"We need to extend our political imagination into what is possible."

ON THE RECORD

Associate Professor and Small Business Anti-Displacement Network Director Willow Lung-Amam weighed in on protecting legacy small businesses for NextCity and was featured in a separate story on first-in-the-nation legislation that would create small-business protections in California.

“[What the pandemic] continues to show us in real-time is the vital role of small businesses in communities, and that they are an essential asset and something that is worth investing in and keeping,” she said.