Local stuff

Philly Future is running a Q&A with Dianah Neff, the City of Philadelphia's CIO, on the Wireless Philadelphia initiative. If you aren't familiar with WP, the city is planning on creating a municipal WiFi network over the entire 135 square miles of Philadelphia with the intention of providing cheap internet connectivity to underserved neighborhoods and spurring business growth with a pervasive digital grid.

Tomorrow is the Philadelphia primary election. I've voting for Seth Williams for DA. Here's some of what Seth had to say in an email he sent to supporters recently:

I am running for DA because I want to reduce gun violence by stopping the sale of illegal handguns to criminals. I want to eliminate crime at its roots by sentencing non-violent offenders to drug rehab and GED classes rather than sending them through the revolving door of our prison system. I want to assign DAs geographically so they really get to know the communities in which they serve.
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Philadelphians deserve better than the status quo. Please cast your vote for change and prove to Philadelphia’s Democratic leaders that we want a party that delivers more. Polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM and you can push button #40 for Seth Williams for DA.

Seth is part of a new breed of reform-minded liberal Democrats who are starting at the local levels to take back our government. Please support him and please remember TO VOTE tomorrow.