First Steps toward Recovery: Job Training and Reskilling
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Executive Summary
Press Release
California Must Act Now to Better Support Job Training and Reskilling for Workers Impacted By the Pandemic, Little Hoover Commission Says
California’s job training system is a patchwork quilt that must be streamlined and better matched to employer needs in order to help workers displaced by the COVID pandemic, according to a new report from the state’s independent government watchdog.
The report from the Little Hoover Commission notes that as of late 2020, California had lost over 1.5 million jobs due to the pandemic – more than it did during the entire Great Recession. In the face of this historic crisis, the state must work with employers and training providers to develop training pathways that give impacted workers access to quality jobs as the economy recovers, the report says.
The report, First Steps toward Recovery: Job Training and Reskilling, focuses on immediate and near-term steps that California can take to support reskilling and retraining opportunities for impacted workers and communities. This is the Commission’s second report studying California’s response to the pandemic recession. In its first report on the topic, released in December 2020, the Commission called on the state to forge deeper partnerships with the private sector to support small businesses recovery.
“Job training and reskilling will likely be necessary to help workers impacted by COVID adjust to the post-pandemic workforce and transition to new jobs,” says Chair Pedro Nava. “Training and support are especially important for lower-wage workers – where job losses are concentrated – and for those in underserved communities.”
In its report, the Commission also highlights some of the significant barriers that can make it difficult for individuals to identify training opportunities that lead to in-demand skills, or to translate training into a good job. The report notes that the state’s workforce development and training systems are difficult to navigate and limited coordination among different programs further tends to lessen their cumulative impact.
“Many jobless Californians looking to learn new skills are left without tools to help them understand the economic value of different training program options (or even that options are available), evaluate what skills are in-demand, or select what training is best for them,” says Sean Varner, a member of the subcommittee studying economic recovery from the pandemic.
The Commission applauds the state’s efforts to strengthen and expand career training and workforce development but calls on the state to do more to expand existing training partnerships and encourage new ones, and ensure those partnerships have the resources they need to support workers impacted by the pandemic.
“High-quality training can help workers in industries impacted by the pandemic pivot to increase their earnings and advance their careers,” says Commissioner David Beier, who also serves on the study’s subcommittee. “The state must act now to develop a plan for providing this training as part of an equitable economic recovery.”
About the Little Hoover Commission
The Little Hoover Commission is a bipartisan, independent state oversight agency created in 1962. It includes 13 Commissioners appointed by the Governor and legislative leaders. The Commission’s mission is to investigate state operations and promote efficiency, economy and improved service.
Fact Sheet
Study Description
Agenda
Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the deepest economic contraction since the Great Depression and left millions of Californians unemployed. The impact of the pandemic-induced recession has fallen disproportionately on communities of color and on underserved communities, amplifying existing inequities in California’s economy.
As of late 2020, California had lost 1.5 million jobs due to the COVID pandemic, with jobs losses concentrated among lower-wage workers. The pandemic has also accelerated existing trends toward greater automation, exacerbating concerns over occupational polarization and bringing the “future of work” increasingly into the present. Many of the jobs that have been lost may not return for years, if ever. In order to return to work, and have access to quality jobs, many Californians impacted by the pandemic may need job training and reskilling.
In order to address the jobs crisis facing California and provide workers with pathways to employment and to goods jobs, the Commission recommends state government build on its recent work to strengthen workforce development and career education and encourage training partnerships that feature high levels of coordination between trainers and employers, as well as guidance and support for trainees.
Written testimony from hearing witnesses can be found below in the corresponding event agenda.
Relevant Reports
In the News
- San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2021, "What California must do to ensure employment recovers from the pandemic."

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September 242020Public Hearing on Public-Private Partnerships10 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAGENDA:Public Hearing10 a.m.Thursday, September 24, 2020Public-Private Partnerships in the State's Response to the Pandemic Recession, Part 2
- Debbie Yaddow, Senior Director of Pathways, Futuro Health (Written Testimony)
- Ana Bertha Gutierrez, Senior Director, Jobs for the Future (Written Testimony)
- Alison Schmitt, Senior Program Manager, Jobs for the Future
- Tim Rainey, Executive Director, California Workforce Development Board
- Public Comment
Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125Notice of Meetings
The Little Hoover Commission – America’s only permanent, independent citizens commission working to improve state government – will conduct a business meeting beginning at 10 a.m. on August 27 and two public hearings beginning at 10 a.m. on September 10 and 24. These meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the meeting by joining online or by phone. Please find the details for each meeting below:
Business Meeting, August 27, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a3I5lJPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 976 4806 8946Password: 473371Public Hearing, September 10, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a1sbZ3Phone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 954 8414 4162Password: 936199Public Hearing, September 24, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/2C9Vs7uPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 953 6196 7904Password: 635271We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone. During the meetings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the meeting. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical meetings, public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.
The Commission may act on any item listed on the meeting agendas. Agenda items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice.
If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, August 20 for the August 27 Business Meeting; Thursday, September 3 for the September 10 Public Hearing; and Thursday, September 17 for the September 24 Public Hearing.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate your patience.
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September 102020Public Hearing on Public-Private Partnerships10 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAGENDA:Public Hearing10 a.m.Thursday, September 10, 2020Join Online or By Phone Via ZoomOnline: https://bit.ly/3a1sbZ3Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 954 8414 4162Password: 936199Public-Private Partnerships in the State's Response to the Pandemic Recession
- Kenya Blane, RN, EMHA, Chief Executive Officer, Infusion Partners 360, LLC
- Hilda Kennedy, Founder and President of AmPac Business Capital (Written Testimony)
- Susan H. Mac Cormac, Corporate Partner at Morrison & Foerster and Co-Founder of the California Small Enterprise Task Force (Written Testimony)
- Isabel Casillas Guzman, California’s Director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate and lead on the Entrepreneurship Task Force for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Written Testimony)
- Public Comment
Additional Written Testimony- Michelle DiGangi, Executive Vice President, Head of Small Business and Medium Enterprise Group, Bank of the West (Written Testimony)
Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125Notice of Meetings
The Little Hoover Commission – America’s only permanent, independent citizens commission working to improve state government – will conduct a business meeting beginning at 10 a.m. on August 27 and two public hearings beginning at 10 a.m. on September 10 and 24. These meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the meeting by joining online or by phone. Please find the details for each meeting below:
Business Meeting, August 27, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a3I5lJPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 976 4806 8946Password: 473371Public Hearing, September 10, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a1sbZ3Phone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 954 8414 4162Password: 936199Public Hearing, September 24, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/2C9Vs7uPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 953 6196 7904Password: 635271We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone. During the meetings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the meeting. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical meetings, public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.
The Commission may act on any item listed on the meeting agendas. Agenda items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice.
If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, August 20 for the August 27 Business Meeting; Thursday, September 3 for the September 10 Public Hearing; and Thursday, September 17 for the September 24 Public Hearing.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate your patience.
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July 232020Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-191:00 p.m.Public HearingAgenda
1:00 p.m., Join Online or By Phone Via Zoom
Online: https://bit.ly/3hkSZ9Z
Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099
Webinar ID: 984-6611-2036
Password:140074Public Hearing: 1 p.m.
- Laura D. Tyson, Professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and former Chair of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisors
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Lenny Mendonca, Former Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Newsom and director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Public CommentsPublic NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125
Notice of MeetingsOn Thursday, July 9, 2020, and Thursday, July 23, 2020 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct public hearings on the long-term economic impacts of COVID-19. The meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the hearings by joining online or by phone. Please see find the details for each hearing below:
July 9, 10 a.m.-
Link: https://bit.ly/3g8dB3O
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Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
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Webinar ID: 920-1597-0236
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Password: 212431
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Link: https://bit.ly/2YIM3Mr
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Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
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Webinar ID: 984-6611-2036
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Password: 140074
We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone.During the hearings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the hearing. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical hearings, public comments will be heard at the end of the hearing, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.Witnesses may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The hearings may be cancelled without notice.If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus epidemic. We appreciate your patience.
AGENDA
Public Hearings on Long-Term Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus PandemicThese hearings will focus on California's long-term economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, including how the state's economy is likely to change, which industries will suffer and which will benefit, how workers' lives will change, and how state government and policy should respond to these and other changes.Video -
July 92020Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-1910:00 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAgendaHearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-1910:00 a.m.Thursday, July 9Join Online or By Phone Via Zoom
Online: https://bit.ly/3fazOxI
Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099
Webinar ID: 920-1597-0236
Password: 2124311. Fernando A. Lozano, Ph.D., Professor of Economics Pomona College and Co-Chair of Governor's Council of Economic Advisors2. Marianne Page, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Poverty Research at UC Davis and Member of the Governor’s Council of Economic AdvisorsClick here to add this event to your calendar.Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125
Notice of MeetingsOn Thursday, July 9, 2020, and Thursday, July 23, 2020 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct public hearings on the long-term economic impacts of COVID-19. The meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the hearings by joining online or by phone. Please see find the details for each hearing below:
July 9, 10 a.m.-
Link: https://bit.ly/3g8dB3O
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Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
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Webinar ID: 920-1597-0236
-
Password: 212431
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Link: https://bit.ly/2YIM3Mr
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Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
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Webinar ID: 984-6611-2036
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Password: 140074
We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone.During the hearings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the hearing. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical hearings, public comments will be heard at the end of the hearing, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.Witnesses may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The hearings may be cancelled without notice.If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus epidemic. We appreciate your patience.
AGENDA
Public Hearings on Long-Term Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus PandemicThese hearings will focus on California's long-term economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, including how the state's economy is likely to change, which industries will suffer and which will benefit, how workers' lives will change, and how state government and policy should respond to these and other changes.Video -
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June 252020Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-1910:00 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAGENDAPublic Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus PandemicThursday, June 25, 202010 a.m.
Join Online or By Phone Via Zoom
Online: https://bit.ly/3e353L6
Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099
Webinar ID: 914-6740-2803
Password: 362627Public Hearing: 10 a.m.- Dr. Jerry Nickelsburg, Director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast
- Dr. Mark Schniepp, Director of the California Economic Forecast
- Kevin Klowden, Executive Director, Center for Regional Economics and California Center, Milken Institute
Public Comments
Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125Notice of Meeting
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the hearing by joining online or by phone. Click the URL to join online: https://bit.ly/3e353L6. To join via phone, call toll free from the U.S. by dialing (888) 788-0099. The webinar ID is 914-6740-2803. The password is 362627. We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Where-Do-I-Download-The-Latest-Version- for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone.
During the hearing, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the meeting. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical meetings, public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.
Witnesses may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice.
If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, June 18, 2020.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate your patience.
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September 242020Public Hearing on Public-Private Partnerships10 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAGENDA:Public Hearing10 a.m.Thursday, September 24, 2020Public-Private Partnerships in the State's Response to the Pandemic Recession, Part 2
- Debbie Yaddow, Senior Director of Pathways, Futuro Health (Written Testimony)
- Ana Bertha Gutierrez, Senior Director, Jobs for the Future (Written Testimony)
- Alison Schmitt, Senior Program Manager, Jobs for the Future
- Tim Rainey, Executive Director, California Workforce Development Board
- Public Comment
Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125Notice of Meetings
The Little Hoover Commission – America’s only permanent, independent citizens commission working to improve state government – will conduct a business meeting beginning at 10 a.m. on August 27 and two public hearings beginning at 10 a.m. on September 10 and 24. These meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the meeting by joining online or by phone. Please find the details for each meeting below:
Business Meeting, August 27, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a3I5lJPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 976 4806 8946Password: 473371Public Hearing, September 10, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a1sbZ3Phone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 954 8414 4162Password: 936199Public Hearing, September 24, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/2C9Vs7uPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 953 6196 7904Password: 635271We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone. During the meetings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the meeting. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical meetings, public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.
The Commission may act on any item listed on the meeting agendas. Agenda items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice.
If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, August 20 for the August 27 Business Meeting; Thursday, September 3 for the September 10 Public Hearing; and Thursday, September 17 for the September 24 Public Hearing.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate your patience.
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September 102020Public Hearing on Public-Private Partnerships10 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAGENDA:Public Hearing10 a.m.Thursday, September 10, 2020Join Online or By Phone Via ZoomOnline: https://bit.ly/3a1sbZ3Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 954 8414 4162Password: 936199Public-Private Partnerships in the State's Response to the Pandemic Recession
- Kenya Blane, RN, EMHA, Chief Executive Officer, Infusion Partners 360, LLC
- Hilda Kennedy, Founder and President of AmPac Business Capital (Written Testimony)
- Susan H. Mac Cormac, Corporate Partner at Morrison & Foerster and Co-Founder of the California Small Enterprise Task Force (Written Testimony)
- Isabel Casillas Guzman, California’s Director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate and lead on the Entrepreneurship Task Force for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Written Testimony)
- Public Comment
Additional Written Testimony- Michelle DiGangi, Executive Vice President, Head of Small Business and Medium Enterprise Group, Bank of the West (Written Testimony)
Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125Notice of Meetings
The Little Hoover Commission – America’s only permanent, independent citizens commission working to improve state government – will conduct a business meeting beginning at 10 a.m. on August 27 and two public hearings beginning at 10 a.m. on September 10 and 24. These meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the meeting by joining online or by phone. Please find the details for each meeting below:
Business Meeting, August 27, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a3I5lJPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 976 4806 8946Password: 473371Public Hearing, September 10, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/3a1sbZ3Phone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 954 8414 4162Password: 936199Public Hearing, September 24, 10 a.m.:Link: https://bit.ly/2C9Vs7uPhone Number: (888) 788-0099Webinar ID: 953 6196 7904Password: 635271We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone. During the meetings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the meeting. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical meetings, public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.
The Commission may act on any item listed on the meeting agendas. Agenda items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice.
If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or LittleHoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, August 20 for the August 27 Business Meeting; Thursday, September 3 for the September 10 Public Hearing; and Thursday, September 17 for the September 24 Public Hearing.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate your patience.
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July 232020Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-191:00 p.m.Public HearingAgenda
1:00 p.m., Join Online or By Phone Via Zoom
Online: https://bit.ly/3hkSZ9Z
Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099
Webinar ID: 984-6611-2036
Password:140074Public Hearing: 1 p.m.
- Laura D. Tyson, Professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and former Chair of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisors
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Lenny Mendonca, Former Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Newsom and director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Public CommentsPublic NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125
Notice of MeetingsOn Thursday, July 9, 2020, and Thursday, July 23, 2020 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct public hearings on the long-term economic impacts of COVID-19. The meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the hearings by joining online or by phone. Please see find the details for each hearing below:
July 9, 10 a.m.-
Link: https://bit.ly/3g8dB3O
-
Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
-
Webinar ID: 920-1597-0236
-
Password: 212431
-
Link: https://bit.ly/2YIM3Mr
-
Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
-
Webinar ID: 984-6611-2036
-
Password: 140074
We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone.During the hearings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the hearing. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical hearings, public comments will be heard at the end of the hearing, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.Witnesses may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The hearings may be cancelled without notice.If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus epidemic. We appreciate your patience.
AGENDA
Public Hearings on Long-Term Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus PandemicThese hearings will focus on California's long-term economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, including how the state's economy is likely to change, which industries will suffer and which will benefit, how workers' lives will change, and how state government and policy should respond to these and other changes.Video -
July 92020Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-1910:00 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAgendaHearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-1910:00 a.m.Thursday, July 9Join Online or By Phone Via Zoom
Online: https://bit.ly/3fazOxI
Toll Free Phone: (888) 788-0099
Webinar ID: 920-1597-0236
Password: 2124311. Fernando A. Lozano, Ph.D., Professor of Economics Pomona College and Co-Chair of Governor's Council of Economic Advisors2. Marianne Page, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Poverty Research at UC Davis and Member of the Governor’s Council of Economic AdvisorsClick here to add this event to your calendar.Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125
Notice of MeetingsOn Thursday, July 9, 2020, and Thursday, July 23, 2020 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct public hearings on the long-term economic impacts of COVID-19. The meetings will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the hearings by joining online or by phone. Please see find the details for each hearing below:
July 9, 10 a.m.-
Link: https://bit.ly/3g8dB3O
-
Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
-
Webinar ID: 920-1597-0236
-
Password: 212431
-
Link: https://bit.ly/2YIM3Mr
-
Phone Number: (888) 788-0099
-
Webinar ID: 984-6611-2036
-
Password: 140074
We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone.During the hearings, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the hearing. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical hearings, public comments will be heard at the end of the hearing, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.Witnesses may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The hearings may be cancelled without notice.If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus epidemic. We appreciate your patience.
AGENDA
Public Hearings on Long-Term Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus PandemicThese hearings will focus on California's long-term economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, including how the state's economy is likely to change, which industries will suffer and which will benefit, how workers' lives will change, and how state government and policy should respond to these and other changes.Video -
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June 252020Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of COVID-1910:00 a.m.Public HearingAgendaAGENDAPublic Hearing on Long-Term Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus PandemicThursday, June 25, 202010 a.m.
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Password: 362627Public Hearing: 10 a.m.- Dr. Jerry Nickelsburg, Director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast
- Dr. Mark Schniepp, Director of the California Economic Forecast
- Kevin Klowden, Executive Director, Center for Regional Economics and California Center, Milken Institute
Public Comments
Public NoticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2020
For Additional Information Contact:
Ethan Rarick, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125Notice of Meeting
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom, under the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act as revised by Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20.
Members of the public are encouraged to listen to the hearing by joining online or by phone. Click the URL to join online: https://bit.ly/3e353L6. To join via phone, call toll free from the U.S. by dialing (888) 788-0099. The webinar ID is 914-6740-2803. The password is 362627. We highly recommend members of the public access the meeting through the Zoom app. Please visit the Zoom website at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Where-Do-I-Download-The-Latest-Version- for instructions on how to download the Zoom app onto a computer or smartphone.
During the hearing, members of the public may indicate to staff that they wish to make public comment by using the “raise” hand feature in Zoom or sending an email to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov with your question and the phone number from which you have joined the meeting. As is the Commission’s normal procedure during physical meetings, public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting, following the final agenda item, and will be limited to three minutes each.
Witnesses may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice.
If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Little Hoover Commission at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, June 18, 2020.
Please be aware that there may be delays in responding to emails or other communications to the Commission as our staff is now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate your patience.
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