Some San Francisco artists, including LGBTQs, will be receiving guaranteed income for up to six months, Mayor London Breed's office announced March 25.
The city partnered with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in the South of Market neighborhood, to provide monthly payments of $1,000 to about 130 eligible artists for six months, beginning in May.
There are no strings attached to how artists spend the money. Eligible artists — "someone who actively engages with the community through music, dance, creative writing, visual art, performance art, installation, photography, theater, or film," according to a news release — are invited to apply online through April 15.