The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated job displacement and unemployment trends in California — precipitated by advancements in technology and automation. Although these disruptive forces impacting the workforce are not new, they do exacerbate long-standing social inequities embedded in our pre-COVID economic landscape. CalMatters and the Milken Institute are hosting a discussion to reimagine traditional economic development approaches that prioritize diversity and inclusion while also identifying new ways to fund and structure advancements in workforce and infrastructure development. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2nS7N9c Subscribe to our newsletters: http://bit.ly/33qOYJk Support our newsroom: http://bit.ly/33zhYhU