# Enabling Data-Driven Decisions in LA

> How building a showpiece unveiled the real challenges of PerformanceStat

URL: https://abhinemani.com/portfolio/2019-12-21-LA-Dashboard/
Author: Abhi Nemani
Tags: government, data, COMPStat

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In 2015, I built the LA Mayoral Dashboard, which is used regularly by the Mayor and Senior Staff to increase performance and accountability; the dashboard has saved the city over $180K, and has been freely reused by other cities.

Embedded video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/FYnWs0jE0YI

>[Learn more about the learnings in the story, **"What I've learned: Three Different Kinds of Civic Data.**"](https://abhinemani.com/essays/2021/02/10/Dashboards/)