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rebeccawilliams / 2006-City-of-Washington-DC-Mayors-Office-Data-Feed-Publication-Memo.md
Created August 2, 2013 18:01
2006 City of Washington DC Mayors Office Data Feed Publication Memo permalink copy here
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rebeccawilliams / 2009-City-of-Portland-Resolution-36735.md
Created August 2, 2013 19:55
2009 City of Portland Resolution #36735 permalink copy here

See government hosted document [here] (http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=275696).

###Resolution No. 36735

Mobilize and expand the regional technology community of software, hardware and service professionals by promoting open and transparent govemment, open data, and partnership opportunities between the public, private and non-plofit sectors, academia and labor (Resolution).

WHEREAS, the City of Portland is committed to engaging the community by working with citizens, soliciting their ideas, input, and creative energy; and

WHEREAS, the City of Portland is committed to using technology to foster open, transparent, and accessible government; and

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rebeccawilliams / 2009-City-of-Memphis-Executive-Order-01-2009.md
Last active December 20, 2015 13:59
2009 City of Memphis Executive Order 01 2009 permalink copy here

See government hosted document [here] (http://www.cityofmemphis.org/portals/0/pdf_forms/MayorsTransparencyExecutiveOrder.pdf).

###EXECUTIVE ORDER BY THE MAYOR
No. 01-2009

###AN ORDER ESTABLISHING STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR A TRANSPARENT AND OPEN MEMPHIS CITY GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, the people's defense from government corruption is reasonable and timely access to the public's records and direct contact with public officials; and

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rebeccawilliams / 2013-City-of-Tulsa.md
Last active December 20, 2015 23:18
2013 City of Tulsa permalink copy here

See government hosted document [here] (http://opentulsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bd55b02c-59cd-46bb-8591-03642d5fde05.pdf).

A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE DATA, OPEN STANDARDS, AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.

WHEREAS, the City of Tulsa is committed to bringing the community into City Hall by engaging citizens and soliciting their ideas, input, and creative energy;
WHEREAS, municipalities throughout the world have an opportunity to dramatically lower their costs by collectively sharing and supporting software they use and create;
WHEREAS, the City of Tulsa is committed to using technology to foster open, transparent, and accessible government;
WHEREAS, by sharing data freely, the City of Tulsa seeks to develop opportunities for economic development, commerce, increased investment, and civic engagement for Citizens of Tulsa;
WHEREAS, the total value of public data is maximized when provided at a minimal cost of distribution;
WHEREAS, the City of Tulsa should l

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rebeccawilliams / 2013-City-of-Philadelphia.md
Last active December 20, 2015 23:18
2013 City of Philadelphia permalink copy here

See government hosted document (on GitHub) [here] (https://gist.github.com/PhillyCDO/3623582).

OPEN DATA AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY

WHEREAS, the City of Philadelphia is committed to creating a high level of openness and transparency in government; and

WHEREAS, the three principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration form the cornerstone of an open government; and

WHEREAS, the City’s participation as a founding and vital partner in the open data consortium has provided a model for transparency on which the City should continue to build; and

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rebeccawilliams / 2013-City-of-South-Bend-EXECUTIVE-ORDER-NO.-2-2013.md
Last active April 18, 2019 17:56
2013 South Bend, Indiana EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2-2013 permalink copy here
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rebeccawilliams / map.geojson
Last active December 21, 2015 15:09
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rebeccawilliams / colorfulasciigreeting.md
Last active February 25, 2017 21:25
lolcat gem + editing your .bash_profile = a rainbow greeting every time you open a terminal window

install homebrew if you don't already have it.

install the lolcat gem:

gem install lolcat

then

open .bash_profile
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rebeccawilliams / crime.py
Created September 24, 2013 23:10
csv sorting for crime data
import csv
massive = open("socrata.csv")
crimedata = open("crimedata.csv", 'w')
read_file = csv.reader(massive)
write_file = csv.writer(crimedata)
Crime = 0
Public_Safety = 0