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Mayor Garcetti Launches BlueLA, New EV Car Sharing Program

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A new, electric car sharing program was launched by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday, called the BlueLA Electric Car Sharing Program , in an attempt to bring electric car vehicle sharing to low income communities. The Mayor's office said the program is funded in part by a $1.7 READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Mike Macadaan, Urbandig

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They came down to Los Angeles, and we brainstormed ideas, and basically--in 24 hours-- we revitalized my original idea, but for the iPhone. Mike Edwards, who is an investor that lives in Whistler, and who is an angel, basically funded it. Mike Macadaan: After MySpace, I had a little bit of downtime.

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Chris Hollod On Investing With Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle

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Wallach on investments out of a new fund, Inevitable Ventures. How did you end up here in Los Angeles doing investments? They think I live in Hollywood, but there's Santa Monica, Venice, Echo Park, Silverlake, there's a scene downtown, I can go for a walk in the hills, I can go take a walk on the beach, there is just so much going on.

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