We go over the highlights of The Burg over the course of our first month! It’s been an exciting road. We’ve seen people report of Compton having brown tap water, Westwood Forward coalition organize on the platform, and much more. We can’t wait to improve the platform, and see what’s to come!
Read MoreWe are proud to announce The Burg is officially available for download on iPhones and Androids across in Los Angeles County!
Read MoreSiva Vaidhyanathan published a must-read op-ed in the New York Times this weekend provocatively titled: Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses. The article is one of many that has openly criticized Facebook’s role in distributing nakedly propagandistic political advertisements.
Read MoreAt the BurgQuarters we constantly preach a simple fact: local news is directly correlated to local civic engagement. If we can make easier for people to stay informed about what is happening in their communities, they will be more likely to get involved. Curbed.LA has been one of the prime examples of this theory in action, and their latest piece on the "linkage fee" clearly supports our claim.
Read MoreA few weeks back we won the 85th Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors Pitch Competition. To even be at the conference presenting our local politics app was a privilege, but how we got there is kind of an untraditional story.
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