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Oakland gave cash to low-income residents. A new study says it helped, but what’s next?

A few years ago, 300 low-income families in East Oakland began receiving $500 a month. Cold, hard cash, with no strings attached. This was Oakland’s experiment with “guaranteed income,” the idea that ...
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Businesses in Oakland's Chinatown switch from cash to credit to try to keep customers safe

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Amid a surge in attacks against Asian Americans in recent years, businesses in Oakland's Chinatown are taking new steps to try and keep their customers safe. Some, like Big ...