Universal Basic Income Proposal, California Democratic Convention Recap / Returning To In-Person Work Pros, Cons / Suicide Disproportionately Affecting POC / Rethinking Streets During COVID-19

Summary: <p>California lawmakers are ready to talk about universal basic income, but they’re not ready to fund it; CapRadio Politics Reporter Nicole Nixon has the latest, including what happened at the state democratic convention over the weekend. We also weigh the pros and cons of returning to in-person work, why suicide rates have doubled among the Black community during the pandemic, and how COVID-19 has changed the public use of streets.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CapRadio Politics Reporter and California State of Mind podcast co-host <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/nicole-nixon/" target="_blank">Nicole Nixon</a></strong> on lawmakers proposal for Universal Basic Income, what happened at the state democratic convention and the party’s strategy regarding the recall of Governor Newsom </li> <li>Point Loma Nazarene University Economist <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.pointloma.edu/faculty/lynn-reaser-phd-cbe" target="_blank"><strong>Lynn Reaser</strong> </a>navigates the prospect and challenges of returning to work to in-person, pros and cons, and employee/employer options</li> <li>Johns Hopkins University Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/paul-nestadt" target="_blank">Dr. Paul Nestadt</a></strong> discusses suicide rates right now and his recent study that found suicides fell by almost half among white Americans, but doubled among Black people during the pandemic </li> <li>Professor of City Planning and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pppm.uoregon.edu/pppm/marc-schlossberg" target="_blank">Marc Schlossberg</a></strong> and Associate Professor in the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pppm.uoregon.edu/directory/profiles/all/rlewis9" target="_blank">Rebecca Lewis</a> at the University of Oregon talk about their recently published book <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://rethinkingstreets.com/" target="_blank">“Rethinking Streets During COVID-19”</a> and the ways that the pandemic has changed public use of streets around the world</li> </ul> <p> </p>