Some Sacramento County residents may soon be represented by a different County Supervisor. Why? The reason is some supervisorial district lines will change when the County’s redistricting process is completed later this year. The redistricting process is not new. Every ten years the County must redraw the supervisorial district lines using new census data. Births, deaths and moving all contribute to population shifts from one census to the next. Based on the 2010 census, Sacramento County’s supervisorial district lines must be redrawn to keep the average population in each district at about 282,000. Three districts will grow, while two will shrink. According to California Elections Code,

The 2010 Census is underway. You probably know that the Census determines many things, including how many representatives each state has in Congress, how many electoral votes it gets, and how much funding each state gets for various federal programs. You may even have used earlier Census information to trace your family history. But you may also have heard some confusing things about whether the Census is really required. A phony e-mail, supposedly from the Better Business Bureau, has been making the rounds warning people of Census scams and claiming "REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS.” This is not true. The BBB does

 On Saturday a broad coalition of local Sacramento, state and federal elected officials, community leaders and government entities held a press conference to make a call for Asian & Pacific Islander Americans to complete and submit their Census form. Speakers discussed the importance of a complete count of Asian & Pacific Islander community members in the 2010 Census. Although this coalition’s efforts are targeted at Asian & Pacific Islander Americans, it is critical that all residents of our City and our region complete the Census. Being counted ensures our region receives its fair share of Federal funds. In addition, promptly returning the form, so that the Census does not have to follo

Monday, Jan. 25 Noon - 2 p.m. The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an informational rally on the west steps of the Capitol. About 250 participants are expected. No further events will be held outside the Capitol until Wednesday.

The Sacramento City School District held a board meeting on 10-15-09 at Kennedy high school in which many issues that the school district is facing for the year were discussed in a public forum. The big issue at the board meeting revolved around the hours being to cut to instructional aides who work with special needs children. The aide’s hours are being cut from 6 hours to 5 hours. Some parents were extremely upset about the cuts. One parent Rebekah Norris whose daughter has been going to school for almost 14 years expressed her frustration over the cuts. Ms. Norris said “the budget cuts have put her special needs daughter safety at risk.”Her concerns were of such things as bathroom duti

The City of Sacramento Department of Neighborhood Services announces: Please be aware that from April through July, Census workers will be in your neighborhood. Please see the attached documents or simply read on: 2010 CENSUS ADDRESS CANVASSING OPERATION UNDER WAY IN OUR COMMUNITY In preparation for the 2010 Census, the US Census Bureau will be sending out census workers, called Listers, to verify, add or delete addresses with hand-held computers. The operation begins on April 6 and may run until July 19, 2009. Address Canvassing is an operation in which Census workers will be seen throughout our community with hand-held computers to update the information electronically, via the Globa