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City of Daly City: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our September 26, 2026 crawl of dalycity.org(opens in new tab) found 2,113 public documents, about 45,688 pages. 2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
2,113
estimated pages
45,688
checked files passed
2 / 50
crawl date
Sep 26, 2026

What our crawl found on dalycity.org

Counts from our September 26, 2026 crawl, which visited 448 pages. Our crawler found 2,113 public documents on dalycity.org — an estimated 45,688 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

Documents by category

  • Other944 · 45%
  • Newsletters439 · 21%
  • Forms408 · 19%
  • Reports187 · 9%
  • Policies69 · 3%
  • Agendas & minutes66 · 3%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 45% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 2,112 · 100%
  • Excel (XLSX) 1 · <1%

Checked sample

2 of 50 passed(4%)

  • Passed basic checks: 2
  • Did not pass: 48

Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.

The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 2,113 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

26% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms make up 19% of the documents. Forms take the most work to fix, since every field needs a label and a logical tab order.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
September 26, 2026
Pages visited
448
Documents in the inventory
2,113
Files checked
50
Limits hit
None reported

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish City of Daly City's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of City of Daly City after claiming this page.

Files we checked on dalycity.org

Links go to the files on dalycity.org as we found them on September 26, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 26, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
01122021-68PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
02092021-72PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
03092021-75PDF · 8 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
04132021-81PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
05112021-86PDF · 8 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
06082021-91PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
07132021-97PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
08102021-100PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
September Agenda Special Meeting09092021-103 · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF DALY CITY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA12995 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Microsoft Word - Unclaimed Money Claim Form 202613298 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
13617PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
13637PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
13724PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
13728PDF · 4 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
13756PDF · 30 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Claim+Form+042010.docx69 · PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passForm field labels
Residential-Disabled-Parking-Zone-Request-Application-PDFPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument language, Document title, Form field labels
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF DALY CITY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA12946 · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF DALY CITY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA12994 · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF DALY CITY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA13197 · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
13455PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Arts-and-Culture-Commission-Ordinance-PDFPDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Inclusionary-Housing-Ordinance-PDFPDF · 15 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Ordinance-1492PDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Council Newsletter December 4 2019Archive · PDF · 16 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter December 18 2019Archive · PDF · 23 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter Nov 4 2019Archive · PDF · 17 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter Nov 18 2019Archive · PDF · 18 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter Oct 15 2019Archive · PDF · 14 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter January 15 2020Archive · PDF · 12 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter February 4 2020Archive · PDF · 15 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council Newsletter February 18 2020Archive · PDF · 13 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
13746PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
2023-2024-Military-Equipment-Use-Report-PDFPDF · 24 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title, Image alt text
2024-2025-Military-Equipment-Use-Report-PDFPDF · 25 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title, Image alt text
610PDF · 4 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
611PDF · 4 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
San-Mateo-County-Hazard-Mitigation-Plan---Chapter-7-City-of-Daly-City-PDFPDF · 14 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft PowerPoint - San Matteo HMP CoverSan-Mateo-County-Hazard-Mitigation-Plan-Volume-2-PDF · PDF · 21 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
Approved-Recognized-Obligation-Payment-Schedule-13-14B-PDFPDF · 9 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Approved-Recognized-Obligation-Payment-Schedule-14-15A-PDFPDF · 7 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Approved-Recognized-Obligation-Payment-Schedule-14-15B-PDFPDF · 7 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Coastal-Element-PDFPDF · 89 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Technical DocumentIntroduction-PDF · PDF · 18 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language
Technical DocumentLand-Use-Map-PDF · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument language
Technical DocumentNoise-Element-PDF · PDF · 24 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language
Technical DocumentSafety-Element-PDF · PDF · 14 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language
ORDINANCE NO12902 · PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
CITY OF DALY CITY13611 · PDF · 1 pageReportsPassedNone
Show all 50 files

What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled September 26, 2026: we fetched 448 pages from https://www.dalycity.org/ and found 2,113 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: September 26, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2027

With 196 days left, start with the documents people use most and fix the rest in batches.

Where City of Daly City should start

Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.

Residents need these files to apply for permits, pay for services and follow council decisions.

At this size several departments publish documents, so name one owner per department and track progress in one place.

Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.

A timeline to April 26, 2027

  1. Inventory and triage

    by November 10, 2026

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by February 7, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2027

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$69,890 – $104,835

≈ 349,451 credits for 45,688 estimated pages

  • 8,822 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 9,585 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 27,281 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

City of Daly City beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
City of Daly City (this page)104,9012,11345,688September 26, 2026
City of Jurupa Valley105,05382862,167September 26, 2026
City of Rialto104,026771+90,419September 26, 2026
City of Menifee102,5271,96287,199September 26, 2026
City of Burbank107,3373,02170,475September 26, 2026
City of Inglewood107,7622,953202,246September 26, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

All organizations in California serving 50,000 to 249,999 people

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Cities in California

Also due April 26, 2027 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is City of Daly City's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2027. City of Daly City is in the 2027 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was City of Daly City's deadline set?

City of Daly City's total population is 104,901 (2020 Census), at or above the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the earlier compliance date applies.

How many public documents does City of Daly City have?

Our crawl on September 26, 2026 fetched 448 pages from https://www.dalycity.org/ and found 2,113 documents, an estimated 45,688 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of City of Daly City's documents pass accessibility checks?

2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (4%). That is a sample of the 2,113 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix City of Daly City's documents?

Our directional estimate is $69,890 to $104,835 with DocoMatic: about 349,451 credits for 45,688 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should City of Daly City fix first?

Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.