Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser

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Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser

March 12th, 2021

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“The governor and I are in agreement that economic gains and opportunity have to be broadly shared,” Michael Tubbs said. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

OAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has tapped former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, nationally known for his work on universal basic income, to become an adviser on income inequality, child poverty and California’s economic recovery from Covid-19.

Tubbs, 30, is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents, a concept that became part of the national political conversation and was promoted by Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. A rising Democratic star, Tubbs suffered a surprising loss in his November bid for a third term.

He told POLITICO that he will become Newsom’s “special adviser on economic mobility and opportunity” beginning Tuesday, with a special emphasis on the Central Valley, where unemployment and poverty rates have been among the highest in the state. The position is unpaid.

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