My latest for Next City - I talked to Dustin Palmer from Code for America about the new revamped benefits application in Minnesota! nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Thank you The Audacious Project for providing this platform. I love that we have the opportunity to do this with an entire civic tech ecosystem building and designing human centered technology all across the country. Code for America

So when the City of Fresno is looking to contract out venue management for the #TowerTheater, can we not choose ASM Global? Someone local that doesn't charge exorbitant fees? Like any of those groups that have been putting on events there for some time? #TowerDistrict #Fresno

Shout out to the person cleaning the speakers podium during public comment at City of Fresno. You are the real MVP.

"Filling out paperwork is harder when you’re homeless. Making it to an interview is harder if you’re hungry. Remembering appointments and deadlines is harder when you are trying to figure out how to get your car out of the impound lot." Code for America theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

📺 Watch our CEO Amanda Renteria share Code for America’s vision for safety net transformation and introduce our Safety Net Innovation Lab in the TED Talk she delivered at the 2022 TED Talks Conference in Vancouver. Courtesy of TED Talks: go.ted.com/amandarenteria 🧵

ODI is hiring a Government Relations Manager! If you want to be part of a fun, fast moving team that's at the cutting edge of service innovation and policy, please apply! calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jo…

Wow dang Full Circle Brewing Co. that's gonna get an oof from me...good thing I vote with my wallet...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I heard the Dyer Mexican Lager perfectly compliments a Margaret Mims Margarita, just add ICE.

Excited for the hometown represent Bitwise Industries panel (Michelle Skoor 🏳️‍🌈++Bethany E. Mily+John H.+Laura M.) on the impact of paid #apprenticeships with #localgov at the Code for America summit! #Fresno ELGL: Engaging Local Government Leaders #civictech #CentralValley #CfASummit

Our first time meeting in person in over two years! #civictech Code for America

What happened to the officer? Is he still at FPD?

Huge shout out to @RIPMedicalDebt and Jerry Ashton for their *years* of work eliminating *billions* of #medicaldebt. A powerful solution to a burdensome #healthcare system. So great to see it recognized on NPR + Morning Edition npr.org/sections/healt…

"Paris just approved a standing Citizens’ Assembly, and more than €100m/year for participatory budgeting. Mexico City crowdsourced a constitution for its 9m people, while Chile [has] a citizen-driven Convention to develop one for the nation." ow.ly/TuIu50KmyxT National Conference on Citizenship

Yer tellin me that a *developer* used their position of power to guide funds away from downtown to build out the affluent town to the north, in favor of sprawl and at the detriment of the community where resources are badly needed? In Fresno?? I am *shocked*!

Wasn’t expecting to see Fresno pop up in govtechnews today. Nice surprise, hopefully the money is used well!

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Let's go! #civictech #digitalservices #humancentereddesign #publicservice #localgov tinyurl.com/baltdigitalser…

Launching the Alliance of Civic Technologists #cfasummit #civictech zagaja.com/2023/05/allian…