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Hack4LA Looks To Help Local Communities, Government

socalTECH

This Hackathon--sponsored by such companies as Google, Scopely, ESRI, Factual, LA Makerspace, AT&T and others--is being held in Boyle Heights on June 1st and 2nd.

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Hack4LA Winners Get $25,000 For Civic Hacking Efforts

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The hackathon said that it had over 400 people attend, and had 40 apps created.

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Silicon Beach Fest Hackathon Redux

Tech Zulu Event

I had attended the National Civic Day of Hacking , one of over 100 nationwide events of its kind held simultaneously on June 1-2, event in Boyle Heights and ESRI had a table there as well so it was nice chatting again with the good folks (Myles, Kurt, Josh & Jen) from the worldwide leader and provider of mapping data.

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

TechCrunch LA

Anti-gentrification activists in Boyle Heights and downtown have succeeded in their efforts to close at least one art gallery. The most important differentiation for tech companies to make is that gentrification doesn’t necessarily mean revitalization. They’ve picketed businesses like Weird Wave Coffee.

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Microsoft Donates $1M To Local Education Effort

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The Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Center, which includes two high schools, is located in Boyle Heights. Microsoft said it hopes the effort will create an instructional model that can be "replicated and scaled" throughout the LAUSD.