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Category Archives: Demographics
Bay Area Leads California Growth
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Having trouble affording housing in the Bay Area? That's not likely to end soon: The Bay Area led the state in population growth, according to a new report by the California Department of Finance. Overall, California’s population grew by almost … Continue reading
The Hunt Is on for Psychiatric Patients Allegedly 'Dumped' in California By Nevada Hospital
It's too soon to say whether the story of James Flavy Coy Brown is an anomaly, as Nevada regulators claim, or if budget-stressed mental health service professionals are "dumping" disoriented, mentally ill people on the rest of the nation. If one … Continue reading
California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults
Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight. USC’ Dowell Myers says The Day of Demographic Reckoning has … Continue reading
What Californians Say About the California Accent
Jack Davis describes the California accent as warm and passionate. "It's not hurried, it's not hostile, it's not caustic," said Davis, a Los Angeles native who now lives in Santa Cruz. "It's just people hanging out and chatting and having … Continue reading
What Do You Think a California Accent Sounds Like?
You've probably heard an impression of a stereotypical California accent or dialect at least once on TV or in the movies. The surfer's slow drawl, the Valley girl's declarative sentence spoken like a question…. But c'mon, Californians don't really have an accent … Continue reading
SFPD Recorded Nearly All Asian Arrestees as 'Chinese'
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By Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen The San Francisco Police Department, relying on antiquated computer technology, routinely recorded nearly all Asians who were arrested in the city as “Chinese” until this month, department officials said. Arrest data that included the … Continue reading
SF Police Underreport Arrest Rates for Latinos, Asians
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by Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen The San Francisco Police Department has underreported the arrest rates of the city's two largest minority groups for years, misclassifying Latino arrestees as "white" and Asian arrestees as “other," The Bay Citizen has learned. … Continue reading
Mien Farmers Make a Garden Grow in East Oakland
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In the heart of East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is an incongruous reminder of California’s Mexican past: six acres of open space in a sea of single-family homes. What was once a massive ranchero now features … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Riverside County DA Considers Classes/Fines for Low-Level Offenders
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. Because we're in this Golden State together. Right? It's a terrible name, realignment. For one thing, it provides no clear visual as to what … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Stockton's Rocky Road
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? Ever since Vallejo settled its bankruptcy situation, Stockton has become the new poster child for the … Continue reading
