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Hack4LA Winners Get $25,000 For Civic Hacking Efforts

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Hack4LA , the recent hackathon which pitted Los Angeles developers, students, and residents to come up with ideas an apps to tap into open government data, has create a site listing out the winners and participants in the event. The hackathon said that it had over 400 people attend, and had 40 apps created. The app was held June 1st and 2nd.

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In SF, tech crumbled the American dream — LA can do better

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With San Francisco gold-plated, who’s to say Los Angeles is far behind? Anti-gentrification activists in Boyle Heights and downtown have succeeded in their efforts to close at least one art gallery. Los Angeles doesn’t need to become another San Francisco. They’ve picketed businesses like Weird Wave Coffee.