Can you design, write, or code? Are you an activist with an idea? You can help Los Angeles live up to its potential at Hack for LA. Everyone is welcome!
We host weekly Hack Nights in Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. At these events, we organize groups of volunteers to build technology addressing the LA region’s biggest civic issues. Each night offers an inclusive, diverse community, and everyone is welcome. Join an existing project team or pitch your own civic issue.
Applying for work should be simple—but the application process for the City of LA is confusing and cumbersome. We’re going to make it easier to find the job of your dreams.
There are thousands of works of public art scattered around the city. There should be one place to see where they are and how they’re doing. We’re building it.
We are building a platform to engage the community to map and update the city's parking restrictions. Simultaneously we want to create an app that is easy for all people (community members, visitors, etc.) to use to see the landscape of parking around themselves. We want to help you avoid endlessly searching for parking in all the wrong places and reduce your risk of getting tickets.
Public Tree Map documents every public tree in Santa Monica. We present contextual information compiled from open datasets and digitized city records. To reflect tree plantings and removals, daily updates will be made to the map.
A project that connects people in need of clothing and other essentials with people in the community who have things to spare. It's kind of like one on one Goodwill. The main objective is to foster interactions between the housed and unhoused. The donation is the mechanism for building these connections throughout our community.
HelloGOV is helping reproductive rights advocacy organizations connect supporters to their state assembly and state senate representatives for call campaigns. The HelloGOV webapp generates a campaign shortlink that can be used in texts, social posts, and more.
Have an idea? Submit your pitch
Hack for LA is a great example of how we can harness technology and our city's creativity to solve everyday problems. As Mayor, I will closely partner with our tech industry to create jobs and bring innovation to City Hall so government works faster and more efficiently.
Mayor Eric Garcetti
Hack for LA is a project group of [Hacker Fund](https://www.hacker.fund) and the official Los Angeles chapter of [Code for America](https://www.codeforamerica.com). We bring together coders, designers, entrepreneurs, students, government staff, activists, and other civic-minded people to solve the LA region’s biggest challenges.
Are you press and want to get in touch? Are you interested in becoming a sponsor? Want to just check us out on Slack? Looking to volunteer?