granit – Page 27 – William (Billy) Riggs

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Very interesting project courtesy my colleague Dr. Vicente del Rio (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

SimCity? More Like Office Pro for Cities

Glad to see open data making its way into all corners of the tech world! The language below is from CityNext, an initiative to use technology for improving cities.

“Increase transparency with open data. Using applications that expose public data and information to individual citizens and businesses, cities can increase insight and establish productive two-way communications. Cities collect a wealth of information from sensors, daily business processes, and citizen feedback. Now, both citizens and governments can gain insight into the accumulated data and drive initiatives for new solutions that improve quality-of-life."

Basic Housing Market Resources

Since I’m frequently asked about data sources, here are some sites that I use for quick and dirty data analysis for housing. American FactFinder Census Housing Data OFHEO – House Price Index (HPI) Federal Reserve Housing National Association of Realtors California Department of Finance Neilson Marcus & Millchap Cushman & Wakefield CBRE Grub & Ellis… Continue reading Basic Housing Market Resources

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KCOY Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo – News (Source: http://KCOY.images.worldnow.com/)

Recent Interview on Cycling Safety

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif- San Luis Obispo is the 7th worst in the state for bicyclist injuries and deaths compared to 262 other cities with populations over 25 thousand according to the California Office of Traffic Safety.

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Thanks to Debbie Markham for doing some great photos of our family to celebrate our first year in SLO!

B-Sides – Billy Riggs Band. Listen @cdbaby

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Amongst academic endeavors, it seems I’ve had some time to release some old music from the archives in time for the holidays. Yes! Enjoy!