Los Angeles Considers Giving $1,000 Every Month for Three Years to Some Residents On 5/13/21 at 10:36 AM EDT Los Angeles County leaders will vote next week on a proposal to give 1,000 residents $1,000 per month in a universal basic income pilot program. The idea of universal basic income has been popularized in the past several years, with support for such policies growing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If Los Angeles County in California approves the plan, it would become the largest county in the country to launch a universal basic income pilot program. County supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Holl...