…to the county’s Board of Supervisors, Dr. Bela Matyas said the test positivity rate in the county’s census tracts that have been most affected by the pandemic have dipped low…
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With last pharmacy gone, Mendocino County coastal residents struggle for prescriptions
…Healthcare is particularly concerning in an area where a substantial portion of its population is elderly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 23.2% of south coast Mendocino residents are 65…
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Could vacancy fines ease state’s housing crisis? Vancouver tries it, with mixed results
…that purpose — to house people.” According to 2018 census data, there are more than 1.2 million vacant homes in California, a number that includes homes owned individually and by…
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Out of compliance with state goals, Los Gatos struggles to get its housing plan approved
…percent of the area’s median income. The median household income in Los Gatos was more than $198,000 in 2022, according to U.S. Census data. In Santa Clara County, the area…
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California upends how it’s divvying up scarce vaccines
…is still looking for information on exactly which ZIP codes qualify. The Healthy Places Index, which has been updated within the last 18 months, is designed off census tracts, not…
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What Kamala Harris can learn from Newsom’s inability to solve California’s housing crisis
…the 2008 financial crisis. The country built about 1.45 million new homes last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The strategy carries some political risk. Newsom set an ambitious housing…
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Nearly $17 million in rental assistance to be made available to Santa Cruz County renters facing hardship
…Census Bureau, are eligible for the renter relief program, which is expected to launch next month. Eligible households must also include at least one person who qualifies for unemployment insurance…
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Berkeley residents are invited to participate in redrawing of City Council election districts
…city’s eight City Council districts. Residents and community members in this city of 121,000 are invited to propose the new boundaries — reflective of the results of the 2020 census…
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‘This is how we got here’: Los Gatos resident aims to erase racist language in property deeds
…has remained about 67% white, according to 2023 U.S. Census data, while other communities have become more diverse could point to the covenants’ effects. In nearby Saratoga, about 60% of residents identify as…
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San Mateo County to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinic at SFO
…that most impacted, lowest income healthy places index census tracts are not trampled in the stampede to get the vaccine.” Visit the county’s COVID-19 web page at https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus for vaccination…