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• I am rebeccawilliams on github.
• I am rebeccawilliams (https://keybase.io/rebeccawilliams) on keybase.
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import urllib

dataset = 137
url = 'http://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1000&start=%s' % (dataset)

while dataset > 0:
	print "downloading all the Data.gov metadata"
	urllib.urlretrieve(url, "datagov%s.json" % (dataset))
	dataset = dataset - 1

rebeccawilliams

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I hereby claim:

• I am rebeccawilliams on github.
• I am rebeccawilliams (https://keybase.io/rebeccawilliams) on keybase.
• I have a public key whose fingerprint is 15A8 AC31 D3B4 F19D 14BD C6C9 85DA 1D49 543B 763F

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Open Law Tools (Code)	Open Lawmaking Tools (Legislative Data)	Supportive Policies	Supportive Organizations
AmLegal Decoder, AmericaDecoded (redeploying StateDecoded across the U.S.)	AskThem (representative contact information and crowdsourced city council agenda Q&A)	New York City passed a resolution amending their City Council Rules to make all proposed ordinances and associated legislative information available openly through an online database and [passed an amendment to the New York city charter](ht

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import os
from time import sleep

Kaitlin = "Awesome!"

# made with love by Lindsay
print "Thank you Kaitlin!"
sleep(1)
print "for teaching us useful things like..."
sleep(1)

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import csv

requests = open("DC311.csv")
tags = open("graffiti.csv", 'w')

read_file = csv.reader(requests)
write_file = csv.writer(tags)

Graffiti = 0

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See the government announcement of this exectuive directive here.

Executive Directive No. 3 Issue Date: December 18, 2013

Subject: Open Data

To promote transparency and accountability, the City of Los Angeles (“City”) will make publicly available raw data in easy-to-find and accessible formats. Open Data is raw data generated or collected by government agencies made freely available for use by the public, subject only to valid privacy, confidentiality, security, and other legal restrictions.

Open Data empowers Angelenos to participate in governance with greater understanding and impact. Opening government data to entrepreneurs and businesses promotes innovation by putting that information to work in ways outside the expertise of government institutions and gives companies, individuals, and nonprofit organizations the opportunity to leverage one of government’s greatest assets: public information. Most

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##Sunlight's APIs

• Sunlight's APIs
• Sign up for a key here!
• The Sunlight API Query Builder see the Open States example = Great!

Sunlight's Tools built w/ our APIs:

• Capitol Words
• Scout
• Docket Wrench
• Influence Explorer

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See the government hosting of this ordinance (via GitHub pages) here.

####Local Law 11 of 2012

New York City Council voted on and passed this legislation on February 29, 2012. Mayor Bloomberg signed it into law on March 7, 2012. The text below has been formatted to enhance readability.

Local Law 11 of 2012 (previously Introduction 0029A-2010)

By Council Members Brewer, Fidler, Gentile, Gonzalez, James, Lander, Palma, Nelson, Lappin, Dromm, Garodnick, Reyna, Mealy, Vann, Jackson, Levin, Cabrera, Gennaro, Williams, Van Bramer, Rodriguez, Halloran and the Public Advocate (Mr. de Blasio) A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to publishing open data.

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See the government hosted ordinance here.

#####The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

#####I. Subdivision (c) entitled “Public Records Opt Out Policy and Procedures” of Subsection (6) entitled “Time for Compliance and Procedures” of Section 3.70 entitled “Public Records” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:

• “(c) Public Records Opt-Out Policy and Procedures. The City shall develop a procedure whereby individuals may inform the City that their safety may be endangered by the release of any otherwise available public records and whereby such individuals may request that such records be maintained as confidential records. The Office of the City Attorney and IT shall work cooperatively to develop the necessary procedures and policies to facilitate such communications and to respond appropriately to such