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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a partnership with technology venture company rhubarb studios to address the historic California drought. The two parties are coming together for a hackathon series, known as “Hack for Humanity,” where members of the technology sector come together to address issues in the Los Angeles area.
Hackers will have 48 hours to come up with creative ideas for solving the water crisis, under the unifying theme of “clean, collect and consume.”
“We all need to actively respond to the drought—from the individual Angeleno to the largest organizations, we must all work to #SaveTheDrop,” Mayor Garcetti said in a statement. “Our efforts to engage the private sector and L.A.’s tech and creative communities has the potential to be a force multiplier on the great work we’re already doing to improve water conservation throughout our region and meet our aggressive water saving goals outlined in my Sustainable City pLAn.”
Mayor Garcetti has been actively pursuing similar opportunities where residents can become involved in civic engagement.
“With the Mayor’s support we can leverage the phenomenal SoCal tech community to replace the outdated 1980s water solutions with modern technology fit for the future,” Cauri Jaye, CEO of rhubarb studios said in a statement. “Putting hyper-intelligent people together with a clear mission and a valuable outcome is a recipe for success: we can clean, collect and consume water better, faster and cheaper, now.”
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