@BishPlsOk hm, to be specific I live in Arlington, VA.. there's a lot of committees & commissions publishing reports, advocacy groups sending emails, the monthly board meeting transcripts, the local news that reports on local politics & issues, local nonprofit newsletters...
@BishPlsOk I read them sporadically & do some of the many surveys, sometimes comment on the local news stories, occasionally write a letter about the things I care most about, but it's super un-systematic vs what should be possible w a bit of integration & prompting.....
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Reply · Dec 15, 2022@_epictweetus_ @deepfates Yeah but also local news comments section at @ARLnowDOTcom and probably local Econ blog comments section at @MargRev and my…Reply · May 12, 2023hehe I haven't joined any yet myself, but I'm an election officer n have a community garden plot so I'm well on my way...Reply · Jun 15, 2021@mateosfo For me all credit to our local news site @ARLnowDOTcom ... Coverage of local government initiatives with regular opinion pieces and a lively…Reply · Mar 16, 2022@OneEyedAlpaca Hah, what's better is that county staff and local politicians are known to hang out in the comments section, use local news to float…