…state librarian is required to determine how many people are being served by California’s 1,128 public libraries in 186 jurisdictions. Those numbers reflect census data compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce or…
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San Joaquin County seeks volunteers for annual count of homeless population
San Joaquin County is seeking volunteers to help with next week’s biennial Point-in-Time Count, an attempt to take a census of unsheltered people in the county. Volunteers have until Friday,…
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Despite more people finding shelter, San Jose sees highest number of homeless in 13 years
…count entries. Applied Survey Research, which leads census and survey efforts to count the local homeless population, conducted an audit and corrected the data. “Overall entries did not change, but…
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San Jose beats out several larger U.S. cities as most expensive place for monthly bills
…and San Francisco. The report looked at mortgages and rent payments, based on U.S. Census data, along with bills for utilities, car loans, health insurance and cell phone plans, among…
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Concord plans public hearing Jan. 10 to discuss progress on redistricting maps
…receive public input, and provide initial direction to the demographer on the composition of the draft maps. Redistricting typically happens every 10 years when the federal government releases census results….
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Former Stockton mayor launches nonprofit to end poverty in California
…the Census Bureau’s supplemental poverty measure, which accounts for housing and transportation costs, as well as government spending and other factors. EPIC’s report advocates for changes to the housing markets…
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Alameda County small business owners eligible to apply for pandemic relief grants
…are available to home-based businesses and $10,000 is available to brick-and-mortar businesses. Priority will be given to businesses in “community resilience” priority ZIP codes and qualified census tracks. Eleven million…
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Antioch council eyes renter protections as more teeter on edge of homelessness
…a result of gentrification and displacement in the Bay Area’s urban core. According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Antioch grew by nearly 13 percent to roughly 116,000 residents in the…
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High fire-risk rural Covelo to get its fire first-ever fire hydrant system
…has also contributed to higher home insurance costs in a community where, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 46% of residents live below the poverty line. Mendocino County 3rd District…
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Santa Clara County advocates celebrate win for immigrants as DOJ drops appeal
…United States, according to U.S. Census data. A federal appeals court in December ruled in favor of the counties, which would have forced the Department of Homeland Security to take the…