PinnedSarah June SachsJoin our Team of Volunteers at Block Party — Searching for a Full Stack DeveloperOur team is searching for a Full Stack Developer to join our mission at Block Party to make local policy information more accessible.Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Sarah June SachsHow to Use YouTube to Make Meetings Accessible OnlineTechnology for Community Board MeetingsMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Sarah June SachsBlock Party: A Platform to Explore NYC Community Board MeetingsLocal policy information — more accessible and byte-sizedMar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Sarah June SachsNYC Community Board Meeting Minutes —NLP & Civic TechA written public record of meeting transcript and summaryAug 24, 20201Aug 24, 20201
Sarah June Sachsindata.tale()Emergency Deployment Optimized for a Dynamic CityThis post is by Sarah Sachs, Konstantin Klemmer and Mateo Neira.May 27, 2019May 27, 2019
Sarah June SachsinCivic Analytics 2018Signal 4 — A New Look at Liquor Licenses. Community Boards Can Follow the Map.When it comes to public decision making, there is the problem of fragmented or siloed sources of information— particularly at a local…Oct 26, 2018Oct 26, 2018
Sarah June SachsinCivic Analytics 2018Signal 3 — Vacant Lot? Let The People Vote on What Happens Next…The city of South Bend, ID had a new opportunity. Over 1,000 properties were left abandoned without a designated purpose. The city used a…Sep 28, 2018Sep 28, 2018
Sarah June SachsinCivic Analytics 2018Digital Direct Democracy —Using Technology to Build Consensus and Government ActionIn the United States, I feel as if our public administration has lost credibility. “Only 18% of Americans today say they can trust the…Sep 22, 2018Sep 22, 2018
Sarah June SachsinCivic Analytics 2018Driving Real Improvement - Boston’s Transparent & Data Driven Score BoardBoston created an online dashboard called CityScore, to gauge and track the government’s performance with several key performance…Sep 7, 2018Sep 7, 2018