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+# About the Website Development Team
+
+## Team Levels
+
+The Hack for LA Website Development Team is a **Level 1 Team**. This means we have a support system to help all new developers learn the basics. When you join, you'll start at Level 1 and go through a learning process. The goal is to get you familiar with how we do things. Once you've learned enough and are doing well, you can move on to a Level 2 team for more advanced work.
+
+## Technologies Used
+
+Our tech stack consists of both front-end and back-end technologies:
+
+- **Front-end**: Our front-end is built using the following languages and libraries:
+    - HTML
+    - SCSS
+    - JavaScript
+
+- **Back-end and DevOps**: For back-end and development operations, we rely on:
+    - GitHub Actions
+    - Google Apps Script
+
+## Developer Expectations
+
+When you join the Hack for LA Website Development Team, there are certain expectations:
+
+### Time Commitment
+
+- **Weekly Hours**: A minimum of 6 hours per week is required, not including vacations or weeks off.
+
+### Communication
+
+- **Time Off**: If you plan to take a week off or go on a longer vacation, notify the tech leadership team. This can be done through a Slack message in the `hfla-site` channel and an @ mention in the comment section of the issue you're working on.
+
+### Meetings
+
+- **Mandatory**: Attend at least one of the following meetings each week:
+    - All team weekly meeting (UX/UR, Development, Product) — Sundays 10am-12 noon Pacific Time.
+    - Developer (front-end/back-end) weekly team meeting — Tuesdays 7-8 pm Pacific Time.
+    - Developer Office Hours meeting — Thursdays 7-8 pm Pacific Time.
+
+### Issue Handling
+
+- Work on one issue at a time.
+- Wait until your pull request is merged before working on another issue.
+
+### Skill Progression
+
+Start with issues of increasing complexity in the following order:
+
+```mermaid
+graph LR
+
+A(Good first issue #1)
+B(Good first issue #2)
+C(Small)
+D(Medium)
+E(Large)
+
+  A --> B
+  B --> C
+  C --> D
+  D --> E
+
+  style A fill:#7057FF33,stroke:#7057ff;
+  style B fill:#7057FF33,stroke:#7057ff;
+  style C fill:#C5DEF533,stroke:#c5def5;
+  style D fill:#1C79AF33,stroke:#1c79af;
+  style E fill:#0717FC33,stroke:#0717fc;
+
+```
+
+!!! note "Exceptions to these expectations can be discussed with the tech leadership team on a case-by-case basis."