The Obama administration's open government crusade appears to be contagious. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced the launch of DataSF.org, a Web site that will offer convenient access to city data that is relevant to the community. Much like Data.gov, a site spearheaded by federal CIO Vivek Kundra, the service provides the public raw feeds of government information. Newsom, who is also running for governor of California in the 2010 election, made the announcement about DataSF.org in a guest post on the popular technology blog TechCrunch.
"We imagine creative developers taking apartment listings and city crime data and mashing it up to help renters find their next home or an iPhone application that shows restaurant ratings based on health code violations," Newsom wrote. "The idea behind the site is to open up San Francisco government and tap into the creative expertise of our greatest resource - our residents." He said he hoped DataSF.org will "create a torrent of innovation similar to when the developer community was given access to the platforms behind popular technologies and devices like Facebook and Apple's iPhone."
Read Newsom's full blog post here.
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