(July 22, 2013, 10:47 a.m.) -- The White House has announced that Long Beach Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske has been named one of only seven Americans to be honored on Tuesday (July 23) as "Champions of Change" for her work in promoting open government.
A White House release states: "The Champions being honored tomorrow have made a tremendous positive impact by building high-tech tools to help health workers and disaster-response crews better serve communities; piloting innovative programs to involve traditionally disengaged communities in local governance; using new technologies to enhance government transparency and collaboration; and more." The honor will be presented at the White House on Tuesday morning, July 23 in an event scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The White House release indicates it will make LIVE video of the event available. LBREPORT.com will carry the White House video of the event LIVE. In a release today, the White House states [verbatim text] [Headline] White House Highlights Gerrie Schipske as an Open Government and Civic Hacking "Champion of Change" Shortly after taking office in 2006, Councilwoman Schipske launched a In April, Councilwoman Schipske agendized a City Council item to discuss making city officials' communications dealing with the public's business public records when conducted via commercial email accounts (a practice Schipske says she already follows by cc'ing such communications to her .gov address.) The change would locally plug a loophole in the Public Records Act and has been urged for years by the First Amendment Coalition, a statewide open government group. After making her motion to discuss the matter in a Committee, not one Council incumbent present [Andrews was absent, several of those present maintain their own privately run internet domains] would second her motion. (LBREPORT.com coverage here.) In its release, the White House states: [White House release text] The White House release says Councilwoman Schipske "has championed open, transparent and accountable local government since she took office in 2006 by being the first elected official in Long Beach to disclose their calendar and to communicate daily via blog, email, Facebook and Twitter. In January 2012, she took public education and transparency efforts one step further with her "Open Up Long Beach" initiative and website which provide residents increased access to the city's every day affairs and documents, and includes opportunities for residents to "go behind the scenes" of city operations. Further to follow -- and a LIVE video stream of the White House proceedings coming Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m PDT -- on www.LBREPORT.com. blog comments powered by Disqus
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