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How SF Government Works: Applications Open
Applications for cohort 3 of How SF Government Works are open now until July 8.
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Michael Adams
A Complete List of SF Government Entities
How "bureaucratic" is SF, exactly?
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Michael Adams
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April 2024

Permissionless Politics
You can just do stuff.
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Michael Adams
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How SF Government Works: Applications Open
Applications for cohort 2 of How SF Government Works are open now until April 19.
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Michael Adams

March 2024

How SF Makes Laws
"The city should make a law to do X." Okay, but how?
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Michael Adams

February 2024

How SF Government Works
A civics class delivering expertise on the San Francisco city government.
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Michael Adams

December 2023

Coming Soon: How SF Government Works
A civics class delivering expertise on the San Francisco city government. Launching early 2024.
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Michael Adams
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November 2023

Good Government Requires Good Citizenship
In a self-governing society, government is only as good as we make it.
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Michael Adams
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Introducing the Bay Area Governance Project
Sketching a vision of good government for The Bay.
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A Simple Model of Government
Looking into the black box of government is cool and fun.
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Michael Adams
The Shape of Civilization
Human coordination shapes civilization. To understand how the world works, look at organizations.
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Michael Adams

July 2023

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