Ljuba M. YoungblominHometownGot questions about what’s going on in the news? Our latest update can help!Now, in version 4.1 each Hometown News Guide features a “Community Questions” section where — you guessed it — you can ask any question youJul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Ljuba M. YoungblominHometownIntroducing Hometown 4, because there’s a lot more to news than what happenedFeaturing an all-new story format to help you understand and keep up on the important issues in Oakland.Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Ljuba M. YoungblomHometown is hiring a founding writer/reporter/editorWe’re looking for an experienced writer to run Hometown’s news gathering and aggregation, reporting, content production, and more.Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Ljuba M. YoungblominHometownAbout HometownWe started Hometown because — despite living in Oakland for a long time — we weren’t nearly as aware of the important stuff going on in…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Ljuba M. YoungblomAnnouncing Hometown 2.1Featuring a new “Explore” tab with bite-sized profiles of Oakland’s electric reps, and more!Sep 3, 2019Sep 3, 2019
Ljuba M. YoungblomAnnouncing Hometown 2.0A “from the ground up” redesign inspired by our readers’ feedbackAug 28, 2019Aug 28, 2019
Ljuba M. YoungblominHometownYour County Civil Grand Jury: The citizen watchdog you’ve probably never heard ofImagine getting teamed up with 20 strangers, being given subpoena powers, and being told to go investigate government corruption.Aug 9, 2019Aug 9, 2019
Ljuba M. YoungblomA letter to our Oakland neighborsToday we launched Hometown 2.0, a ground-up redesign based on your feedback for what you need to be informed Oaklanders.Aug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019
Ljuba M. YoungblominHometownIntroducing Hometown, and how tech can collaborate in local newsLast week we launched Hometown: a mobile app that scans dozens of news sources and delivers a handful of the most important stories about…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Ljuba M. YoungblomWhen Better Design Means Embracing A Worse User ExperienceNot long after the iPhone launched 10 years ago, we software makers became convinced that mobile apps, unlike their desktop counterparts…May 4, 20171May 4, 20171