Students who come from higher-income families are more likely to be ready for college in California, according to data from the California Department of Education and U.S. Census Bureau. A…
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With many California cities cracking down on homeless camps, will state also get tougher?
…block around our cities. For example, Sacramento County, which counted more than 9,000 unhoused residents in its 2022 homeless census, has about 2,400 shelter beds. “The overarching issue is if you…
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Federal, state, local officials encourage state’s Black residents to get COVID-19 vaccine
…percent of the state’s 39.5 million residents, according to 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, while non-Hispanic white people make up 36.5 percent of the population. Black Californians’ COVID-19…
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The Geography of Aging: housing, income and independence across the greater San Francisco Bay Area region
…Census Bureau 5-year estimate, Marin has the second-highest share of residents age 65 and older with this age group making up 23.3% of the population. This is an increase of…
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East San Jose hospital back online for trauma patients after years of deep service cuts
…our census yesterday was about 193 patients. You can see almost three times what we were seeing in March.” Karanas, who held a previous stint at the county’s flagship public…
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Monument Crisis Center hosts virtual gala as needs rise
…students in remote learning. Besides its expanded food program, the center has hosted limited, virtual summer camps, hosted two flu clinics that vaccinated almost 300 people, conducted census and voter…
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Gavin Newsom’s legacy: Can he deliver on unmet promises in his final year as governor?
…of California households are “burdened” by their rent or mortgage, Census data shows, a policymaker benchmark meaning housing eats up more than a third of their income. Newsom ran on lowering those…
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No more child brides? A campaign starts to prevent underage marriages in California
…the previous 12 months to the U.S. Census, according to an analysis by Unchained At Last. The vast majority, but not all, are girls. The group says that the huge difference…
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Where four candidates running for Berkeley’s vacant District 4 council seat stand on issues
…the 2020 U.S. Census. All four candidates spoke with Bay City News about their positions on the issues they see as most important to their community. Harrison announced her resignation…
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Humanitarian of the Year honors for Velma Wilson, Kimyatta Newby
Velma Wilson, a community volunteer from Antioch and a Census 2020 field supervisor who was cited for her outreach efforts to hard-to-count people from some of Contra Costa County’s toughest…