As California Trains 20,000 Contact Tracers, Librarians and Tax Assessors Step Up

San Francisco librarian Lisa Fagundes was redeployed during the pandemic to work as a contact tracer.

California is paying to train a huge contingent of contact tracers by July. Many of the new recruits are librarians: they’re curious, tech savvy, and great at talking to strangers.

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