Free wifi is coming to LA’s parks, but is that a good thing?

in the news | August 14, 2014

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New America:

Six public parks in the Los Angeles area are about to get a bit more connected---Echo Park Lake, the Griffith Observatory, Cabrillo Beach, Venice Beach, Pershing Square and Reseda Park will have free wifi.

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