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A periodically updated archive of financial data published by the city of Los Angeles' Checkbook LA data portal.
| Data set | Row count | Last download | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audits | 373 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | CSV | JSON |
| Broadband Initiative Survey | 9 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/Broadband Initiative Survey.csv) | [JSON](json/Broadband Initiative Survey.json) |
| Catalog | 121 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | CSV | JSON |
| Department Of Recreation And Parks Facility And Park Information | 916 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/Department Of Recreation And Parks Facility And Park Information.csv) | [JSON](json/Department Of Recreation And Parks Facility And Park Information.json) |
| eCheckbook Data | 159244 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/eCheckbook Data.csv) | [JSON](json/eCheckbook Data.json) |
| General Fund Budget Expenditures | 1927 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/General Fund Budget Expenditures.csv) | [JSON](json/General Fund Budget Expenditures.json) |
| General Fund Revenue | 2862 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/General Fund Revenue.csv) | [JSON](json/General Fund Revenue.json) |
| Home Page Featured Scrolling Stories | 5 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/Home Page Featured Scrolling Stories.csv) | [JSON](json/Home Page Featured Scrolling Stories.json) |
| Home Page Stories | 8 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/Home Page Stories.csv) | [JSON](json/Home Page Stories.json) |
| Los Angeles City Payroll Calendar | 256 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/Los Angeles City Payroll Calendar.csv) | [JSON](json/Los Angeles City Payroll Calendar.json) |
| Messages | 3 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | CSV | JSON |
| Neighborhood Council Expenditures | 464 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | [CSV](csv/Neighborhood Council Expenditures.csv) | [JSON](json/Neighborhood Council Expenditures.json) |
| Payroll | 162397 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | CSV | JSON |
| Templates | 1 | 2014-02-27 06:30:03.086249 | CSV | JSON |
Nothing- Try it out and report bugs.
- Figure out ways to build notifications, visualizations or another application on top of the shifting data.
- Try forking it and making it go on a Socrata based data site in your city.
- Or just modify it to work off any old public data set.
Create a virtual enviroment to work inside.
$ virtualenv --no-site-packages checkbook-la-watchdogJump in and turn it on.
$ cd checkbook-la-watchdog
$ . bin/activateClone the git repository from GitHub.
$ git clone git@github.com:datadesk/checkbook-la-watchdog.git repoEnter the project and install its dependencies.
$ cd repo
$ pip install -r requirements.txtRun the script to get the latest files.
$ python watchdog.py