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

[Derek Razo]

Ditto what Mitar said!

You guys are wonderful- keep up the good work!!

:)




On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Mitar <mitar at tnode.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I just wanted to thank you for all the work you are doing on grants and
> related things. I know how much work is this and ... thanks you!
>
>
> Mitar
>
> > 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_Graded_B.pdf
> >
> > *
> >
> http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_25010367/must-make-investment-make-east-bay-better
> >
> > *
> >
> http://oaklandlocal.com/2013/12/the-wifi-scorecard-connecting-the-dots-of-oaklands-digital-divide/
> >
> > *
> >
> http://oaklandlocal.com/2014/02/get-fast-oakland-east-bay-broadband-summit-gets-ready-to-ramp-up-internet-speeds/
> > ^ 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!
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