San Jose Introduces “Mobile City Hall”

More local governments are embracing third-party smartphone apps to improve constituent service and increase efficiency:

In the October, San José City Councilman Pete Constant introduced “Mobile City Hall” by CitySourced, an exciting new constituent service tool that will allow residents to report neighborhood problems from the convenience of their own smartphones – essentially putting the power of City Hall in the palm of your hands.

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