Marquez is one of the first round of 130 recipients of San Francisco’s guaranteed income program for artists, which means she will receive $1,000 per month. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle “To know that we have the confidence of #StartSmall to be able to truly pilot this, to grow from the six-month pilot the city has funded to an 18-month pilot, to be able to deepen the learnings and also to be able to add artists, is truly extraordinary,” said YBCA CEO Deborah Cullinan. “It’s actually emotional,” she added. “There are people that have been so hard hit, that were struggling before, that are one minute away from a life-changing event, and we are able to provide some security. This also helps us address the systemic inequity and insecurity in our sector and our city.”