San Francisco · Serving California public agencies
Public documents, in the languages your community reads.
Certified document translation in 7 languages. Every job is reviewed by a qualified human linguist and delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy. Standard turnaround is 2 business days.
Written quotes returned same business day. No minimum order.
Languages
One notice, 7 languages.
Script, register, and line breaking are decided per audience before a word is drafted — not carried over from the English and hoped for.
Notice of Public Hearing
The Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Written comments may be submitted in advance.
Aviso de audiencia pública
La Junta celebrará una audiencia pública el martes a las 10:00 a. m. Se pueden presentar comentarios por escrito con anticipación.
公開聽證會通知
委員會將於星期二上午十時舉行公開聽證會。可事先提交書面意見。
Thông báo về buổi điều trần công khai
Hội đồng sẽ tổ chức một buổi điều trần công khai vào thứ Ba lúc 10 giờ sáng. Quý vị có thể nộp ý kiến bằng văn bản trước.
Paunawa ng pagdinig ng publiko
Magdaraos ang Lupon ng pagdinig ng publiko sa Martes nang ika-10:00 ng umaga. Maaaring magsumite ng nakasulat na komento nang maaga.
Уведомление о публичных слушаниях
Совет проведёт публичные слушания во вторник в 10:00. Письменные замечания можно подать заранее.
공청회 공고
위원회는 화요일 오전 10시에 공청회를 개최합니다. 서면 의견은 사전에 제출할 수 있습니다.
إشعار بجلسة استماع عامة
سيعقد المجلس جلسة استماع عامة يوم الثلاثاء في الساعة 10:00 صباحًا. يمكن تقديم التعليقات الكتابية مسبقًا.
Coverage
Staffed directly, or sourced and confirmed.
3 pairs have reviewers retained against them, which is what makes a 2 business days standard turnaround a schedule rather than an aspiration. The rest run through vetted partner linguists, with availability confirmed when we quote.
Partner network: Filipino, Russian, Korean, Arabic. How the two tiers differ
Services
What we produce.
Document translation
Notices, forms, applications, outreach materials, and public-facing web copy — translated, reviewed, and returned in the layout you sent.
Certified translation
A signed, dated certificate of accuracy accompanying each delivery, in the form agencies and courts expect for the record.
Review of existing translations
Independent review of translations you already hold — including machine output — with a written finding and, where warranted, certification.
Formatting and layout
Text expansion, right-to-left scripts, and CJK line breaking handled so the translated file prints and posts like the source.
Certification
Every delivery is signed.
A certificate of accuracy accompanies each document, in the form agencies and courts expect for the record. It is included at no additional charge, and we keep a copy on file so a replacement can be reissued years later.
Civic Translation Co.
Certificate of Accuracy
I certify that the attached translation of the document identified below, from English into Spanish, is a true, complete, and accurate rendering of the source document to the best of my knowledge and ability.
I further certify that the translation was reviewed by a linguist qualified to translate between these languages, and that I am competent to make this attestation.
- Notice of Public Hearing
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- CT-0000-00
- 00 Month 0000
Turnaround
Built for a 48-hour clock.
San Francisco departments answer written language-access requests on a schedule that a week-long vendor turnaround cannot serve. Ours is set to match it.
- Standard
- Documents up to roughly 2,500 words, per language.
- Priority
- Documents up to roughly 1,200 words, per language. Same-day intake before 11 a.m. PT.
- Scheduled
- Handbooks, manuals, and multi-document programs, delivered on a milestone schedule.
How it works
One process, every job.
No job leaves without a qualified human reviewer signing off on it. The certificate is the record of that.
Intake and quote
Send the file. We return scope, price, and a delivery date same business day.
Translation
Prepared against your existing terminology, and against the agency glossaries where they apply.
Human review
A qualified linguist in the language pair reviews the full text against the source. This step is not optional and is not skipped under deadline.
Delivery and certificate
Returned in your source format, with a signed and dated certificate of accuracy.
For public agencies
Easy to buy from.
Civic Translation is set up for how agencies actually purchase: small dollar values, short timelines, and a paper trail that survives an audit.
Written quotes
Returned same business day, itemized by language and document.
No minimum
A one-page notice is a job we will take.
Purchase orders and invoices
A completed W-9 on request. Standard net terms, or your department's where they differ.
Confidentiality
Draft and pre-decisional documents handled as confidential by default.
Send us a document.
Attach the file, tell us the languages and the date you need it, and you will have a written quote back same business day.