Zachary Antoyan
@zontoyan
Fresno, #participatorybudgeting, participatory democracy, and #civictech. @Code4Fresno + @CodeforAmerica (GetCalFresh)
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Launching the Alliance of Civic Technologists #cfasummit #civictech zagaja.com/2023/05/allian…
Let's go! #civictech #digitalservices #humancentereddesign #publicservice #localgov tinyurl.com/baltdigitalser…
Wasn’t expecting to see Fresno pop up in govtechnews today. Nice surprise, hopefully the money is used well!
'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
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…
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
Wow dang Full Circle Brewing Co. that's gonna get an oof from me...good thing I vote with my wallet...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
'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
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Shout out to the person cleaning the speakers podium during public comment at City of Fresno. You are the real MVP.
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
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