Government services can remain slow, fragmented, and designed around institutions rather than the people forced to use them.
The story
A technology-optimist politician used a book to position himself on digital civic reform.
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Gavin Newsom
Governor of California · Sacramento, California
Why Gavin Newsom matters
Demonstrated how local leaders can use publishing to project national ambition.
The AngryPages case
Why taking a stand mattered
Here, anger means refusal: the injury, limit, danger, or convention this person would not leave alone. The proof is what they created next and what changed because it existed.
Gavin Newsom created a published argument for digital civic reform, using technology as a way to rethink participation and public service.
The book made modernization a portable political proposition. A local executive could use publishing to test ideas on a national audience.
Featured work
Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government
Major works
Citizenville
Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government
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