An advocacy organization that supports guaranteed income programs is urging California to create a permanent statewide policy funded through “dedicated local taxes,” according to multiple reports. The group, the Economic Security Project, helped launch more than 100 guaranteed income pilots across the United States. Its proposal calls for taxpayer-funded support that would move beyond temporary or pilot efforts and establish an ongoing program in California. The reports describe the group’s position that guaranteed income should be durable and structured as a long-term policy rather than short-term demonstrations. Details of how the dedicated local taxes would be designed, which local governments would administer them, and the specific eligibility or benefit levels were not included in the information provided in the sources. Overall, the coverage focuses on the organization’s recommendation and its funding approach, presenting the policy idea as an extension of the guaranteed income pilots the group has helped support nationwide.