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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Government Reform</title>
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		<title>Local Hacktivists Organize for Government Transparency</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/05/government-reform/local-hacktivists-organize-for-government-transparency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/05/government-reform/local-hacktivists-organize-for-government-transparency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 19:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend and Somerville hacktivist, Adam Friedman, recently alerted me to two new local transparency groups which both seem to have a strong Somerville focus and include another Somerville hacktivist Michael @Morisy (from the FOIA-made-easy site MuckRock).
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/SunlightFoundation/Boston-MA/

Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/open_gov_boston

Personally, I&#8217;d like to see more transparency around city finances in terms of the city budget and how our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor Curtatone&#8217;s ACE Webpage for Responsiveness Data Late Again</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/05/government-reform/mayor-curtatones-ace-webpage-for-responsiveness-data-late-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/05/government-reform/mayor-curtatones-ace-webpage-for-responsiveness-data-late-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 19:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City&#8217;s transparency initiative has again fallen into neglect. The last data was posted in January (that&#8217;s when I first noticed the site was neglected), but the six-week lag time requested in the site&#8217;s disclaimer (highlighted in red in the following screen shot) would indicate that data should have already been posted for February. Data for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why @311Somerville Does Not Track Loose Utility Wire Calls</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/25/government-reform/why-311somerville-does-not-track-loose-utility-wire-calls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/25/government-reform/why-311somerville-does-not-track-loose-utility-wire-calls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[311 Requests]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=11453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve learned so far via the following Twitter conversation (in chronological order):

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@311Somerville I just called in a loose utility wire to 311 then was transferred to the fire dept w/o a 311 work order, so no way 2 track it
March 16, 2012 10:06 am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Variance Hearing 2/27/12: Community Path Cedar to Lowell</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/24/transportation/occupy-somervilles-variance-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/24/transportation/occupy-somervilles-variance-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil and Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pedestrians]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Monday, the Architectural Access State Board will hear the City of Somerville's request to waive the necessity to place an accessible ramp adjacent to a proposed shortcut between the Lowell St. bridge and the future Community Path Extension.  Public transportation stewardship begins at home!  Let's encourage Somerville's deciders to sTop wasting local and sTate transportation resources on exclusive facilities- and instead, plan for the future by designing accessible multi-modal pedestrian routes at every step.]]></description>
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		<title>Representative Provost&#8217;s Smart Framework For Sustainable Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/05/politics/representative-provosts-smart-framework-for-sustainable-transportation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/05/politics/representative-provosts-smart-framework-for-sustainable-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville Representative Provost has just published a piece at bostinno called:  MBTA Troubles Just a Symptom of Systemic Crisis.  
This Monday February 6, 2012 at 11:30 will be the Public Hearing on Rep. Provost 's House Bill 2659, a bill relative to transportation finance and equity. Location: State House, room A-1.
Rep. Provost article link: http://bostinno.com/2012/02/01/mbta-troubles-just-a-symptom-of-systemic-crisis/]]></description>
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		<title>City&#8217;s ACE Webpage for Responsiveness Data Now 3 Months Stale</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/04/government-reform/citys-ace-webpage-for-responsiveness-data-now-3-months-stale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/04/government-reform/citys-ace-webpage-for-responsiveness-data-now-3-months-stale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We should not have to tell you we are doing well. We should be able to show we are doing well. And if we are falling short in some areas, then you should be able to see that too. &#8221; &#8211; Mayor Curtatone, in his 7/15/2011 op-ed to the Somerville News announcing his new ACE program and stating a customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passing the Local Hiring Ordinance Will Help Raise Labor Standards in Somerville</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/26/politics/passing-the-local-hiring-ordinance-will-help-raise-labor-standards-in-somerville/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/26/politics/passing-the-local-hiring-ordinance-will-help-raise-labor-standards-in-somerville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil and Human Rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Workers' Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local hiring]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Somerville&#8217;s economic development policies should place the highest priority on creating the good jobs our community needs.
All across Somerville working families are facing high levels of unemployment.  And for those who are working, they have experienced cuts in their pay and benefits, increased health and safety problems and violations of their rights on the job.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11/29: Ward 1 ResiStat Community Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/25/politics/1129-ward-1-resistat-community-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/25/politics/1129-ward-1-resistat-community-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Logan W</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Curtatone, Alderman Roche and the ResiStat program invite you to a community meeting in West Somerville to discuss the latest city data, news, updates and issues most important to you.]]></description>
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		<title>ResiStat Community Meetings for Wards 3 and 6 coming up</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/08/politics/resistat-community-meetings-for-wards-3-and-6-coming-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/08/politics/resistat-community-meetings-for-wards-3-and-6-coming-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Logan W</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reminder: The beginning of next week community leaders will get together with you in Wards 3 and 6

Meet with Mayor Curtatone, Alderman, City officials, aldermen-at-large and police
Share your concerns and ideas
Stay for a Meet &#38; Greet with light refreshments


Ward 3: Mon. Nov. 14 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Somerville High School, Highlander Café
81 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)
(use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville, MA: Millions Wasted on Deficient Walkability Improvements</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/02/schools-and-youth/somerville-ma-millions-wasted-on-deficient-walkability-improvements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/02/schools-and-youth/somerville-ma-millions-wasted-on-deficient-walkability-improvements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over 80% of Somerville's new sidewalks and curb cuts, installed since 2004,  are hazardous for people with various types of disabilities (one-in-five).  These infrastructure improvements don't even adhere to basic, standard building code.  See a listing of the first 50 locations that the City of Somerville promises to re-do, equalling about $500K wasted the first time around- for starters.]]></description>
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