…distribution of federal dollars, census numbers are also used to redraw congressional, state and local government districts. “The census should be a highway for political visibility for all communities,” Pang…
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How coronavirus is busting California’s $187 million census campaign
…with the U.S. Census Bureau. “We’ve had to make adjustments due to the pandemic. I’m confident this will be a successful and accurate census.” State census officials don’t share their…
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California lags national average in census response rate
…each state, making the census one of the largest and most important of all the federal government’s constitutionally mandated functions. The census is considered so important that every person living…
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California’s Manhattan effect: The wealthy are skipping the census
…at 67.4%. Census outreach To get a better count, California allocated $187 million on the 2020 census outreach efforts, especially in hard-to-reach areas. Still, state officials are worried about losing…
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For ‘hard-to-count’ California, 2020 census poses huge challenges, carries big stakes
…experienced the census challenges firsthand. She recently became the census campaign manager for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA, in Los Angeles, part of a coalition that launched…
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San Mateo County leads state in census count participation
…of census participation is effective in every community, a point made prominently by nearly everyone speaking to newly arrived individuals is that the Census Bureau is forbidden by law from…
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Santa Clara County steps up census count after pressure to exclude undocumented
…Census Bureau employees will begin in-person interviews at people’s homes starting Aug. 11. Residents can complete the 2020 Census Questionnaire by visiting my2020census.gov any time or by calling 844-330-2020, toll-free….
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In spite of 2020’s curveballs, census count efforts soldiered on along the central coast
…fill out their census line the San Lorenzo River bridges, and in Monterey County, census workers wearing masks and gloves have been going to grocery stores, coffee shops and food…
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Immigrant advocacy groups see new obstacles to complete census count
…them,” Stephens said. “The census is important, the census is easy, the census is safe.” The census self-response period — during which people are encouraged to fill out the paper…
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Census outreach for Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders continues despite pandemic
When John Ena’s mother discovered via Facebook the video he did urging Samoan residents of the United States to participate in the 2020 U.S. census, he knew it was going…