PASADENA, Calif. -In the hills and valleys of Southern California, a new digital infrastructure is being built. It isn't owned by a telecom giant, and it doesn't rely on the internet.Known as West Coast Mesh (WCMesh), the project is a decentralized network of community members and technologists determined to build a resilient, region-wide communication system. The initiative formally launched in August 2025 following a pivotal meeting in Pasadena, born out of a specific engineering necessity: scaling a mesh network across the unique topography and population density of Southern California.While off-grid text messaging using LoRa (Long Range) radio techn
