grateful for places like the please touch museum that continue to prioritize teaching kids about values like equality & diversity at a time when they feel more important than ever

just a moment of appreciation for the greatest sweatshirt I've ever owned

and government is 👏 hard 👏 to 👏 navigate 👏 even for people with all the access and privilege in the world! we can't stop working to build public services that are accessible, equitable and continuously center the needs of our neighbors.

I know that technology and AI are often seen as the solution to so many challenges but if I've said it once, I've said it a million times - technology is nothing without a human component.

this week (and it's only thursday) I've had 3 people reach out to me to help them navigate confusing government services - a business license, a citation and a grant program - the universal complaint is "I have a question and cannot find a person to talk to."

truly a full circle moment!

this conversation was so fun! cant wait to hear the final version & really grateful for my friends and mentors @markaroo.bsky.social & @sarasti.bsky.social for having me

this article - probably unintentionally! - so beautifully captures the core fabric of why i loved working for the city so much - local government has such capacity and untapped potential to impact the lives of citizens, & not just in times of federal crisis

i'm still not totally ready to say that permits are sexy, but man are they important! it continues to be such a privilege to work for gov shapiro and the office of transformation & opportunity, building programs like fast track and ensuring that government works better for all pennsylvanians!

big thanks to @sarasti.bsky.social for convincing me to join & looking forward to building a new community here! i generally post about government innovation, civic engagement & philly, with a dabble in food & parenting