California Cage Fight

The California Cage Fight mashup (californiacagefight.com) allows Californians to explore demographic patterns across California counties in a fun and engaging way. Using this mashup, users can compare two counties for population growth, per capita income, unemployment, new housing units and more, over many years.  This information can be helpful in understanding the growth patterns and planning for the future.  The application converts raw data available through data.ca.gov (and California Department of Finance) into easy-to-understand information for common people.

Friendly rivalry and competition has always helped innovation and improving efficiencies. We believe that pitting counties against each other will lead to more innovation and improved efficiencies in our government. It will also promote collaboration and learning from others who have succeeded. And with the extensibility of this mashup, more data can be added and compared.