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Board and community launch 2010 Census outreach; supervisors push for SRO access to ensure an accurate count
Summary
City leaders and community partners kicked off San Francisco’s 2010 Census outreach at City Hall, highlighting language access, outreach to vulnerable populations and a new ordinance proposal to require SRO access for census workers.
San Francisco officials and community partners launched a public campaign at City Hall on Jan. 5, 2010 to increase participation in the 2010 U.S. Census, with officials stressing that a complete count affects federal funding and representation.
David Chiu, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, said the city was determined not to repeat the 2000 undercount that officials attributed to large parts of the city being missed. “Ten years ago, San Francisco was undercounted by 100,000 residents,” Chiu said, and the shortfall cost the city roughly $30 million per year, or about $300 million over the decade. Chiu said the board had agreed to…
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