Gauging the State of Local Government at CityLab 2021 – Government Tech.

"Perhaps the world’s preeminent annual gathering of local government experts and officials — wrapped up Wednesday online, with one of the most consistent topics of discussion being the importance of equitable recovery from the pandemic." [Emphasis added.] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, speaking on a panel entitled How Cities Can Build More Inclusive Economies, talked about the importance of lessons learned during the crisis. “One of the big headlines coming out of the pandemic is that the things that we thought were impossible before are actually possible,” Lightfoot said. “Really, [they’re] absolutely necessary ... one thing that the pandemic has definitely laid bare is a lot of underlying economic fault lines around race, class, gender.”