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    The coronavirus is straining government services. So these neighbors are stepping up to help

    by Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times Apr 03, 2020 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - A day after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, friends Annie Bickerton and Cristin Lim knew they couldn't wait around for government to help.

    The two millennials mobilized, as Bickerton, 33, went to Lim, 24, with an idea.

    "Can you help me make a website for a rapid response thing for neighbors if COVID gets really bad?" Bickerton texted Lim.

    In a matter of hours, the duo had launched Westside Friends, a network of neighbors helping each other during the outbreak with grocery runs, meals, pharmacy pickups, check-in calls and other errands.

    Their skills aligned perfectly.

    Bickerton works in public policy and has a knack for rallying people. She

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