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The Pandemic Left Offices Full of Unused Tech and Students Without Digital Access. Then reWerk Stepped In.

During the pandemic, California schools and nonprofits found themselves in desperate need of technical equipment to stay connected to their communiti…

DotLA October 9, 2021

Lyft, Uber Pledge To Cover $10,000 Fees for Drivers Who Violate Texas Abortion Ban

Lyft and Uber will cover the legal fees of any drivers fined for violating a Texas abortion law. The two California ride hailing services waded i…

DotLA September 3, 2021

Frustrated with LAUSD’s COVID Dashboard, These Parents Created Their Own

Jorge A. Caballero agonized over whether to send his toddler to preschool, but ultimately decided he couldn't teach his child how to socialize and sh…

DotLA August 31, 2021

This App Hopes to Build a Support System for Homeless Angelenos — On Their Terms

Days after Doug Weber signed up for the Samaritan app at the suggestion of his case worker, he received his first donations — about $80 in total.…

DotLA August 30, 2021

How Technology Is Changing the Way Refugees Get to Safety

As Americans are struck by the flurry of images of men, women and children fleeing the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the dire needs of refugees …

DotLA August 23, 2021

LA Tech Cares Raises $200K for Back-to-School Fund

Most of Los Angeles' youth spent a year learning online with little interaction with their teachers or their peers. As students ready to return to th…

DotLA August 13, 2021

Eric Garcetti’s Legacy as LA’s First ‘High Tech Mayor’

When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took office he pledged to be the city's first "high tech mayor," but did President Joe Biden's pick for the next…

DotLA July 16, 2021