BillTrack50 wants to make it easier to search, engage with legislation
- Luke Fretwell · February 20, 2013, 11:00 am
BillTrack50 provides convenient and user-friendly 50-state legislative data to both citizens and those with a professional interest.
Luke Fretwell is the founder of GovFresh. Contact him at luke@govfresh.com or connect on LinkedIn or Twitter at @govfresh or @lukefretwell.
Oakland pulls ahead of SF in the Bay Bridge Open Government Series
- Luke Fretwell · February 19, 2013, 10:20 am
It hasn’t garnered the accolades San Francisco historically has, but it appears Oakland is starting to pull ahead in the Bay Bridge Open Government Series.
Park.IT or ticket
- Luke Fretwell · February 19, 2013, 10:00 am
Park.it creates happy drivers driving in cities like San Francisco, by helping them avoid parking tickets or tow away charges along with parking choices at their fingertips.
Funding open government
- Luke Fretwell · February 7, 2013, 8:04 am
The Knight Foundation recently announced it is launching a news challenge beginning February 12 that will allocate $5 million in funding to innovative open government projects.
Palo Alto’s open data efforts (VIDEO)
- Luke Fretwell · February 5, 2013, 5:35 pm
Great California Forward video on Palo Alto‘s open data efforts featuring city manager James Keene, chief information officer Jonathan Reichental and mayor Yiaway Yeh.
NationBuilder brings community software to government
- Luke Fretwell · January 31, 2013, 10:30 am
Vice President of Community Adriel Hampton pitches NationBuilder Government, a unified web, communications and CRM database solution.
Gaming the future of government
- Luke Fretwell · January 21, 2013, 10:00 am
On January 22-23, the Institute for the Future will host Connected Citizens, a 24-hour collective forecasting game to “to rethink and reprogram government services for a complex and connected world.”
CivicMeet January: Sacramento, SF, Vancouver
- Luke Fretwell · January 21, 2013, 10:00 am
January CivicMeets will be held in Sacramento, San Francisco and Vancouver (Rumor has it Oakland is starting one soon).
Is Piwik government’s ‘open’ alternative to Google Analytics?
- Luke Fretwell · January 14, 2013, 10:30 am
Piwik creator Matthieu Aubry shares how the open source real time web analytics tool may be a viable option for government.
