…had no choice but to proceed with printing the 2020 census forms without a citizenship question. Everyone in America counts in the census, and today’s decision means we all will.”…
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Trial begins in San Francisco on challenge by California, San Jose to census citizenship question
…census. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg will decide the case without a jury. He is presiding over two lawsuits, one filed by the state of California, later joined by Oakland,…
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Alameda County faces challenges in upcoming Census tally
…participation. Carson planned to discuss the census and the challenges involved during a Sept. 25 event at the Albany Senior Center. “Alameda County Counts, a Census 2020 Town Hall,” is…
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COVID-19: U.S. Census Bureau delays field operations due to pandemic
…to 2020census.gov. However, in order to help stop the spread of the virus, the bureau is suspending all field operations for two weeks. “The Census Bureau will continue to evaluate…
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Alcohol licenses abound in the San Joaquin Valley. How many is too many?
…The combination translates to a ratio of once licensee for every 205 residents. In other urban or suburban census tracts in the Valley: Kern County’s Census Tract 16, which includes…
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Contra Costa kicks off effort to ensure accurate 2020 census
…challenged in court. Obringer pointed out that census responses are confidential. County staff estimate that every resident missed by the census will cost roughly $2,000 a year in federal funding….
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Student Voices: A snapshot of Contra Costa County
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of student produced stories looking at the 2020 census. From Richmond to Walnut Creek, the census will help shape the region’s…
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San Mateo County leads state in census response
…census enumerators will begin in-person house visits to households that have not yet filled out the census form. At any point, the census can be completed online at my2020census.gov or…
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Ten maps that show where Asian American communities reside in the Bay Area
…U.S. Census Bureau data, around 65 years before the United States will be majority people of color. Today, 27 percent of Bay Area residents — around 2 million people —…
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Contra Costa County hosting census workshops for hard-to-count communities
…programs for outreach efforts. Census data will determine congressional representation as well as funding for schools, parks, roads and housing, so the Contra Costa County’s Census 2020 Complete Count Steering…