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2021 Brookfield Use of Force Policy

Type Ordinance

Year 20201

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Brookfield Police Department

Policy Areas Public Safety

This Use of Force policy requires the Brookfield Police Department to abide by Campaign Zero's "8 Can't Wait" recommendations. This requires officers to warn before shooting, de-escalate situations, intervene when other officers are using excessive force, report all incidents of force,...

2009 Santa Clara Big Box Ordinance 1843

Type Ordinance

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Santa Clara City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces

This ordinance requires that proposed large retail developments, or superstores, undergo a community impact review and obtain a conditional use permit. The cost of all independent studies and investigations required to complete the review are to be paid by the developer....

Show Us the Local Subsidies

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Good Jobs First

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

This report explores disclosure practices for certain types of subsidies per locality and provides a grade for those programs based on the quality of company-specific disclosures. The report finds that two-thirds of the economic development subsidy programs run by the nation's largest...

Taking Stock: Milwaukee Police Department Policies and Protocols in the Context of National Reform

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to nationwide calls for police reform, this report analyzes how the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) has altered their practices and conduct. It also compares the MPD to peer cities with regard to key protocols, practices, and policies. The reforms highlighted focus on...

2020 Madison Ordinance 59300 Surveillance Technology

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Data & Technology

This ordinance requires all city agencies to provide notification to the Mayor and Common Council before obtaining or using new surveillance technology. It also requires them to provide an annual report on its use of surveillance technology to the Common Council and public. Exceptions...

2009 New York City Local Law 88 Energy Efficient Utilities

Type Ordinance

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance requires lighting systems to be upgraded and sub-meters to be installed in certain covered buildings based on square footage. It also requires that each tenant or subtenant within a covered tenant space that has a sub-meter to measure electrical consumption shall be...

Blocked: Why Some Companies Restrict Data Access to Reduce Competition and How Open APIs Can help

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Data Innovation

Policy Areas Data & Technology

Businesses in the real estate, financial services, and air travel industries have taken steps to limit third-party access to their data in ways that restrict competition, reduce market transparency, and harm consumers. In order to prevent this behavior, this report recommends that...

2018 New York City Local Law Int. 0417-2018 Water Leak Reporting

Type Ordinance

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

In order to incentivize water leak reporting, this local law grants the Commissioner of Environmental Protection discretionary authority to offer rewards to the public for reporting water leaks in taps or service pipes....

2019 New York City Local Law Int.1138-2018 Inspecting Water Tanks

Type Ordinance

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health

This local law requires the department of health and mental hygiene to review documentation of annual inspections of water tanks where harmful bacteria are found. It also requires the department to post the results of the documentation review on its website....

2010 Fayetteville Ordinance 5347 Business Licensing

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) North Carolina

Source City Council of the City of Fayetteville

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Democracy & Governance

This ordinance: establishes municipal licensure program for private businesses and nonprofit organizations; creates license fee to administer program; and requires annual applications for license....

2010 Seattle Ordinance 123226

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

This bill requires owners of non-residential buildings of 10,000 square feet or larger and of residential buildings of five units or more to submit reports of their building's energy performance using the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Portfolio Manager Tool. The...

2006 Alameda County Big Box Zoning Ordinance 18

Type Ordinance

Year 2006

Level County

State(s) California

Source Alameda County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Public Spaces

This ordinance restricts the construction of large-scale retail stores, or superstores, within Alameda County. Any entity who wished to operate a large-scale retail store shall apply for and receive a conditional use permit. Permit applicants must prepare an economic impact analysis...

2008 San Francisco Ordinance 81 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement, Energy

This ordinance establishes greenhouse gas emissions targets and authorizes the Department of the Environment to coordinate efforts to meet these targets. It also outlines action plans for various City departments, including the San Francisco Planning Department, the San Francisco...

Local Police Surveillance Technology

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

As the capabilities of surveillance technology develop, law enforcement's ability to surveil citizens' movement, communication, and ideas also advances. In order to protect citizens' safety, the Center for Popular Democracy and the ACLU launched the Community Control Over Police Surveillance...

2012 Philadelphia Ordinance 120428-A Benchmarking Energy and Water Usage

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Philadelphia City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Energy

The ordinance requires benchmarking of energy and water use for nonresidential buildings or spaces of 25,000 square feet or more in Philadelphia using a benchmarking application developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The ordinance requires the seller or lessor...

The Law on What Documents Scientists Must Keep and Disclose

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Recently, several climate scientists have received demands to produce their raw data, working notes, e-mails, letters, or other communications. These demands come in the form of subpoenas, U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests, or requests during litigation. This article features...

2013 Chicago Ordinance 9148 Establishing Disclosure Requirements for Businesses

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement

This ordinance outlines the disclosure requirements necessary when a corporation applies for city council approval with respect to the sale/purchase of real estate, property tax reclassification, zoning, financial assistance from the City of Chicago, or entering into a contract with...

2013 San Francisco Ordinance 121017 Regulating Open Data Requirements

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Data & Technology

This ordinance amends a prior open data policy that empowered San Francisco's Committee on Information Technology to establish rules and standards applicable to all city departments regarding the release of data to the city's online data portal. This ordinance establishes the positions...

2019 San Francisco Ordinance 170029 Requiring Disclosure of Campaign Contributions

Type Ordinance

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance requires elected officers to disclose campaign contributions greater than $10,000 to the City's Ethics Commission, which will then make the information publicly available. It also prohibits campaign contributions to members of the Board of Supervisors, candidates for...

Santa Clara Ordinance Regulating the Construction of Big-Box Stores

Type Ordinance

Year 2003

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Santa Clara City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

This ordinance prohibits the construction of large-scale retail stores, or superstores, within Santa Clara. Any entity who wished to operate a large-scale retail store shall apply for and receive a Use Permit. Permit applicants must prepare an environmental impact report and economic...

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