Eric Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. His “back to basics” agenda is focused on job creation and solving everyday problems for L.A. residents. From 2001 until taking office as Mayor, he served as the Councilmember representing the 13th District which includes Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Atwater Village. Garcetti’s early outreach efforts to the tech community + solid…
Hello everybody, and welcome to LA Tech Digest. My name is Scott Perry, and I hope to be your guide through the world of LA’s tech scene, circa 2015. Over the years, I have worked in the music industry, and still run marketing for film studios & TV networks. I have also been embedded in LA’s tech scene as an advisor to…
Imagine being appointed to a position within city government that never existed before. Imagine that position being in America’s second largest city, 460 square miles, populated by 4 million people, employing 40,000. And now imagine that position being created to open said city’s myriad data points, so that individuals and corporations can sift through that data in order to improve the city…
LA’s City Council voted unanimously to notify renters of their obligations to pay hotel taxes for revenues earned via Airbnb and other such short-term rental platforms. First steps require the Office of Finance to put together a list of such renters and to notify them of the tax. Approximately 4500 units are available in the LA area, more on this as it…
On Tuesday October 27, Hollywood in Pixels hosted over 120 digital film marketers and agency execs for the Digital Marketing Disruptors in Film Awards, which was launched to highlight the preservation of digital marketing campaigns. Bettina Sherick, former SVP, Digital Strategic Marketing at 20th Century Fox International, realized that there was no organized effort around preserving digital marketing campaigns for film, and…
Recipe-swapping site BAKESPACE has been around for some time — the site launched in 2006 as the world’s first food-based social network — and has grown from a recipe-swapping site to a full-fledged multi-platform food empire, complete with a cookbook publishing tool and marketplace, a massive social following (including over a million followers on Google+), and a touring conference that hits a…
Santa Monica-based VOW TO BE CHIC (link) has already revolutionized the wedding industry with its bridesmaid dress rental marketplace (which, for anyone who has been chosen as a bridesmaid, knows how expensive such an honor can be – especially chosen for multiple weddings over the years), but has taken the process a step further by introducing THE BRIDAL SUITE. THE BRIDAL SUITE,…
LA’s tech scene is on fire. Recent funding activity points to continued growth, even in the face of falling unicorns. But any fears of dark times in the tech / funding spaces were allayed by the stellar lineup of VCs and companies that spoke at LA TECH SUMMIT, the fourth annual event hosted by Santa Monica-based Cornerstone on Demand. With a sellout…
