‪ Americans Without Health Insurance (Part 5) PUMAs 1/4 #Census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACA #Obamacare Continuing my analysis of the health uninsured in 2024. PUMAs are Public Use Microdata Areas. They are essentially "regional analysis districts" with a population of 100,000+ persons.

I saw this East Bay Times article on the East Bay Times app and thought you’d be interested. I remember old Harry at the Temescal Kaspers. And I miss my Casper’s in downtown #Hayward, too 🌭🌭 Kasper’s, the hot dog that ‘started it all’ in Oakland, is no more edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Americans Without Health Insurance (Part 4) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 1/3 #Census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACA #Obamacare Continuing my analysis of the health uninsured in 2024. Table 7. Worst CDs with highest uninsured shares Table 8. Best CDs with lowest uninsured shares

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... Great article on the acquisition of indie bookseller Books, Inc by Barnes and Noble. #books #indiebooks

Americans Without Health Insurance (Part 3) CITIES 1/4 #Census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACA #Obamacare Continuing my analysis of the health uninsured in 2024. Table 4. Best places with lowest uninsured shares Table 5. Worst places with highest uninsured shares Table 6. Largest US places

‪ Americans Without Health Insurance (Part 2) 1/3 #Census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACA #Obamacare Texas is the #1 (Worst) US State in 2024 in terms of share of persons under 65 WITHOUT Health Insurance: 19.2%. Texas was also the #1 US State in 2009, at 26.3% uninsured, persons age < 65.

Americans Without Health Insurance (Part 1) 1/5 #Census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACA #Obamacare The Census Bureau's American Community Survey has collected on Health Insurance for individuals between 2008 and the present. This analysis examines uninsured shares of the population by age group

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... Good op-ed piece by urban planner Bill Fulton on pro-housing #SB79 #TOD #TransitOrientedDevelopment

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... Good news for housing advocates #SB79 signed by Gov Newsom. #YIMBY #TOD #TransitOrirntedDevelopment

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter, Part 5. Large Cities in California and the Bay Area #census #ACS #affordability Continuing analysis of the 2024 share of households with high or severe (30%+) housing cost burdens. Most cost burdened large city in California? Inglewood at 56.9% of HHs, costs >= 30.0%

Columnist Jonathan Lansler’s article on mortgage free households in California #census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey Californians free from home loans on the rise edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF www.kff.org/affordable-c...

www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti... Great news for downtown #Oakland

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... Great article by S.F. Chronicle #YIMBY #TransitOrientedDevelopment #SB79

Most Bay Area renters are ‘cost-burdened’ — especially in these areas #census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #affordability www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...

A dot map of Sunnyvale, CA's population by race, created using data from the 2020 US Census. 🔵 = White, 🟢 = Black, 🟠 = Hispanic, 🔴 = Asian, 🟤 = Native American/Other, 🟣 = Multiracial Explore the map: https://www.censusdots.com/race/sunnyvale-ca-demographics?src=bluesky

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter, Part 4. Large US Cities. #census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #affordability Continuing analysis of the 2024 share of households with high or severe (30%+) housing cost burdens. Most cost burdened city? Lauderhill, FL at 58.0% of HHs with costs >= 30.0% of income.

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter. Part 3. Large US Counties. Continuing analysis of the 2024 share of households with high or severe (30%+) housing cost burdens. Most cost burdened county? Bronx, NY at 53.5% of HHs with costs >= 30.0% of income. Least burden? Apache County, AZ (14.9\2%).

S.F. remains the most childless major U.S. city — but these nearby cities are catching up #census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter. Part 2. #census #ACS #americancommunitysurvey #housingcost #affordability Census Bureau ACS 2024 data on housing cost burdened households (> 30% of income spent on housing). Data is mapped at the "Public Use Microdata Area" level for the USA, California, ..... (more)

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter 2024 New data from the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) shows California as the most "housing cost burdened" state. Housing cost burden is where 30%-or-more of a household's income is spent on housing costs. Households can be high (30%-49.9%) or severe (50.0%+).

California lawmakers pass bill to build housing near transit hubs Good news for transit oriented development advocates in California #sb79 #tod #transit www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Residents of this Bay Area city have the longest average commute time in the U.S. The average commute for workers living in Brentwood, CA is 46 minutes #census #ACS #Brentwood www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

This Bay Area commute is so bad that people are quitting jobs to escape it Longest duration commutes are for residents of Brentwood, CA #census #commuting #ACS #Brentwood www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

How Bay Area incomes changed in past year — and how they compare with other areas Excellent day one coverage of new income data from the Census Bureau! #census #ACS #income www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Working from home is down in S.F. Here’s how it compares with other cities Excellent day one coverage of new commuting data from Census Bureau. #census #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACS #commuting www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Bay Area craft beer institution is shutting down Sad news for #craftbeer in #SanLeandro and #SanFrancisco with imminent closure of #21stAmendment www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...

Bay Area workers are returning to office, but most aren’t taking transit, new data shows www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Bay Area transit ridership is still hurting — but there are bright spots #transit #BART #SFMuni #CalTrain #ACTransit www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

The East Bay just got some good, and much-needed, transit news #EBRPD #Oakland #ACTransit www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

#Hayward Russell City revived in Oakland exhibit edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

California has the nation’s widest disparity in this educational metric Data from #census #ACS #iPUMS www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Jobs of the rich: What the highest-earning Bay Area residents do for work Data from #census #ACS #iPUMS www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

This Bay Area city is the fourth-most ‘impossibly unaffordable’ city in global ranking San Jose, California is an unenviable #1 in terms of housing affordability, in US. www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

A ‘phenomenal’ way for older adults to get exercise #bicycling #ebike www.sfchronicle.com/health/aging...

How can California stop ICE overreach? The answer might lie in a 1972 case from Humboldt County #ICE #crushICE www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Why the Doobie Brothers still matter in 2025 Goin back, too tired to roam, Loma Prieta my mountain home….. Livin on the Fault Line What a Fool Believes Listen to the Music #doobiebrothers #SanJose www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

These Bay Area communities are most vulnerable to Trump’s immigration crackdowns #census #ACS #iPUMS Fascinating analysis by Chronicle data reporter www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Why are housing costs so high in California? #CEQA #sb607 Senate caves on cost-cutting housing reform edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

California environmental law nearly killed a childcare facility in our community. Enough is enough #CEQA www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

This anti-Trump group is surging in the Bay Area. Here’s its plan to resist the president #indivisible www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Map: Immigrants make up largest shares of these Bay Area neighborhoods #census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy. The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. grist.org/energy/calif... #CA #California #Solar #Energy #Renewables #Renewable #Batteries

The Original Kaspers hot dog stand in Temescal District in #Oakland appears to be reopening after being closed for 23 years. A true culinary landmark in the East Bay! 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭 New hot dog joint to continue legacy edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Where have S.F.’s historic ships gone? Not too far, actually Hyde Street Pier to Mare Island . San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park #SanFrancisco www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nati...

Trump’s war on information meets a dedicated adversary: University librarians Great article on preservation of information, data, historical web pages #archive #waybackmachine www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...

The Bay Area has an ultramodern new ferry. Meet ‘Karl the boat’ New ferry to be named after local weather: Karl-the-Fog. Other new ferry to be named after sea lion fish: “Zalophus” Only in San Francisco😛 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

#CHSRA #highspeedrail #CEQA Important story about California High Speed Rail and California Environmental Quality Act. CEQA often stops rail projects in their tracks edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

California CEQA reform, housing production, #YIMBY and #NIMBY Good article in East Bay Times Bills are taking aim at land use edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...