Choose your level of civic intelligence.
Whether you are a casual observer or a frontline community advocate, Citizen Brief keeps you informed without the noise.
Observer
Did anything happen this week I should know about? Stay informed on the basics without digging through agendas.
- 15 briefs / week
Read 30-second briefs on your city council, county commission, and school board meetings — up to 15 per week.
- 1 jurisdiction · 1 civic interest
Pick the place and the issue you care about most.
- Daily digest
One quiet email a day with what's new in your feed.
- Public timelines
Open access to jurisdiction hubs and storyline pages — chronological history of local decisions.
- Rep lookup
Find your local representatives for any issue in one click.
Citizen
Notify me the moment something happens that affects what I care about, and help me act on it.
- Everything in Observer, plus:
- Unlimited briefs, real-time
Every brief that matches your interests, the moment it's published.
- Watchdog alerts
Email the moment an agenda or hearing lands that affects what you care about.
- Hearing reminders
We'll remind you before a hearing on a brief you've followed so you don't miss the window to speak.
- Up to 5 interests · 3 jurisdictions
Follow home, work, and one more — across multiple custom topics.
- Interview the brief — 30 / mo
Ask a specific question against the source document; get a cited answer in plain English.
- Drafted letters to your representatives
Polite, personalized constituent letters written in your voice, grounded in your stances and the brief.
- Save & follow Storylines
Get an email whenever a storyline you're following gets a new beat.
- "What changed?" weekly summary
A Sunday rollup, in an editorial voice, of how the briefs in your interests moved this week.
- Editor's Pick quality filter
Toggle your feed to show only higher-quality, verified briefs.
Advocate
I work in this space — give me the firehose, the tools, and the workflow. For journalists, organizers, consultants, and policy staff.
- Everything in Citizen, plus:
- Unlimited interests & jurisdictions
Cover every topic, keyword, and place you need to watch.
- Federal & State "Layer Cake"
Priority tracking on State Legislature bills and Federal rulemakings (EPA, FDA, DOT, and more) alongside local.
- Unlimited interviews
Ask as many questions of the source documents as you need, no monthly cap.
- Boolean saved searches with alerts
"Any brief mentioning [keyword] in [jurisdiction] with [tag]" → email + RSS the moment it matches. The journalist's tool.
- Watch a person
Follow a named official; get alerted on every brief mentioning them, every vote, every statement.
- Public-comment drafting
Generate a fully-cited public comment letter with hearing submission details, ready to file.
- Exports — CSV, RSS, iCal
Export any feed, interest, jurisdiction, or saved search for your own reporting and analysis.
- Subscribable hearing calendar
An .ics feed of every upcoming hearing in your tracked jurisdictions, pinned to your calendar.
- Citation pack
One-click PDF of any brief — the writeup, verifier notes, source excerpts, and transcript chunks. Built for sourcing.
- Front Page quality filter
Strictest preset — only highest-quality briefs with the highest civic importance.
- Expand brief on demand
Re-render any brief at length with deeper context and more source excerpts, when you need the full picture.
- Higher letter-drafting limit
Bulk constituent letters — for organizers running campaigns across multiple jurisdictions.
All plans include a free trial. No credit card required to start. Cancel any time.
Some Advocate workflow tools are rolling out through the rebrand — current subscribers get every new feature as it ships.
Questions? hello@getcivicbrief.com