LinkedLegislation Blog

As you can see, the blog looks different.  Google has rolled out a number of new ways to view and navigate blogs, and I'm trying them out here. I like the Timeslide view the best (selection on the right), to see blog topics at a glance.If you have strong opinions one... [Read More]

Ever wonder who is responsible for a particular law?  Often the supporters and opponents of a bill are forgotten once the bill is codified into law.Now, however, as one of the results of the California Law Hackathon held two weeks ago, we can now get more insight into California's laws, section... [Read More]

If you were wondering what the internet is for, you've come to the right place.  Apparently, this blog is one of the top ten results for the search "what are uses for the internet".How do I know? The Google Analytics report for this blog showed that phrase as one that... [Read More]

Our work continues to translate the results of the first California Laws Hackathon for public consumption:A small core of hackers, consisting of Grant Vergottini, Greg Willson, Mike Tahani and myself (with support from Karen Suhaka's excellent team at BillTrack50) is moving forward to apply the sample timeline to all  sections of California's codes, and... [Read More]

Seven Google + hangouts, four countries, dozens of tweets, many coffees, discussions and coding sessions later, ready to call it a night for the California Law Hackathon. (twitter hashtag #calawhack).  Special guest appearance by John Sheridan, architect of legislation.gov.uk and guidance on California data APIs from Grant Vergottini, architect of... [Read More]