As Federal Data Disappears, New Tool Gives Power to Cities
As Federal Data Disappears, New Tool Gives Power to Cities
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
October 9, 20176m 1s
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Show Notes
In 2014, Mayor Gary Phillips of San Rafael, California, wanted to start studying the city’s data. He asked his staff to build a dashboard where he could track 10 key metrics, including the city's violent-crime rate, its sales-tax income, and its paramedic response times, and see how they fluctuated over time. In theory, it was a smart idea that could lead to better-informed spending and decision-making.
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