I've been thinking a little bit about the puzzle of meaningfully covering live political events, be they city council meetings, agency meetings, or legislative events.

I looked into this a few years ago, but since then I haven't followed the most recent developments. What models from city government do we have?

Along the lines of http://exit133.com/ in Tacoma, I'm interested in groups or individuals that are doing hyperlocal political reporting efficiently, in a way that's readable--any suggestions on who might have the best current list of experiments?

In particular, I'm curious about who/where groups of people who are not bloggers and would not otherwise cover politics in a way others could read have used twitter to collectively cover non-private, but not easily accessible public hearings.

Thanks.