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How does automation affect Inland Empire workers?

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Sep. 19, 2019 Los Angeles
The Beaumont Amazon warehouse.

The Beaumont Amazon warehouse. Photo credit: Matt Guilhem.

The goods movement is the backbone of Southern California’s Inland Empire. With the threat of automation looming, what’s going to happen to the people getting replaced by robots?

From this Episode:

As Amazon automates jobs, warehouse workers are on edge

In the Inland Empire, east of Los Angeles, there are hundreds of warehouses.

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Gov. Newsom signs 'gig economy' law. How will that affect restaurants and consumers?

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, which could massively reshape California’s food delivery industry.

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How will SoFi Stadium change Inglewood?

In Inglewood, a 70,000-seat stadium is more than two-thirds of the way done. It's worth $5 billion. Now has a name: SoFi Stadium. SoFi stands for Social Finance Corporation,...

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Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes

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