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Brian Purchia

Brian Purchia is the CEO and founder of Riff City Strategies and co-founder of CivicMakers. The long-time media and public policy strategist served as New Media Director for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Change.org’s first Communications Director. He was the driving force behind the nation’s first open data law, open source software policy, and API for government.

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Both the Trump and Bernie movements tapped into a very real feeling that Americans are being left behind. Many in the technology industry have been working on related issues for years, and more are joining since the election. This is an exciting moment to be at the intersection of technology and government, writes Brian Purchia.
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If any city can tackle its digital divide, it's San Francisco, writes CivicMakers co-founder Brian Purchia.