For the first time in its recorded history, California lost population in the most recent national census, according to state officials. The news comes days after the U.S. Census Bureau…
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Contra Costa supervisors approve final map of voting boundaries for coming decade
…of district lines happens every 10 years and is based on U.S. Census numbers. The 2020 Census showed Contra Costa County growing by 11.35% since 2010, from 1,049,025 residents in…
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Vanishing students: K-12 enrollment plunges to lowest level in two decades
…spring 2020. Enrollment as of Census Day, always the first Wednesday of October, was 5.89 million students this year; five years ago, it was 6.23 million. The decline includes charter…
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School district among latest to change board elections to better reflect community
…2017, according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey. The percentage of whites dropped from 29 to 23 percent and African Americans dwindled from 21 to 13 percent, falling below the Asian population, which held steady at…
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Town and gown struggle over student housing at UC Santa CruzÂ
…undergraduate students. And the challenge to secure affordable housing is likely only to worsen. From 2010 to 2020, the population on the UC Santa Cruz campus grew 20 percent, census…
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Latino graduates find their civic voice through Marin County’s Leadership Academy
…so congratulations and enjoy your home.” The U.S. Census counts 10,000 residents in the Canal neighborhood, but city officials estimate the number may be 16,000 or more. Census data shows…
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San Rafael’s poorest community threatened with flooding, isolation as sea level rises
…zone in the county. The U.S. Census counts 10,000 residents in the Canal neighborhood, but city officials estimate the number may be 16,000 or more. Census data shows residents are…
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State economy: Why personal debt looks healthy despite worst year for jobs
…off outstanding debt, according to January Census Bureau surveys. How could a disease dubbed the “inequality virus” not generate alarming signs of household debt? State of suspension It may just…
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San Jose kills plan for ranked-choice voting, but will send other proposals to fall ballot
…align expansion with the redistricting process following the 2030 census. Proponents like Cohen and Jimenez said expanding from 10 to 14 districts would create better representation in San Jose. The…
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Nearly half of San Francisco families are financially insecure, report says
…Opportunity and Ownership Initiative at the Urban Institute. “And when residents struggle to make ends meet, cities can too.” In 2018, according to census data, the median household income in San…