Local Issues
Get Out the Vote
BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The long, hot summer of 2020 was unlike any Josh Harris had ever experienced. Once it began, he repeatedly took to the streets to demand that police treat Black people like him […]
Month: September 2020
Local Issues
Murals carry Census message to San Joaquin Valley residents
By Allen Pierleoni One creative way to promote Census participation in undercounted farmworker and immigrant communities is through culturally rooted art forms. That’s why five dramatic murals have joined a related program of original songs […]
CA Census
For people with disabilities, being counted is important
“We’ve all paid into the system and so in order for people with disabilities to receive our fair share of that, we need to be counted by the Census.”
Aaron Carruthers
Executive Director, California State Council on Developmental Disabilities […]
CA Census
Census could help alleviate San Joaquin County’s affordable-housing crisis
By Allen Pierleoni Why is it essential that every one of the 330 million-plus people living in the United States steps up and be counted in the 2020 Census? Because the results will determine the […]
CA Census
Reaching out to the hard-to-count
California Rural Legal Assistance is making inroads in the Census count By Allen Pierleoni In case there’s any question about who is eligible to be counted in the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau makes […]
CA Census
Stand Up and be Counted
“The accuracy of this census will shape the next 10 years for our communities. It’s worth the time to complete it before it’s too late.”
Cori Lucero
Executive director of Government and Community Relations, UC Merced
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CA Census
Visión y Compromiso
POR THEA MARIE ROOD visionycompromiso.org “Es importante ser contados para que no solo recibamos los fondos necesarios para nuestras comunidades, sino también para tener una representación justa”, dice Nataly Santamaria, la gerente de la red […]
CA Census
Vision y Compromiso
BY THEA MARIE ROOD visionycompromiso.org“It is important to be counted so that we not only get the necessary funds to our communities but also to have fair representation,” says Nataly Santamaria, the promotora network manager […]
CA Census
Movimiento Jakara
POR THEA MARIE ROOD jakara.org “Jakara ha estado involucrado en todos los frentes: hemos adoptado un enfoque de ‘todas las manos a la obra’,” dice el director ejecutivo Naindeep Singh. “[Eso incluye] divulgación en ferias […]
CA Census
Jakara Movement
BY THEA MARIE ROOD jakara.org “Jakara has been engaged on all fronts — we have taken an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach,” says executive director Naindeep Singh. “[That includes] outreach at fairs and festivals, hosting our own events […]