April 01, 2010

Hard to count on Census Day

by Joe Rodriquez

On a rainy day this week, a sandwich, hot Portuguese chicken soup and a 2010 census form were just the thing to warm up Kimberley Cano at the Saint Isabel soup kitchen near downtown San Jose. Three census takers came there looking for homeless people like her.

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April 01, 2010

Univision Promotes the Census to Latino Audiences

by Meg James

Today, April 1, is census day. Once every 10 years, the federal government counts the nation's population to come up with "a portrait of America." The results are crucial to local governments, schools and agencies -- which rely on federal dollars -- and also media companies that target ethnic audiences.

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April 01, 2010

Census Wants Accurate Tally of Homeless

by Kevin Fagan

Rafael Bamba doesn't know when, where or if the U.S. Census Bureau will count him. It's going to be tricky, he admitted, considering he sleeps on whatever sidewalk is handy in downtown San Francisco.

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March 30, 2010

Why American Indians Should Identify Their Tribes on the 2010 Census Form

by Dr. Joely Proudfit

While the Census Bureau has taken great strides to make the 2010 census questionnaire the shortest and easiest yet to fill out, those of American Indian, Alaska Native and mixed ethnic background may still be wondering how to accurately provide their race in question nine of ten. "Question nine is the race and tribal affiliation question," says Curtis Zunigha, American Indian/Alaska Native Partnership Program Manager for the 2010 Census.

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March 26, 2010

The Federal Government's count of every person living in the United States, the U.S. Census, is upon us.

by Allison White

Schools in Humboldt County are encouraging residents to fill out forms for the nationwide census to give districts a better picture of their population and possibly help them gain federal funding.

The numbers collected through the U.S. Census Bureau every 10 years, and also from data collected in between those comprehensive surveys, impacts a school district's eligibility for certain funding from the federal government. Cuddeback Union School District Superintendent Ronan Collver...

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