by Eric Jackson | Jun 6, 2018 | open data, police data, Uncategorized
On May 24th, a group of community members met with City Staff to discuss the details of the data sets requested for release in Code for Asheville’s Petition for Police Accountability Through Data Transparency. We are happy to report that the meeting went...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 6, 2018 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
Code for Asheville had quite a Summit! The Asheville contingent was large this year with brigade leaders Sabrah n’haRaven, Jim March and Eric Jackson and City staffers Kimberlee Archie (Equity), Wanda Burgess (IT), Jonathan Feldman (IT) and Frank McGowan...
by Eric Jackson | May 22, 2018 | Newsletter, open data, police data, Uncategorized
Jaime Matthews, Assistant to the City Manager, and Scott Barnwell, Business and Public Technology Manager in the IT department, presented the staff report promised after Patrick Conant presented the Petition for Police Accountability Through Data Transparency at the...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
At the suggestion of several members we will be sending out a newsletter at least monthly with announcements, information on upcoming events, news from the national network and more! We’ll also link each edition from this blog. Check out the first issue here....
by Jesse | Sep 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
There are exciting things happening with Code for Asheville. We are playing an increasing role in assisting local community groups with technological solutions. We’ve partnered with the Homeless Coalition, BeLoved House, Buncombe Reentry Council and more recently, the...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is a year of big change for Code for America’s brigade program. As you may have heard, there was some tension between brigades and the national organization as CfA tried to deal with a more challenging funding environment, staff turnover, and a growing sense by...
