Teens Exploring Technology or TXT (formerly URBAN TXT) is a nonprofit organization started in 2010 by Oscar Menjivar and Roxanne Mendez to help inner city teens in Los Angeles “engage and utilize technology to pave a pathway to higher education.” TXT recently opened The Cube, a creative technology space based in South Los Angeles, to encourage coding and host mentorships between the…
Click here to donate Looks like the biggest casualty in the huge downtown fire that broke out early Monday morning were thousands of bags that had been prepared in advance for LA’s homebound senior citizens — smoke & water damage to a building to the fire where these times were held has rendered the bags & their gifts unusable, and the Mayor’s…
The city of Santa Monica recently opened up collections of datasets via the Santa Monica Open Portal. Open Data Portal not only include census tracts, streets, bike paths, geographic, property-related information, but also city finances, permits, licenses, public assets, public safety, public services, and transportation. Access the portal here and dig in.
How busy is Los Angeles? Busy. How fast is the tech scene growing? Fast. In fact, it’s growing so fast that LA is host to THREE job fairs on Friday & Saturday, and that doesn’t even include whatever is going on at many of the area’s local college campuses. So, if you’re reading this from San Diego, San Francisco, or even in…
PODSHARE is a Hollywood institution, a home away from home for digital nomads, as well as for locals looking for a space to work. Known for its “co-living social community,” Podshare offers a creative playground in Hollywood for freelancers and startup-kids alike, with daily & hourly rates for co-working. In addition to the desks and work / sleep pods, the space also…
Mayor Garcetti today announced that Venice-based CARGOMATIC is testing its mobile app to speed up the flow of containerized cargo at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), the number #1 port in America. Cargomatic matches trucking capacity with shipments; their Free Flow program is a web-based solution that optimizes container moves for cargo owners, terminals, and trucking companies. “We have forged an…
LA-Based POLYMAIL is off to a helluva start — in its first 24 hours on Product Hunt, it received over 1500 upvotes, outpacing the Season 2 launch of the podcast Serial, as well as the launch of Product Hunt’s own app, which both launched the same day as Polymail! Since launching Thursday December 10, Polymail has received over 2300 upvotes and over…
So last night I was running around town hitting a few tech events, which are becoming more plentiful than concerts — and that’s saying a lot, considering that thousands of kids flocked to Los Angeles over the decades, lured by the promise of a life crafted by the likes of The Beach Boys, The Doors, Crosby Stills & Nash, Fleetwood Mac, Van…