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Hunter Franks

Hunter Franks is the community manager for the Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation. He focuses on empowering San Franciscans to collaborate with their government to co-create solutions to civic challenges.

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San Francisco taps open data for city apps
By Hunter Franks, January 16, 2013
A project to unleash city agency data has sparked the creation of dozens of new apps, from maps to discover green spaces to sensors tracking bike and pedestrian traffic

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