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2 weeks ago | dot.la | Grace Lee

🔦 SpotlightHello Los Angeles,Move over Coachella, hello Stagecoach. With crowds headed east, LA might feel a little quieter this weekend, but beneath the surface, the city is busy making moves that could shape the future of travel. Image Source: MetroFirst up: a major milestone at LAX. This June, the new LAX/Metro Transit Center Station will officially open, finally linking Metro's C and K Lines to a new ground hub near the airport.

1 month ago | dot.la | Grace Lee

🔦 SpotlightHappy Friday, LA —LA’s mobility scene is shifting gears — fast. We’ve got movement on the ground and in the skies this week. Image Source: UpwayLet’s start on two wheels. Sequoia-backed startup Upway just launched its new 30,000 square-foot flagship facility in Redondo Beach, and it’s not your average bike shop. The UpCenter, as they’re calling it, is the largest e-bike refurbishment center in California — and it’s a big bet on LA becoming a leader in urban micromobility.

May 17, 2024 | dot.la | Christian Hetrick

🔦 SpotlightHappy Friday Los Angeles!This week’s spotlight showcases LA’s thriving tech scene, featuring Snapchat’s latest feature updates and two local startups Liquid Death and Altruist, making TechCrunch’s Unicorn List for 2024. Image Source: SnapSnapchat’s recent fall updates bring fresh features, including a new iPhone camera shortcut for instant snaps, Halloween-inspired AI-powered Lenses, and Bitmoji costumes inspired by Mean Girls and Yellowstone.

Feb 2, 2024 | dot.la | Wil Chockley

🔦 Spotlight Does it feel like your power goes out more and more these days? You’re not crazy - it actually does. Incidence of power outages has increased almost 20% in the years 2013 to 2021, from about 1.2 per household per year to over 1.4. While that might not be noticeable to the average person, the average duration of power outages has increased by over 100%(!) from around 3.5 hours to over 7 hours. And that isn’t the only problem with the electrical grid in California.

Jan 17, 2024 | dot.la | Wil Chockley

This is Part II of our deep dive on Adam Miller, one of LA’s most successful (and philanthropic) tech entrepreneurs. When we left off Adam’s story last week, he had just sold his Santa Monica-based HR tech company Cornerstone OnDemand for $5.2B in 2021. (If you missed Part I last week, you can find that here.) After 20 years of company building and an exit like Cornerstone’s, most of us would take a deep breath and think about retirement, or at least a very long vacation.