…heritage, wouldn’t be classified as Native American by hospital staff. Aguilar became aware of how common racial misclassification was in the run-up to the census last spring, which motivated her…
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Sonoma County loosens restrictions on camping in some public spaces
…to sleep in public spaces when shelter is unavailable. The county also sought to make outdoor camping easier after Sonoma County’s 2022 Point-in-Time census of sheltered and unsheltered homeless residents…
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How a dog, Bosco Ramos, became the most loved mayor of Sunol in the ‘80s
…had happened in the “unincorporated census-designated place” of Sunol, tucked between Fremont and Pleasanton, before the 1980s. Before European contact, the Ohlone people lived in long-established villages in the area,…
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Caltrans launches data tool to bolster transit equity, plans informational session for users
…and will help inform policy makers on what future projects to prioritize. Navigating through the layers of data The tool shows data by census tract, down to the block level….
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San Jose leads nation in youth homelessness — and it’s not even a close contest
…United States. The study, conducted by United Way of the National Capital Area, analyzed data from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 100 major…
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East Palo Alto to receive over $7 million in federal funding for COVID-19 recovery
…to small cities or towns like East Palo Alto, which has a population of about 30,000, according to census data. The city will receive one payment at the end of…
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Mandela Partners and allies fight food insecurity in Oakland
…more than 150,000 people, experienced food insecurity before the onset of the pandemic. More recent data from the California Food Banks and the U.S. Census indicate that number has grown….
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Newsom’s redistrict plan clears Legislature, now on its way to California voters this fall
…measure that will go before voters requires the state to return to nonpartisan map-drawing after the 2030 census. Newsom wanted to counter Texas Newsom kicked off the special election scramble…
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California NAACP president aids corporate prop campaigns — collects $1.2M and counting
…would help California’s Black communities. Two-thirds of Black households in the state are renters, census data shows, and many Black students are concentrated in high-poverty schools. Huffman declined to be…
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UCSF Report: Emergency departments in state failing to meet patient demand
…states in the country, according to the study. Researchers at UCSF relied on data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Health Care Access and Information. The…