The goals of citizen engagement should be much deeper than what a local government can get through a simple public hearing.

In this article, let’s traverse memory lane to look at the innovations that have been pursued by local governments during the TLG’s 20-year journey.

The city of Garden Grove, CA, began using open source technology in 1995 and is saving more than $70,000 annually because of it! In addition, open source software has provided Garden Grove with stable performance, advanced features, and an ease of implementation that would not be possible with other types of software.

If so you should participate in Gov 3.0! This free online program beginning on January 29, 2014 is a 14 week long experimental course brought to you by Gov Lab Academy, New York University’s Governance Lab. This program was created specifically for “purpose driven learners” so that you can implement the programs in your community that change how citizens and governments interact.

The top 10 most visited questions of 2013 are below. If you are curious about those that garnered the most answers, start following@greenlee_K, as she will be tweeting the questions with the most answers along with other local government news all January long!

This report presents 15 of the most promising reforms—from San Francisco's bold plan to establish a $50 savings account for every kindergartener in public school.