Making Our City (better)

• A Code for America Brigade• All volunteer led & operated – 501(c)(3)…• Techs, advocates, gov staff, researchers,

Oakland fans.• Meet weekly for civic hack nights in city hall!• Focused on Open Government, Open Data,

Opensource tech• Work as a community, supporting OpenGov in

OAK

www.openoakland.org

• A resident with no tech background. Yes. You.• A developer• A designer• A business person• A city staff person• A nonprofit worker or an advocate• A student• A marketer

www.openoakland.org

Yes, we need you! If you are…

What is Civic Hacking

Photo credits: Library of Congress

Photo credits: Sunlight Foundation

Why Open Source?

Our Projects

Make – your voice heard

Supporting other makers/hackers

data.openoakland.org

What Open Enables

www.openbudgetoakland.org

Search, explore, discuss. Easily

Following the money

Adopt Your City (Infrastructure)

adoptadrainoakland.com

Coming soon… Councilmatic!

Economic Development + Open Oakland

Kami Griffiths - Community Technology NetworkSarah Filley - PopUp HoodMax Cadji - Phat BeetsSusan Montauk - Oakland Parks CommissionEleanor Hollander - Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of CommerceJose Corona - Inner City AdvisorsReverend Daniel Buford - Allen Temple Baptist ChurchAmy Henderson - Rebuild the DreamSusan Mernit - Live Work OaklandMario Lugay - Kapor CenterSteve Spiker - Urban Strategies Council

...and the City of Oakland!

What We’ve HeardPossible Projects• Create/aggregate a database of tech access points (CTN)• Tech training for staff (Phat Beets)• Identifying the true cost of digital illiteracy (CTN)• System for submitting, processing, & tracking building &

business permits (City of Oak)• Accessing the data collected by apps like Spot Mojo collected?

(City of Oakland)• Inventory of available business space (City of Oakland, PopUp

Hood)• Connect volunteers to park projects (Parks Commission)• Tech literacy assessment/standardization (Open Oakland)• Mentoring • Tech training with small business in areas of transition (City)• Supporting the City’s Business Assistance Center (City)

What We’ve Heard

Geographic Areas of Focus• San Pablo corridor• High Street and Fruitvale Ave. in East Oakland• Old Fairfax Antique Row in East Oakland• Golden Gate Neighborhood• Old Oakland• International Boulevard

Reaching Us●@OpenOakland●Submit ideas online: openoakland.org/ideas●Civic Hack Night Tues 6:30 in Hearing Room ●Contact us directly:

○@eleanorcasson ellie.casson@gmail.com ○@siruguri siruguri@gmail.com

○@ellietumbuan ellie.tumbuan@gmail.com○@Howard_D howarddy@gmail.com ○@consultantweet pthompson@atlanticfusion.com○ neil@swansway.com