The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday gave the green light to guarantee taxpayer-funded income of up to $1,000 per month for 12 months for 3,200 Los Angeles families living in poverty. Online applications for The BIG:LEAP, or Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot program will begin on Friday for 10 days, and recipients will be announced in early January. Details on how to apply will also be released on Friday, officials said. The city’s research partner, the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, will select recipients at random to receive the no-strings-attached payments, city officials said. The program expands the city’s initial $6 million investment to nearly $40 million. A large number of participants are expected to be residents of Councilman Curren Price’s district, Council District 9, which has the highest rates of residents living in poverty. A spokesperson for the councilman said that his office may be used during …