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unraveling-the-public-private-partnership-in-san-leandro-community-broadband-bits-episode-47
Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on May 21, 2013

Unraveling the Public-Private-Partnership in San Leandro – Community Broadband Bits Episode #47

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/unraveling-public-private-partnership-san-leandro-community-broadband-bits-episode-47

The city of San Leandro has formed a partnership with a local company now named Lit San Leandro to expand business access to the Internet. We talk with San Leandro’s Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Acosta and Judi Clark, a consultant with Lit San Leandro, to learn more about their approach. San Leandro already had conduit… Continue reading

Los Angeles FIT Program capacity and price
Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 3, 2013

Los Angeles Utility Goes for Local Solar with 100 MW Feed-In Tariff

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/los-angeles-utility-local-solar-feed-in-tariff/

Officially launched in January after years of development, a new CLEAN (feed-in tariff) program from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the city’s municipal electric utility) promises 100 MW of new local renewable energy by 2016.  In absolute size, the program will be among the largest CLEAN programs in the U.S., but compared to… Continue reading

san-jose-launches-super-fast-wi-fi
Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Mar 27, 2013

San Jose Launches Super Fast Wi-fi

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/san-jose-launches-super-fast-wi-fi

San Jose launched its new, publicly owned, downtown free Wi-Fi on March 14th. This is the community’s third attempt at bringing a successful free service to downtown and city officials have made much ado about the new “Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network.” The city teamed up with SmartWAVE Technologies and Ruckus Wireless to design and install… Continue reading

palo-alto-mayor-calls-for-expansion-of-muni-fiber-system-to-secure-citys-future
Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Mar 22, 2013

Palo Alto Mayor Calls for Expansion of Muni Fiber System to Secure City’s Future

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/palo-alto-mayor-calls-expansion-muni-fiber-system-secure-citys-future

“Fiber is the key to assuring Palo Alto’s long-term position as the Leading Digital City of the Future” That was Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff who was giving his State of the City Address at Tesla Motors in February. Mayor Scharff described 2013 as “the year of the future” for Palo Alto, with technology and… Continue reading

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | 1 Comment | Updated on Mar 20, 2013

Two Ways Americans May Get More Ownership of their Energy Future

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ways-americans-ownership-energy-future/

Three years ago, the prospects for Americans to own their energy future seemed relatively bleak. There were almost no replicable models for doing community-based energy projects or investment, despite falling costs and technology – solar and wind – that lend themselves to local development. But thanks to recent opportunities in community solar and crowdfunding, we… Continue reading

muni-broadband-why-not-in-san-francisco
Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Mar 10, 2013

Muni Broadband: Why Not in San Francisco?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/muni-broadband-why-not-san-francisco

Tim Redmond of the San Francisco Bay Guardian asks why publicly owned networks have worked in so many places but is not being seriously considered in San Francisco: Then sit back and ask yourself why you’re paying so much money every month for the rotten service you get from Comcast and AT&T. Ask your friends,… Continue reading

rural-california-farms-need-fiber-to-be-fertile
Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Dec 3, 2012

Rural California Farms Need Fiber to be Fertile

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/rural-california-farms-need-fiber-be-fertile

In yet another reminder that fiber optics and wireless are complementary, not substitutes, we just read about rural California farms needing better telecommunications that the big companies have refused to provide. This article offers a good introduction to why farms need access to the Internet. Modern farming takes advantage of gains in communications technology –… Continue reading

santa-monica-named-among-top-15-government-innovators
Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Sep 24, 2012

Santa Monica Named Among Top 15 Government Innovators

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/santa-monica-named-among-top-15-government-innovators

Congratulations to the city of Santa Monica, for adding another award to their long list. On September 18th, city leaders announced that InformationWeek 500 named the city to the 2012 list of technology innovators. Santa Monica is among the Top 15 Government Innovators. The award specifically acknowledges the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) that uses… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Sep 4, 2012

Community Broadband Bits 11 – Steve Reneker of Riverside California

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-11-steve-reneker-riverside-california

In our 11th episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, we interview Steve Reneker — the Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director of SmartRiverside — of Riverside, California. We discuss why Riverside built its own wired and wireless networks and how it is using them to improve the efficiency of local government operations and increase… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Aug 30, 2012

Humboldt County Requests Veto of California ALEC Bill

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/humboldt-county-requests-veto-california-alec-bill

The California Legislature recently passed SB 1161 (dubbed “California’s Worst Telecom Bill Ever”) and the bill is on the Governor’s desk. Utility reform group, TURN, and the New America Foundation are two groups that have opposed this ALEC supported bill from the start. We reported on it in June and shared with you how it… Continue reading