Civic Research Desk
Use this hub to move between local surveillance records, data center review materials, article briefings, and the practical tools residents need to ask better questions.
Research workflow
Start with the map or tracker, move into the record library, then turn gaps into a records request or a meeting question.
Search curated ALPR, Flock, drone, and camera-network records by vendor, state, policy availability, and contract status.
Review power demand, water use, generators, land use, incentives, and community benefit commitments.
Browse contracts, invoices, policies, audits, minutes, and vendor records by category and source type.
Turn a topic, date range, and agency into a professional public records request you can copy or download.
Each route is meant to reduce the distance between a public question and the document that can answer it. That is why the site now separates trackers, records, articles, and outreach tools into clearer route-level experiences.
Maps
Cleanview and DeFlock as external leads
Records
Contracts, logs, policies, minutes, and audits
Action
Requests, questions, and follow-up documentation
Quick access
Featured Briefs
Contracts often reveal scope, subscription structure, renewal terms, and data handling assumptions long before a public policy is posted.
Public conversations often focus on jobs and investment totals, but the agreement itself shows what the locality is giving up and what it can enforce later.
Community maps can help residents identify questions, but official contracts, meeting records, and agency policies are still the documents that govern public programs.
