Setting the (Legal) Standard for Open Data - Sunlight Foundation

"San Francisco is often thought of as the utopian edge of open government development: The city boasts the first city-level open data law in the United States, has its own app store, and even had 8 out of 9 mayoral candidates sign onto an Open Government Pledge (drafted by CityCamp alum) during this year’s race. But Adriel Hampton, a long time opengov advocate, connector, and CityCamp San Francisco lead, thinks his city -- and state -- can do one better. Adriel and other Gov 2.0 advocates want both San Francisco and California to institute an open data standard -- that is, a legal definition of open data -- and they’re kicking off a campaign at this weekend’s upcoming CityCampSF Hackathon to see it through...."