A review by smcscot
Citizenville: Connecting People and Government in the Digital Age by Gavin Newsom, Lisa Dickey
2.0
I picked this one up, because I like Newsom, and I'm interested to see what he could do as a Governor. I lived in SF when he was the mayor there, and he was far better than any Mayor who did the job before him or after. He was the most progressive, and made the city more liveable and cleaner.
The premise of the book, however is about how governance needs to move into the 20th century and embrace technology. This in and of itself is a great theory, the issue is that 1. you have to get the government behind it, and 2. you have to get the people to embrace it.
Ultimately the book was too long just to talk about this thesis. If there was a little more biography (other than snippets about businesses he's owned, and snippets of his time as Mayor), infused the book wouldn't feel so redundant.
If he does get into office, I would like to see some of this happening. I do think he's a great candidate. Lets just hope he hasn't transitioned into the career politician land of corruption.
The premise of the book, however is about how governance needs to move into the 20th century and embrace technology. This in and of itself is a great theory, the issue is that 1. you have to get the government behind it, and 2. you have to get the people to embrace it.
Ultimately the book was too long just to talk about this thesis. If there was a little more biography (other than snippets about businesses he's owned, and snippets of his time as Mayor), infused the book wouldn't feel so redundant.
If he does get into office, I would like to see some of this happening. I do think he's a great candidate. Lets just hope he hasn't transitioned into the career politician land of corruption.