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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Part of my campaign strategy is that I have stickers cued to my issue priorities, scaled to fit on my yard signs, so supporters can choose how they identify. The three yard signs requested today⤵️

Mulberry and green yard signs propped up on my dogs’ green couch. Customization of a metro train, paw print, and graduation cap on each one

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thanks to Axios for covering all of my side projects that I've done to make life better in DC! What tools in DC gov bother you? I'm always looking for another project :) www.axios.com/local/washin...

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Frustrated with D.C.'s apps? He's building new ones.

One D.C. resident is tackling everything from rat problems to splash pads.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I made DC Regulations easier to read! Why did I bother with this? To read the current regs, you need to find the section and then open up a .doc or .docx file, and it's difficult to jump between sections. It's bothered me when investigating something in code in the past (1/2)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

DoorDash hasn't been on our side in DC so I'm asking folks to Delete DoorDash and following the lead of @freedcproject.bsky.social. Add your name on my site below and share with friends! deletedoordash.com

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Delete DoorDash: three demands

Three demands for DoorDash on ICE raids, the DC task force, and H.R. 9720. How to close your account until it answers.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Fine to disagree on tax policy, but not fine to work with GOP to significantly limit DC home rule. If DoorDash thinks DC will accept them intervening in our tax code, they don't deserve our business. I've deleted my DoorDash account and encourage others to do the same.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Added more breakdowns and improved the visualizations on my site. Checkout the pairwise matchups! And the number of ballots without a first choice.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

BOE released more data today so we can do our own calculations on RCV! Topline for head-to-heads: - W1: @aparnafordc.bsky.social - 63.6% - Mayor: @janeese4dc.bsky.social - 60% - At Large: @repoyedc.bsky.social - 63.8% More below! (1/3)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Check out a new rodent petition tool! This makes it easier to organize your neighbors and handles filling out the PDF that goes to rodent control.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

One of my favorite things about Snap311 is that it has automated detection for incidents such as media uploads apparently being broken for all of 311 right now... snap311.app/status/

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Making it super expensive to operate streateries is quite possibly one of the dumbest public space decisions we've made as a city recently. Streateries existing are a net public good. They make our neighborhoods livelier and more enjoyable to be in.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Following up on some questions from @chenderson.bsky.social re 311 and rodent trends. Writing up something longer, but I found this trend interesting. It is taking the city much longer to close out rodent abatement tickets in Ward 5 recently. cc @cmzparker5.bsky.social

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

DC Health released a new rodent dashboard... but it is very difficult to use on mobile and has incorrect data. So I made my own site with the linked resources and accurate data. (1/4)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

With OUC's sessions on 311 being in person, I'm doing a survey of challenges with the current app! If you have experience with the DC 311 mobile app, I'd appreciate if you'd fill out the below linked survey. I'll be sharing key takeaways with OUC!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A 7News story says DC Health is pointing to lower rat burrow counts in Adams Morgan and Eastern Market as evidence that its fertility-control pilot is working. DC Health is wrong to say that proves fertility control is working. (1/7)

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Listening sessions are an opt-in engagement that many kinds of people will not choose or be able to participate in. A better process would be identifying kinds of users and features, then interviewing identified people who are your types of users to develop your product requirements.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

For those interested, OUC will be hosting listening sessions on how folks want to see the 311 app improved. I encourage you to sign up if you have had challenges with 311! www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-311-app...

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DC 311 App Resident Engagement Sessions

OUC and OCTO are hosting four 311 App Resident Engagement Sessions for DC residents citywide. Help us shape the future of the 311 App!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Glad to see my neighbor's 311 app being covered by NOTUS. We're waiting on final approval from Apple before it will be opened to a broader audience! www.notus.org/metro/washin...

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D.C.’s Broken 311 App Has Sparked a Debate Over Government, Tech and AI

A new generation of technologists and hackers say they can build better apps than the District can.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Another ballot drop today. Expect this to be the last! 1k more Dem ballots

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thankful for community members like Bill who take the time to beautify the neighborhood. Ideally, DC Gov would handle this since it is public space but glad to see people step up!!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Decided to test how much faster Snap311 is than the DC311 app. 21 seconds vs 72 seconds for a single request from app open. Thinking about how much time people waste because DC Gov isn’t interested in improving the user experience. Over 100 requests, this is >1 hr wasted

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

An exciting update here - there has been so much interest that my neighbor's beta has hit the 100 max users on iOS. I'll share an update here once there is an app store release!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My neighbor built a functioning 311 app in a matter of hours while it took OUC more than 6 weeks to fix their broken app. Throughout this process, OUC has been more interested in protecting themselves than learning from his app.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Used my neighbors Snap311 app to report 4 sidewalk repair issues on a walk with my baby. Took me <1 minute each rather than the 3 I’m used to with the official app 🥰

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

DOB added 527 more ballots today! No major changes.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Seems like 311 is now working for some, but one of the most important government services should not be this inconsistent!!!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Spoke with a reporter today and told her that it seemed like OUC had put a bandaid fix out and wasn’t going to address the root cause. I expressed worry that it was only a matter of time until 311 went down again… and here we are!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New ballot drop! My website is updated, and Free DC Slate is now in the lead in all 7 committeewomen seats 🥰

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Who are these people who cast a write-in for their first vote and then ranked other choices??

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I updated my site to include RCV data with a sankey diagram that allows you to pan and zoom!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Another BOE ballot drop! No RCV yet, but I'm keeping an eye out for that too. +6.5k ballots

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

By popular demand, I made a sprayground tracker for Arlington!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hard to be taken seriously as the paper of record in DC when you don’t know that it’s called DC Council (and not “city council”)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

DC BOE dropped another set of ballots! Another 2.5k. JLG is inching ever so closer to beating McDuffie in Ward 3.

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My voting website auto deploy worked, and the BOE results from 10 minutes ago are live! (1/2)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Wanted to remind folks about the crowd sourced pool and splash pad status resource I created! I've heard a lot of complaints from parents about a children's pool being closed or a splash pad not being turned on, and this not being reflect anywhere online. (1/4)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Someone pointed out that the DCBOE precinct map uses the 2022 precinct map... and there isn't a published resource with the updated precinct map. Thankfully, I found someone that computed the correct precinct maps so my voting data website is more accurate :) (1/2)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Updated my website with the most recent ballot drop for those interested!

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Have been using my neighbor’s 311 app for a couple of days now, and the submission process is so much faster and convenient. Links below if you want to try it out! Submission process is all on one screen. (1/3)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I haven't been thrilled with the DC BOE election results website, so I made my own! My favorite part is the ability to see results by slate (rather than trying to remember who is part of which slate on the BOE website).

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I met with @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social's office yesterday to discuss concerns with the 311 app. We provided some recommendations, and I will continue to work with her office on pushing OUC to do better. (1/2)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Exciting news! A neighbor created a 311 app for DC that actually submits requests to 311. It is only for iOS right now and in very early testing. We are ideally looking for people with some tech background. Link to follow and DM me your iCloud email if interested! (1/4)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Good morning DC! Congratulations to @aparnafordc.bsky.social for a sizable lead that will likely lead to victory! She ran an impressive field operation, and her win is well-deserved. Here are some maps. Aparna swept every single precinct in Ward 1. Highest was 55% in Columbia Heights. (1/3)

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Bunch Bikes @bunchbike.com · 12/06/2026

"it's for my karaoke league" says @vegjosh.bsky.social in DC He and his wife chose the bunch for getting around with baby..... but looks like they're finding lots more ways to enjoy! #bikedc #cargobike #bunchfam

Man in full Darth maul face paint and cosplay driving a bunch bike with a floral sun shade

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It’s OK to criticize candidates for positions they took. It’s not OK to mislead. This quote is out of context - she also wrote in the same piece “[this] is too focused on understating the harms of a Trump administration and making an equivalence between Biden and Trump.” (1/3)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It's pool season! And a common problem I hear from parents is they take their young children to the pool, only to find out that the children's section is closed :(. I've asked DPR to update real time status, but they haven't had capacity, so I made my own! (1/3)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

OUC has shared that their vendor has identified the issue and are working on a fix - a process that will take several weeks ... this is not acceptable. There is fairly standard software tooling to catch issues like this when developing software (1/4)

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

DC's 311 app has been broken since May 1, which isn't acceptable for something residents rely on to report sidewalk issues, missed trash pickups, and broken streetlights. I got curious whether the outage actually showed up in the submission numbers. So I pulled the open data. 🧵

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Josh Jacobson @districtjosh.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

DC Budget update - I added in the BSA and various supporting legislation. I appreciate all of the feedback I've gotten so far. Are there other data sets or ways to sort the data that would make analyzing the budget easier? Drop a comment below! (1/2)

A webpage titled "Budget Legislation" from the DC FY27 Budget site. Introductory text explains that the Mayor's FY2027 budget proposal arrives at the DC Council as four companion bills. Four cards are displayed in a 2×2 grid: (1) Budget Support Act (BSA) — FY27 bill, 273 pages, 87 subtitles, covering statutory amendments for policy changes, fee updates, and fund transfers. (2) Local Budget Act (LBA) — FY27 bill, 44 pages, $21.2B total, 129 agencies, the main appropriations bill. (3) Federal Portion Budget Request Act (FPBRA) — FY27 bill, 10 pages, $993.4M total request, 13 payments, covering DC Courts and federal-dollar entities. (4) FY26 Revised Local Budget (Supplemental) — FY26 bill, 16 pages, net adjustment of -$119.2M, covering mid-year revisions. Each card includes "View details" and "View PDF" links.

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