Teaching kids at a Watts housing project to code websites and apps could be a step toward easing the digital divide in South LA. Continue reading
![[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/wattshackathon.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide")
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![[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/mrt-trafficking.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking")
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[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking
Los Angeles will soon see several dozen new billboards and posters across the city featuring digits outlined in bright teal – a hotline for human trafficking victims to get help. Continue reading
![[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/spencer-horizontal.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots")
[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots
Brandon Spencer has recently begun serving a prison term for opening fire at a Halloween party two years ago at the University of Southern California. He is paying a 40-year price for four shots that killed no one. Continue reading
![[Intersections] Snapshots from the Watts Senior Citizen Prom](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_2329-1-blog.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] Snapshots from the Watts Senior Citizen Prom")
[Intersections] Snapshots from the Watts Senior Citizen Prom
Guests shared stories about long lives spent in the ever-changing neighborhoods of Watts and South LA. Continue reading
![[Intersections] City collects 950 guns in buyback](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/mexicogunedit2-650-forblog.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] City collects 950 guns in buyback")
[Intersections] City collects 950 guns in buyback
The Los Angeles Police Department collected 950 weapons in its annual buyback program that gives Angelenos gift cards for guns.
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![[Intersections] Facing off against pollution in South LA neighborhoods](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/environmentalmap.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] Facing off against pollution in South LA neighborhoods")
[Intersections] Facing off against pollution in South LA neighborhoods
An updated report says ethnic minorities comprise a large proportion of residents in California’s most polluted neighborhoods. Continue reading
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