“‘It’s easy to say, ‘Get these people out, build the wall,’ when it’s these people. When you put a live person in front of them, like their hairdresser or their kid’s best friend, then it’s different.” We begin today in the San Joaquin Valley with what, these days, might feel like the ultimate man bites dog story. It’s a community where conservative Trump voters and new immigrants live side by side. It’s not perfect, not by a long shot. But they’ve managed to keep one American tradition alive: They talk to each other. And that’s because they rely on each other. From CS Monitor: How Stockton, Calif., has resisted political polarization.

+ “It’s a great opportunity to have this conversation about all these factors. … Stockton is a proxy for America: its diversity, its people. It’s a place that’s emerging and has big bold ideas.” 3 years ago, Stockton, California, was bankrupt. Now it’s trying out a basic income (with a little help from big tech).

+ Alexis Madrigal: Free Money at the Edge of the Tech Boom.