As somebody who is interested in improving my awareness of local politics, I think this is really great. Not only have these guys created a beautiful interface for viewing budget allocations, they have actually convinced governments to use it. I look forward to the day this comes to San Francisco. Even those with no interest in politics will be better off for it, as greater transparency will surely improve the way our money is being spent.<p>As usual, most HN comments are negative. I've met Balaji, and he can talk some good hype when he wants to, but I think it's hardly disingenuous or linkbaity to emphasize that OpenGov already has customers with $50 billion in revenues/spending. It could potentially be used by any city, state, or national government, or really any large organization spending public dollars. That's an enormous potential market.