Steve Spiker

Data, Collaboration, Open Government, Resistance

2025

Did Open Data Deliver? Nov 25
CityCamp is back baby Sep 20

2021

No-stop government’s biggest hurdle Dec 14

2019

You don’t always have to be a racist. Sep 23
Small Victories In A Time Of Rapid Change Sep 18
Building a data practice at Alluma. Jul 26

2018

Transparency at 0.5 Jul 27

2017

A Decade and Change. Leaving Urban Strategies Council Dec 12

2016

Woman | Shame | Perfection Oct 14
Can nonprofits do User Experience Testing? Jul 1
A new era for OpenOakland (burnout in #civictech) Apr 15
Mining for gold, clearing drains, taking the hits Mar 1

2015

Going 3:0. On maternity leave, fatherhood and avoiding feminism Sep 12
Bridging the CitiStat Gap Sep 12
Open Data in the Capitol- aka the anti-PDF and show us your data day. Apr 15
CityCamp Oakland in review Feb 25
Open Data and Policing Reform Jan 31

2014

Civic hacking is… Dec 24
Data rich, analysis poor Nov 26
Striving for better: Diversity in Civic Tech Oct 30
Data: It’s all about people, not the data Oct 1
Calling all Innovators in Oakland (Government) Oct 1
Are your data too slow? Sep 25
Beyond compliance, beyond reports: Data for Action Sep 11
Getting Quake Safe in Oakland Aug 28
Creating an Open FEC Aug 22
Concerned Internet Citizens of California Aug 6
Do Oakland’s Civic Apps work for Oaklanders? Jul 15
Oakland’s City Council Tech to upgrade from 1997 software Jun 25
Cops Beat Their Wives & Girlfriends At Nearly Double The National Rate May 14
Broadband Access in Alameda County May 9
Defending the Open Internet May 8
Power struggles Apr 22
Oakland gets its crime data feed on Apr 22
Numbers and nonsense in Oakland’s Search for Public Safety Mar 28
Oakland’s Shot Spotter action in 2013 Mar 25
Truants vs Absence Mar 6
Already Beyond the Data Portal Feb 28
Beyond the Data Portal Feb 28
Oakland’s Citizen Redistricting Comission Jan 30
The Last Month of My Life Jan 9
American Migration Jan 8
Google Bussing Jan 3

2013

OpenOakland 1.5: A year and a half in review Dec 10
Running from the city that we come from Dec 3
Oakland Planning, data and engagement Nov 4
Does the world really need another PDF report? Oct 14
Planning Camp hits Oakland Oct 8
The incredible agency of #opendata Sep 12
Scale and demand Sep 10
Oakland Unseen: Oakland teen can’t stop quoting Drake Sep 10
Don’t Silo Your Geeks Aug 27
Lost Opportunities? Aug 19
Oakland’s Color Lines Aug 15
Creating a new OpenData policy that works for Oakland Aug 7
My White House blog for Champions of Change Jul 23
Who needs laws anyway? Jun 24
What has Technology done for Equity lately? Jun 21
State of the City from Living Cities Jun 20
The Value of Networks: NNIP Jun 20
Oakland Transparency Hearing Jun 10
Public Engagement in Cali Jun 9
ReWrite Oakland: Real Collaborative Results Jun 2
Upping the numbers game in Oakland PD May 9
Oakland Hot Spot: “Yeah, I’d shoot ’em…” May 1
Opening Oakland’s Budget Apr 18
Intelligence, technology and history. Apr 6
California USPS Vacancy Rates: Map & Data Mar 21
Democratizing Knowledge with Oakland Wiki Mar 19
Interfaces to Government: Oakland Crime Mar 13
Open Data Day in Oakland! it’s official baby. Feb 20
Local Benefits of Open Data Feb 8
Code for America Fellowship launch in Oakland Feb 5
Years of life lost: the huge cost on our country. Feb 5
Fun with FOIA – Public Records games in California Feb 1
Oakland Unseen: Iron Chef films toughest show yet in West Oakland food desert Jan 31
Nikon’s Not So Great D600 Servicing Jan 16
Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully Jan 13
Opening Government: Oakland’s First CityCamp Jan 11
Leadership- as a platform? Jan 10

2012

Make WordPress.com Your City’s Virtual Home Nov 16
Farewell to the Achievement Gap? Nov 9
Can we multitask Opening Government? Nov 9
Finally a CityCamp in Oakland! Oct 30
Open Government in Oakland’s Elections Oct 28
Bass Hole at twilight, Cape Cod gets prettier after dark! Oct 16
Next American City Vanguard hits St. Louis Oct 14
Viva la USA Sep 27
Meet my first two Getty Images sales! Sep 25
On Becoming an American. Thoughts on democracy and citizenship Aug 29
Code for America Brigade Captains Aug 23
Data Collection Community Style Aug 23
O’Reilly Radar Tumblr: White House announces Presidential Innovation Fellows Aug 23
Code for Oakland: Unexpected Awesomeness Jul 25
We have a winner: Alameda County first to launch OpenData! Jul 12
OpenData inches forward in Oakland and Code for America to follow! Jul 12
Opinion: We want to push out poor, dumb, unwanted black people Jul 3
Become a (new) part of an amazing history- in Oakland Jun 28
Code for America in Oaktown: The OpenOakland Brigade! Jun 15
Come and Code for Oakland in 2012! Jun 14
Code for Oakland- Volunteer Mixer May 28
And coming from behind: Alameda County to adopt OpenData! May 23
Opendata crawls closer in Oakland May 1
Lost Opportunities in Government – The CDO Apr 26
How to (not) support new business in Oakland Apr 5
Calling on the Mayor – Show coders some love! Apr 2
OpenData v Absentee Councilors Mar 30
OpenData hits Oakland City Council Mar 27
Amazing Grace- our leap day baby arrives! Mar 7
Code for America in Oaktown? Feb 22
Coding Across America (and Oakland!) Feb 22
Elephan Seal Birth @ Año Nuevo State park. Jan 30
Barriers or Processes? Jan 10
Anchor baby eta Jan 10
An Open Letter to Oakland: Innovate or stagnate. Jan 6
New Year’s Focus Jan 4

Categories

Civic Tech 36 · Data 22 · Equity & Justice 21 · Family & Life 9 · Leadership 8 · Open Government 33 · Photography 4