City and Government Website Design Agency in Los Angeles
Heroic is a web design and development agency in Los Angeles that redesigns, builds, hosts, and maintains websites for cities, counties, and public agencies. Each site is built to WCAG 2.1 AA, which is the standard the Department of Justice set for state and local government websites. Solicitations and invitations to bid go to hello@heroic.agency.
Heroic, LLC is registered as a vendor with the City of Los Angeles (RAMP ID 227145) and the State of California under its legal name, Stick Creations, LLC. Company details, NAICS codes, and the documents we provide are under vendor and procurement information, and what a proposal from us contains is under website RFPs.
What Goes Into a Government Website
Hosting, Security, and Backups
Hosting, security hardening, backups with a tested restore, and a written recovery plan. After launch, maintenance runs on retainer or by the hour.
Accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA
Checked by hand and with automated tools. The Department of Justice rule gives governments that serve 50,000 people or more until April 26, 2027 to meet it, and smaller governments and special districts until April 26, 2028.
A Site Your Staff Can Edit
Staff update pages from one place. Documentation and training come with the build, and the site can be run by your staff, by us, or by another contractor.
What We Build for Cities, Counties, and Public Agencies
City and County Website Redesigns
Full redesigns, rebuilds, and migrations from an older platform. We build on Craft CMS most often and also work in WordPress.
Department and Program Sites
A site of its own for a department, a program, or a public campaign. We built The Next Move, a sexual health site for teens in English and Spanish with a clinic finder, for Sentient Research.
Sites in More Than One Language
We have delivered sites in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and in Arabic and English.
Maps and Public Data
Fallout Data maps radioactive fallout from U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests. A visitor picks a state, county, zip code, or tribal land and sees which tests affected it. The site is private, and a demo is available on request.
Branding and Identity
Logo, identity, and full rebrands for a city, a district, or a program.
WordPress Repair and Upkeep
Securing, repairing, migrating, and maintaining existing WordPress sites.
How a Public Solicitation Works With Us
post the solicitation or send it to us, with the deadline for questions and the deadline for proposals.
read every page and each addendum, send questions by your deadline, and submit by email or through your portal with the forms you ask for.
Work a Review Panel Can Check
The Next Move
Sexual health information for teens in English and Spanish, with a clinic finder. Staff edit it from one place. projectnextmove.org
Reinventing the Américas
The digital exhibition for Denilson Baniwa's show at the Getty Research Institute, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. reinventing.getty.edu
Mapplethorpe.la
The mobile companion to the joint Mapplethorpe retrospective at the Getty and LACMA.
Stolte Family Foundation
Website for a foundation working in education, clean energy, and civic participation. We continue to handle maintenance and data protection. stoltefamilyfoundation.org
In Plain Sight
Site, awareness campaign, and event cybersecurity for the 80-artist action led by Cassils and rafa esparza.
Awards
Recognition since 2008, each listed with the partner agency on it, is at heroic.agency/awards.
Clients We've Worked With
Frequently Asked Questions About Government Website Projects
Yes. We answer RFPs, RFQs, and invitations to bid from cities, counties, special districts, and other public agencies, for website redesigns, hosting and maintenance, and branding. Email the solicitation to hello@heroic.agency, or invite Heroic, LLC through your procurement portal.
The Department of Justice rule under Title II of the ADA sets WCAG 2.1 Level AA for the websites and mobile apps of state and local governments. Governments that serve 50,000 people or more have until April 26, 2027, and smaller governments and special districts have until April 26, 2028. The dates are in the Department's fact sheet. WCAG 2.1 AA is the baseline on every site we build.
Yes. Hosting, security updates, backups with a tested restore, and support are available on retainer or by the hour. The site is documented, so it can also be run by your own staff or by another contractor.
Craft CMS most often, and WordPress. In WordPress we do new builds, and we secure, repair, migrate, and maintain existing sites.
Yes. We have delivered sites in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and in Arabic and English. The Next Move runs in English and Spanish.
Heroic, LLC is registered as a vendor with the City of Los Angeles (RAMP ID 227145) and the State of California under its legal name, Stick Creations, LLC. We register on other portals when a solicitation calls for it. Company details and NAICS codes are under vendor and procurement information.
We price to the terms of the solicitation: a fixed price, a not-to-exceed price, or a monthly rate for hosting and support. The proposal lists what is included and what would cost extra.
Yes. We are in Los Angeles and work with organizations across the United States. Meetings, workshops, and presentations are held by video, and in person when the solicitation requires it.
The agency does. On payment in full it owns the custom content, design, and development.
Who You'll Work With
Creative and technical associates
Samuel Moses - App Store (iOS & Android)
Dmitriy Kovalev - Augmented Reality
Rose Dalagan - Data Analysis
Alexia Tamayo Martinez - Designer
Ann White - Designer
Michael Evans - Designer
Tima Link - Designer
Alex Myslivchik - Developer
Haron Acosta - Developer
Peter Pogorzelski - Developer
Andreja Osterc - Social
Mia Andrade - Social
Viviana Almeida - Social
Victoria Idowu - Social Engagement
Obanlagbeyi Odunayo - Social Engagement
Alex Cheseborough - Visual Effects
Mark Danielle Paras - Visual Effects
Mattia Marchi - Visual Effects