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CIVIC TECH NEWS & ANALYSIS

ARRAY OF THINGS

What $3 million in sensors will do for Chicago; Google hires part of “Netflix for books” team; and more. Women are being asked inappropriately personal …

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DIRECT SERVICE

Kickstarter has reorganized as a Public Benefit Corporation; lessons from the Smart Chicago Collaborative; and more. Our Jake: One of Jake Brewer’s White House colleagues likened …

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JAKE BREWER, 1981-2015

The civic tech community mourns Jake Brewer. The civic tech community is in mourning at the untimely death of Jake Brewer, senior technology advisor to …

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FINDINGS

OpenStreetMap founder launches OpenGeoQuestion; the repercussions of #IStandWithAhmed; and more. This is civic tech: The founder of OpenStreetMap, Steve Coast, has created a nifty new …

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SIGNS OF HOPE

Community-based solutions to ticketing and fines; 18F and the Department of Defense collaborate, saving millions; and more. The Internet Public Speaks: Since yesterday, more than …

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SCHOOLED

A homemade digital clock gets a 14-year-old Texan arrested; it is crazy easy to buy a good online reputation; and more. Teach our children well: …

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AUTOMATIC

Tweet to donate; the Clinton campaign embraces nostalgia; we killed the sharing economy; and more. California is on the verge of becoming the second state …

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SCORING

Behind the College Scorecard; the bureaucracy hacker at 18F; and more. Government opening: Columbia law professor Tim Wu, “net neutrality” coiner and former candidate for …

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ASSESSMENTS

Philly finally freed city property records; The Intercept enters the documentary space; and more. This is civic tech: Juliana Reyes of Technical.ly Philly reports on how persistent …

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