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When music and technology collide
Listen to an audio story by Annenberg Radio News: —– Elaine Chew joined neuroscientist Aniruddh Patel, composer Peter Child and computer scientist Alexandre Francois Thursday night at the University of...
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Pleitez hosts a hack-a-thon as latest effort to win voters
By Melissah Yang Computers and coding was the theme of Sunday’s campaign event for mayoral candidate Emanuel Pleitez. In an effort to bring technology to underserved communities like South L.A., the...
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South LA teens code their way to success by learning technology basics
Oscar Menjivar is the founder of URBAN TxT Three years ago, Oscar Menjivar, 35, a former technology consultant, was working for the Los Angeles Unified School district (LAUSD) to integrate technology...
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Dorsey High celebrates new building
Hundreds of students, teachers, and parents cheered today as Dorsey High School unveiled the first renovation in more than half a century. The dank, dark gymnasium was rebuilt from the ground up. The...
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LA leaders push for free Wi-Fi citywide
The Los Angeles City Council is considering a plan to provide free wireless Internet for all of Los Angeles, a move that would make the city the nation’s largest with free, universal access. Some...
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Teen tech leaders compete in Demo Day 2014
URBAN TxT Demo Day 2014 | Willa Seidenberg “South L.A. is a tech desert, but URBAN TxT is changing that,” proclaimed Oscar Menjivar, founder of Urban TxT (Teens Exploring Technology) at the...
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Hospital re-opens with new focus + New health program targets South LA seniors
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Hospital reopened with a new focus on using IT to better serve patients. (Intersections South LA) IT, culture helps reborn L.A. hospital shed ‘Killer King’ past: Martin...
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Afterschool programs teach students tech as LAUSD restructures
When Jonathan Marcelino’s parents told him he could either own a computer or a cell phone, the decision was not difficult for the 17-year-old to make. As the eldest of four children born to Mexican...
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