9/11 happened on the first week of my first ‘real’ job. I was in Sacramento. I was a public servant. I still feel the same emotions as I did that day. Liberty has a price. And I hope we #neverforget

Disneyland manages to get a plug in Zelenskyy’s speech but the bigger news is the counteroffensive and sights set on Crimea. #StandWithUkriane

As US road deaths soar, traveling in Japan is safer than ever. The Japanese risk of dying in a crash is now 1/6 as high as in the US. Why are Japan's roadways so much safer? A 🧵 w/ lessons from my new piece in Bloomberg CityLab bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“The metaverse has real potential to improve city services and the lives of residents if deployed well. For that to happen, city leaders need to be at the forefront of the conversation.” - Lena Geraghty, National League of Cities 👉 cities-today.com/early-version-… #metaverse #smartcity

Thanks also goes to City staff who work very hard to put together applications, coordinate between departments and agencies, and ensure we’re putting our best foot forward. Special shout-out to our team in the Government Affairs Department.

According to a new report, the Get It Done app provides accurate information to San Diegans the vast majority of the time. Can it do better? Always. But no one is pining for the pre-Get It Done days. And the team working it are the best in the country, so it will keep improving.

Someone walked by me downtown in my San Diego Padres shirt and said “I hope they win. I hate the Philadelphia Phillies.” I didn’t know hating the Phillies was even a thing.

And now for your 77th reminder: we are privileged to have the right to choose our elected officials. Vote, or be comfortable losing out to the interests of those that do.

5 years ago. Not forgotten. #teampanda

Here are things World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar npr.org/2022/11/19/113…

“Give me liberty or give me” … a yellow card ?! 🤔

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Someone walking by just told me that I literally made their day because they saw me reading an actual book instead of my phone on this beautiful day, which immediately prompted me to pull out my phone to let you know

Well. Well. Well.

Six years ago, San Diego lost a friend, colleague, brilliant data scientist and genuine and good human being Arnaud Vedy. His spirit of creative service, love for his adopted home town, and humble desire to do right by his neighbor live on. #PandA4ever

Proud of my contributions to this journey over the last almost 3 years. It’s been an amazing ride with some wonderful people who care a lot about helping government employees be more effective while using technology to streamline processes for their constituents too!

With the huge event this week, here’s a great reflection on OpenGov journey from one of our founders.

It has now been 7 years since we tragically lost our colleague Arnaud. Last year’s message captures his legacy and I repost it in memoriam.

Fire crews are making quick work on Friars Fire. Please avoid the area of Friars Rd., west of 163. Heed all warnings and orders from police and fire officials.

Thank you SDFD . You are awesome.