Our state has trained for the COVID-19 pandemic for 30 years. After earthquakes, environmental threats, wild land fires, floods, rising seas, drought and economic perils, California is the most disaster-adept state. These harsh lessons have engendered a hard-fought agility to recognize and respond to unexpected extremes. California communities and elected leaders enacted long-term, responsive measures to improve our collective ability to survive and even thrive when hit by unforeseen events. This ability safeguards our shared resilience; it has enabled us to endure past disasters and prepare for those ahead. Join course leader Arrietta Chakos, to examine how Californians enact evidence-based policies; implement disaster and climate change response systems; invest in community resilience measures; and, respond to imminent disruptions while attentive to the needs of our most vulnerable residents. In light of these actions, how have California communities and leaders measured up in the current COVID-19 catastrophe?
