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City lays out 2020 Census plan: targeted multilingual outreach, community grants and a digital‑first challenge
Summary
City officials and community partners told supervisors that San Francisco needs tailored multilingual outreach, community grants, door‑to‑door canvassing and training to avoid a large undercount in the 2020 Census; the committee asked for follow‑ups and the item was continued to the call of the chair.
Supervisor Sandra Lee Feuer convened an informational hearing on San Francisco’s preparations for the 2020 Census, calling the count “the foundation of our democracy” and urging special attention to hard‑to‑count populations including children, limited‑English households, seniors, renters, people in nontraditional housing, and unhoused residents.
Naomi Kelly, City Administrator, said she charged the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to plan and coordinate citywide outreach. Adrienne Pahn (OCEIA) described a strategy built on multilingual,…
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