cheri Hadley received the William Dunlap award, the highest honor of Kiwanis service in the California\/Nevada\/Hawai\u2019i district. Honored guests included Emmanuel Escobal, immediate past Lt. Governor Division 2; Dawna Dowdell Dos Santos, current Lt. Governor Division 2; and Samuel Phu, current Lt. Governor Key Clubs Division 2 South. For online details about the KCA, visit k01025.site.kiwanis.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 KCA<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Kiwanis Club of Alameda recently celebrated the start of its new year of service, welcoming a new president, secretary and board of directors. (photo courtesy of Patricia Bowen)\u00a0<\/p>\n

To submit an item for the Alameda Journal\u2019s \u201cIn brief\u201d section, which is now usually published in print on each month\u2019s third Friday, please email it, at least three days before print publication, to njackson@bayareanewsgroup.com<\/a>. Each item should be 90 to 180 words and include a short headline along with the name of the group or individual to credit for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALAMEDA The city of Alameda, its Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income were to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[3764,143,145,144],"class_list":["post-496113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-community-briefs","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}