CaliforniaCivicData

🤓 #NERDERY 🤓 A new version of our PostgreSQL bulk loader for @djangoproject now supports the ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING feature. django-postgres-copy.readthe… Thank you to user @berlinnovation for the idea. Syntax modeled on a recent patch to Django's bulk_create method.

It's rare to see California campaign cash put in historical context. Why? The state computer system tracking the money is a total mess. Today @ryanvmenezes made it happen by grinding ~20 years of filings from @cacivicdata's tidied up, open-source version of the database. teapaw.org/latimesfirehose/status…

#BREAKING: A new release of @cacivicdata's PostgreSQL bulk loader for @djangoproject with four new exporting options. django-postgres-copy.califor… These features are thanks to open-source patches from igncampa in Costa Rica! github.com/igncampa

📡 This just in 📡 @cacivicdata data downloads are now served with CORS enabled. californiacivicdata.org/2018… We did it for the culture. But really mainly to have some fun at @observablehq. Check them out!

📢 #ICYMI 📢 @cacivicdata's hired gun @JE_Gordon is moving on to a new gig at @RJIFuturesLab! I interviewed him to learn more about his new role as an innovator and educator. Read all about it! californiacivicdata.org/2018…

🤓 Attn: Nerds of Twitter 🤓 Check out the new @cacivicdata drop. californiacivicdata.org/2018… It's an upgrade to our open-source database tool that will load your bulk data faster than ever. Let me explain.

🎺 #NICAR18 update 🎺 The hands-on schedule is out. I'm teaching two: 🐍 "First Python Notebook" with @cacivicdata, @JE_Gordon, @cephillips 📊 "First Graphics Story" with @write_this_way, @emamd It's gonna be a blast. Seats are limited. Sign up today! ire.org/conferences/nicar18/…

Thanks to @cacivicdata volunteer @rdmurphy, our PostgreSQL bulk loader now supports Django 2.0. Here's how we configured @travisci to keep testing 1.11 with Python 2.7. Your job: Upgrade and try to break it! django-postgres-copy.califor…

Check it. @cacivicdata's #NICAR17 scholar @lizabio is leading the @Verge homepage rn. Her deep investigation of the potent e-cigarette lobby draws from our team's open-source database. Read all about it! californiacivicdata.org/2017…

Another small landmark for our @cacivicdata project today. @JE_Gordon's open-source spec for elections data has been formally accepted by the OpenCivicData committee. Here's the spec: docs.opencivicdata.org/en/la… Here's why it matters: californiacivicdata.org/2017…

Good morning! Today I'm excited to share the latest release from our team at the @cacivicdata. Hold on. Here it go. 1/

Thanks to @cacivicdata's wonderful volunteers, an improved version of our @postgresql bulk loader for @djangoproject django-postgres-copy.califor… – at Los Angeles, CA

Shipped a new version of @cacivicdata's import/export tool for @djangoproject with multidb support from @magnunleno django-postgres-copy.califor…

Students in our @cacivicdata MOOC earlier this year should check this out. teapaw.org/pilhofer/status/910207… – at Los Angeles, CA

Hey DC. Tomorrow is the 4th session of a meetup that spun off our @cacivicdata mooc earlier this year. Check it out. meetup.com/data-journalism/e…

The DC data journalism meetup that spun off our @cacivicdata MOOC is holding its fourth event next week meetup.com/data-journalism/e…