What do residents walk away with?

One short “this week” brief for their place, every relevant meeting on the calendar, and a link to the official agenda — so they can comment or show up before the vote, not after the headline.

Why “full catchment,” not just city council?

Daily life is decided by more than one dais. Water, fire, schools, and special districts sit on separate websites. CivicCatch watches that whole map for one place.

Is this the city’s official site?

No. We’re an independent early-warning hub. Timing, packets, and final decisions always live on the agency’s site — we point there on purpose.

Will this invent what passed?

No. We publish cited agenda highlights with source links. Vote outcomes and dollar claims aren’t auto-written from agendas alone.

What does CivicCatch cost?

Monthly subscription: Email digest $39/mo, branded site $49/mo, or email + site $59/mo. Cancel anytime. Cities and local publishers pay — residents subscribe free on place sites that offer email.

Who pays for CivicCatch?

City staff who want residents informed without building a newsroom — or local publishers who want republish-safe agenda capsules under the town’s name, not their masthead.

CivicCatch

Know before the vote.

See what’s on local agendas — council, commissions, special districts — with links to the official packet, while there’s still time to speak up or show up.

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Same week. Two jobs.

City staff get a catchment pulse — who’s meeting, what’s posted, where the comment window is. Residents who want to do the civic work get a plain “this week” brief they can explain to a neighbor: “I knew before the hearing.”

City officials

Staff pulse · Big Bear Valley

Catchment pulse for Big Bear Valley: nine bodies watched, four meetings this week, three agendas posted. The Wednesday council hearing is the comment window that matters most.

Bodies: 9
This week: 4
Agendas: 3/4 posted

Mon · evening
Agenda posted
BBMWD
Lake ops + recreation permits — neighbors ask about this first.
Tue · evening
Agenda posted
BBCCSD
Rate language in the packet — expect questions before the meeting.
Wed · evening
Agenda posted
City Council
Public hearing — comment window is the point of early warning.

+1 more meeting this week

Sample staff view — same facts residents get, framed for catchment awareness. Always confirm on the agency site.

Watch the full catchment, not only your own agenda page. Spot pending packets before the phone rings.

Residents

This week · Big Bear Valley

Four meetings are on the calendar this week across water, community services, city council, and planning. Official agendas are online for three of them — including a short-term rental public hearing Wednesday and a solid-waste rate discussion Tuesday.

Mon · evening
BBMWD
- Lake operations update
Official agenda →
Tue · evening
BBCCSD
- Water infrastructure CIP update
Official agenda →
Wed · evening
City Council
- Public hearing: short-term rental ordinance amendments
Official agenda →

+1 more · Planning Commission Thu

Sample capsule — same shape as the live page. Always confirm on the agency site.

One place, every body that meets this week, official agenda links — so showing up or commenting is still possible.

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Why do people hear about local votes too late?

Local decisions hide in packets, split across agencies, and surface in headlines after the gavel — when comment windows are already closed.

Buried in the packet
Hundred-page PDFs and quiet calendars. Even engaged neighbors miss the item that hits their block.
More than one government
Council isn’t the whole story. Water, fire, schools, and districts decide daily life — on separate sites.
The story comes after
Headlines often follow the vote. Early warning is cited highlights while comment and attendance still count.

Deeper reading: What “full catchment” means · How to read an agenda packet

Who puts CivicCatch in front of residents?

One product. Two buyers. Residents still get place-first early warning.

Cities

Keep people informed — without a newsroom

Staff get a catchment pulse; residents get the same week without ops chrome. Deliver by email, a place-branded site, or both. You confirm sources; we don’t invent outcomes.

For cities

Publishers

Capsules you can republish — place first

Agenda highlights with official links under the town’s name — not your masthead. Email and/or subdomain for every community you cover.

For publishers

How can residents get the week’s map?

Cities and publishers choose delivery. The facts stay the same: cited capsules that point at official packets.

Comparison of CivicCatch delivery options for residents
Option	What residents get	Best when
Email digest	Weekly cited capsules in the inbox	People already open city or publisher email
Branded subdomain	Place-named “this week” site with packet links	You want a shareable URL under the town’s name
Both	Same facts in email and on the web	You want inbox reach plus a persistent hub

How does the value land?

01
This week, in a few minutes
Open the place site. Read one lead. See what’s meeting. Jump to the official agenda.
02
Email, if you want it
Optional digest — same cited capsules — so the week arrives without refreshing five sites.
03
You’ll know it worked when…
You can name a meeting before the headline — and open the official packet in one click. That’s the outcome, not a feature list.

Try the outcome before you buy

Big Bear Valley is live. Spend two minutes on “this week” — then decide if your town should have the same.

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