The election of Mitch as mayor with 66% of the vote was a landslide. In the election map completed for NolaStat (3 MB PDF), it’s… »
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Election map: How Guidry defeated Batt
The key to Susan Guidry’s victory over Jay Batt was two-fold:
1) Batt lost more voters between the primary and the runoff elections. Turnout remained stronger for Guidry than for Batt.
2) Guidry gained voters in a number of precincts — including precincts where Batt ran strong in the primary — and most notably in Lakeview precincts,… »
Election map: Susan Guidry defeats Jay Batt in District A runoff
Attorney and neighborhood organizer Susan Guidry soundly defeated Jay Batt in the March 6th runoff for the District A City Council seat. Guidry earned roughly 3200 more votes than her opponent, ending Batt’s attempt to regain the seat after he was defeated by Shelley Midura in 2006.
The election result was consistent with predictions made after… »
Seattle open data policy will improve public access to city information
Seattle is the next city to follow in the footsteps of open data reforms implemented by San Francisco, New York City, the District of Columbia, and other cities. Data.Seattle.gov is planned as a Web site that will publish city data sets to be downloaded by citizens, or used by citizen programmers to build Web-based applications… »
New Orleans 311 problems finally resolved
After spending millions of taxpayer dollars to professional services contractors, in a secret bidding and award process, on the city’s 311 system, including an “upgrade” to connect the system to departments, Mayor Ray Nagin has shut down the 311 system, blaming budget shortfalls.
Citizens should now direct their questions and complaints directly to departments:
The 311 phone… »
Election maps: New Orleans City Council District races
Final election maps — the February 6th, 2010 City Council races:
District A
District B
District C
District D
District… »
Election map: City Council At-Large race
The City Council At-Large race is an election in which the winners are the top two vote earners whose totals are more than 25 percent. Current At-Large Council Member Arnie Fielkow easily took first place. At-Large Council Member Jackie Clarkson edged out District E Council Member Cynthia Willard-Lewis for the second At-Large seat by just… »
Election map: Race for a single assessor
In the race to elect a single assessor for the first time in New Orleans history, reform candidate Janis Lemle came up short.
Withstanding a political smear campaign, Lemle retained strong support in the 6th District.
Despite some notable exceptions in the French Quarter, CBD and Mid-City, where Lemle gained support, Claude Mauberret and Erroll… »
Congratulations Mitch!
The election of Mitch as mayor with 66% of the vote was a landslide. In the election map completed for NolaStat (3 MB PDF), it’s clear that Mitch won every precinct except for one near Lake Catherine where Georges picked up 12 votes to get the majority. The attached map clearly shows that Mitch won… »
The Apps for Democracy how-to guide
Peter Corbett, the CEO of iStrategyLabs, has published a step-by-step guide on how to re-purpose city data with innovative applications by hosting an Apps for Democracy contest.
Could Apps for New Orleans be next?
Also of interest, read Peter’s presentation delivered recently to the CityCamp un-conference in… »
President Obama harnessing the power of data to create better policy, and higher performing government services
“Whether it’s health care, education or even the war in Afghanistan, the president and his team are big believers in the power of information” (NPR, 1/01/2010).
Okay, so it’s kind of a lame story beginning with pedometers, but cute or novelty is what one can generally expect from NPR. That said, it’s clear that President Obama… »
