Observed arrival · 2026-10-19
A searchable paper trail for California city halls
Cities Index transcribes and organizes California city council agendas, minutes, and attachments, with links back to each city’s original documents.
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- California residents, journalists, and local-government researchers
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- The index lists 481 cities and 661,662 documents; it flags 78 cities as having partial records.
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The directory exposes a per-city document count and year range; visible entries commonly cover 2022–2026, though some begin later and records are explicitly marked “partial.” Atascadero is listed from 2025, while Berkeley is marked partial. The stated method is to copy document text while retaining links to municipal sources, so readers can check the index against the original record.
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