Commentary: California Needs a Redistribution of Innovation Innovation

This commentary first appeared in CalMatters. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating long simmering unemployment trends precipitated by pre-pandemic advancements in technology and automation. While automation has enhanced productivity, it has also eliminated jobs and reshaped the skills needed for others. Although these disruptive forces impacting the workforce are not new, they do exacerbate long-standing social inequities embedded […]