NOTE: We start talking at the 50-second mark.

CalMatters economy reporter Lauren Hepler moderates our second “Future of Work” discussion about, during this Pandemic Time, how much of the remote work revolution is here to stay, what policy barriers will have to be overcome to reap the benefits, and what this all means for employers, their workforces, and urban/rural regions around California.

SPEAKERS
* Kome Ajise, Executive Director at the Southern California Association of Governments
* State Senator Anna Caballero, representing the 12th Senate District
* Lili Gangas, Chief Technology Community Officer at the Kapor Center

WHO SAID WHAT WHEN
* 0 to 5 minutes : Intros by the event sponsors, CalMatters and the Milken Institute, and why we're doing this event
* 5 min - Kome Ajise explains how Southern California cities are adapting to the pandemic in real time
* 8:20 min - Senator Caballero shares how the state's legislature is thinking about what comes next in its response to the pandemic
* 11:45 min - Lili Gangas opines on what this shift online has taught us about remote work being the long-term future
* 16:30 min - What will cities and towns look like in the New Normal, and how are they planning for it?
* 20 min - Will urban "tech hubs" spread out geographically?
* 26 min - How the housing market will be affected
* 35 min - What's the future of transportation (NOTE: Audio gets glitchy at the end)
* 39 min - How Gangas got into tech, and how her experience shows the pathways into tech, and systemic reform
* 47 min - The challenges of getting broadband access into rural markets
* 52: 25 min - Should the Internet be a public utility?
* 56:40 min - Will cities shift their regulatory environment, i.e., rethinking zoning and considering CEQA reform?