The Pacific Research Institute has found TechConnect to be a short-sighted project that, over time, has become less about improving Internet access in the underserved communities of the city. Earlier this fall, Newsom’s technology office passed up an opportunity to properly assess the local needs for Internet access. Instead, bureaucrats decided to push a splashy catch-all muni Wi-Fi initiative, leaving doubts as to whether the Mayor’s plans serve a political or public interest.

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