Re: [Mesh] Oakland, the digital divide, and broadband access: State of the city

Hi all, Marc and I are currently tap-tap-tapping away on a grant application for $100/250/500k due tomorrow at midnight. We have the honor of being fiscally sponsored for this application by Media Alliance, an Oakland nonprofit supporting citizen media, advocacy and youth technology education. They are awesome! I've been diving deep back into the Oakland broadband feasibility study published in 2009: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Oakland#Research In pursuit of more recent information on the state of Oakland organizations addressing the digital divide, and Internet access more generally, here's what I've been reading: * http://www.ebbroadband.org/PDF/Cities_-_graded/Alameda_County_Oakland_Grade… * http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_25010367/must-make-investment-make-… * http://oaklandlocal.com/2013/12/the-wifi-scorecard-connecting-the-dots-of-o… * http://oaklandlocal.com/2014/02/get-fast-oakland-east-bay-broadband-summit-… ^ This one even mentions the Oakland North article on Sudo Mesh, with the accompanying phrase "has largely been met with political gridlock." I've written to Susan Mernit asking for a correction to the article and updating her on where we're actually at - and offering to write an article on our project. I'm going to reach out to Kevin at the East Bay Broadband Consortium, and set up a meeting to talk about how we could work together. Your feedback, links to other articles/studies, appreciated. I'll be documenting the local stuff here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Oakland Mesh the planet! _______________________________________________ mesh mailing list mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh