Census

KPBS Midday Edition

Census Bureau Site Goes Live As Counting Begins In Earnest

Mike Schneider / Associated Press

For the bureau, the once-a-decade headcount is akin to running a sprint and marathon at the same time. It takes a while, but there’s plenty of action throughout.
Community Groups Working To Make Sure All San Diegans Participate In 2020 Census

Matt Hoffman

Soon residents across San Diego county will start receiving mailers for the upcoming census and local community groups are reaching out to people who may otherwise not participate.
Politics

For City Heights, The Path To Power Runs Through The Ballot And The Census

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Neighborhoods like City Heights are considered “hard-to-count” areas because of their high immigrant population. An "undercount" in this year's census could be devastating for the neighborhood.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego County Works For Accurate Census Count

Erik Anderson

San Diego County officials are hoping for an accurate census tally in the region this year because federal funding hangs in the balance.
KPBS Evening Edition

New Call Center Encourages Apprehensive Immigrants To Complete The Census

Ebone Monet

"Community messengers" in City Heights try to advise immigrants who may not trust or understand the census.
Politics

National City Prepares For 2020 Census After Undercount In 2010

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Officials and business leaders in National City are aiming to avoid a repeat of the 2010 census when, they believe, their immigrant-heavy city was under-counted.
Effort Underway To Ensure Every Californian Is Counted In The Census

John Carroll

California is spending $187 million to make sure every Californian is counted in the 2020 census.
Politics

Trump Plans Executive Action To Force Citizenship Question On Census

The Associated Press

President Donald Trump is expected to announce new executive action Thursday to try to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, even after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the effort.
SANDAG Working Group To Strategize How To Ensure Complete Census Count

City News Service

The San Diego Association of Governments' 2020 Census Complete Count Stakeholder Working Group will meet Thursday to discuss countywide strategies to ensure a full count of San Diego residents during the 2020 census.
KPBS Midday Edition

Judge Stops Government Lawyers Quitting Census Question Case

The Associated Press

The Justice Department can't replace nine lawyers so late in the dispute over whether to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census without explaining why it's doing so, a judge says.