News

Why this campaign

When something happens in Koreatown — a new community center opens, a transit line gets funding, a housing policy changes — where do you hear about it? Maybe a Korean-language newspaper covers it. Maybe the LA Times mentions it in passing. Maybe it shows up in a neighborhood Facebook group three days late. Maybe you never hear about it at all.

The problem isn't that Koreatown news doesn't exist. It's that it's scattered, buried in larger city coverage, and rarely written through the lens of the people who actually live here. A housing development story in the LA Times is about city planning. The same story through a Koreatown lens is about whether your neighbors will be displaced.

News exists to curate that coverage. No crime sensationalism. No celebrity gossip. No ads. Just the stories that matter to the people who live here.

What we're doing

• Curating hyperlocal news — AI-powered collection from multiple sources, filtered through Koreatown-specific editorial criteria
• Publishing community-first coverage — stories across Housing, Business, Government, Culture, Schools, Transit, and Events
• Rejecting engagement-driven negativity — crime and violence go to a separate safety data feed, not the news page
• Highlighting community impact — spotlight stories selected for community value and constructive reporting

How to participate

• Residents: Read the news at news.ktown.team
• Story suggestions: Tell us what's happening in the Hello thread
• Community organizations: Check your coverage for accuracy — if your work isn't covered, let us know
• Everyone: Share stories that matter with your neighbors