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Federal agencies lack 2010 appropriations

Santa Cruz uses social media to balance budget

Almost 8% of residents registered on the website

By Evan Morier Nov 25 2009, 08:43 AM



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Read More: Gov 2.0, State And Local, California

The City of Santa Cruz was recently facing a massive budget deficit, but wasn't getting citizen input into how to fix it. So the city created a website where citizens could suggest and debate ideas, with a ranking system to allow popular ideas to be highlighted.

Could the success of this Gov 2.0 project be replicated? Would 8% of New Yorkers register with one Gov 2.0 site? And if so, would that be practical or feasible?

 

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