Overview: No one knows what’s happening in their own area anymore. With the loss of local news, people don’t know what their town or district is even up to anymore.

When are the local school board elections? When is the farmer’s market starting back up again? When is the high school prom?

These are things and information that once showed up on every doorstep in every town in America. But with the loss of local news, people rely on social media, word-of-mouth, and other tin can and string methods.

The ask: How can Google help make local news accessible to us, and how do we tie towns into a database of information and alerts to solve this challenge?

Solution: By Locals, For Locals

Sometimes the best advice is from a person close to you. Restaurant recommendations, recipes, you name it.

With Google Local, community conversation has never been more accessible.