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Recommended Web Sites:
General
California Statistical Information
California
Health Statistics
California
Education Statistics
California
Economics Statistics
California State Budget Data
California
Environment Statistics
San Francisco Statistics and Data
California Political,
Social & Policy Issues
Databases for Finding Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
General California Statistical Information:
California Quick
Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau
Summary profiles showing frequently requested
data items from various Census Bureau programs, including state, county, or
city data.
California Statistical Abstract
Data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State from various government
agencies, coordinated and issued annually by the
California Department of Finance, Economic Research Unit.
California Demographics
The Demographic Research Unit of the California Department of Finance is
designated as the single official source of demographic data for State planning
and budgeting. See especially: Reports
and Research Papers
A Portrait of California
May 2011 report
examines the well-being of California’s people using the American Human
Development Index, a measure based on official government data in health,
education, and living standards; introduces the ‘Five Californias’
to highlight the varied opportunities open to differing segments of the
population, and provides close-up snapshots of major metro areas; and ranks
native-born and foreign-born residents for each major ethnic group, as well as
all 233 Census neighborhoods in the state.
CCSRE Race and Ethnicity in California
California
Senate Office of Research
Reports
on emerging state and federal issues from the State Senate's bipartisan
research and strategic policy-planning unit.
IGS:
Statewide Database
This is the raw data used
for the
Bay Area Census
Basic
Census data for Bay Area cities and counties.
MTC DataMart
Various
databases and reports produced by the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation
Commission covering: Regional Indicators; Travel Models; Census Data; Survey
Data; Traffic Data; & GIS Data.
San Mateo County
Statistics
The
county website's statistics on the entire County and each of the individual
cities.
Public
Policy Institute of California
The Public Policy Institute of California provides independent, objective, and
non-partisan research in the areas of population, economy, and governance and public
finance. Its publications include reports, surveys, fact sheets, and
demographic bulletins.
California
Institute for Federal Policy Research
Extensive reports, links & other information on federal issues affecting
California Research Bureau Reports
The California Research Bureau (CRB) provides assistance to the
Digital Atlas of California - http://130.166.124.2/CApage1.html
A work in progress. Currently contains large maps for
population and race, citizenship, income, poverty, and adult educational attainment for metropolitan areas.
ERSys.com
Statistical information for California cities (& cities from all 50
states) on education, transportation, ethnicity and even current weather
conditions plus other information such as radon levels, school districts, and
shopping malls.
California
Political Precinct Index
“The
first known attempt to rate the political ideology of nearly all
American Factfinder
Latest statistical information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
General Statistical Resources on the Web: Comprehensive, annotated directory of the best resources for statistics on the Web. The place to start when you want to find a good source for statistics on most topics.
State Health Facts Online: California
Latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including
health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation from the Kaiser
Family Foundation.
Medi-Cal Policy Institute
An independent and nonpartisan source of information on
EPICenter: California Injury Data Online
This site provides statistical tables of fatal and hospitalized nonfatal
injuries for the state of
California Vital Statistics Data
Tables
Several state tables cover various ranges between 1989 and 2002.
County-specific tables include statistics on age of birth mother, infant birthweight, and deaths by cause of death (ten leading
causes). From the
Chancellor's Office Data Mart
Dataquest
Demographic data reported by the school district to the California Department
of Education, includes location, legislative districts and members, school
demographics, student counts, technology, alternative education enrollment,
students by ethnic group, limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, certified
and classified staff, teaching credentials, teachers by ethnic groups, teachers
for LEP students, average class size, and links to STAR test results. Site also
links to a glossary explaining the elements in the profile. Site is awkward to
navigate. Read the instructions carefully.
API:
Academic Performance Index
This Web site contains summary reports and information of the Academic
Performance Index (API) for
Children
Now
Nonpartisan, independent voice for children, recognized nationally for its
policy expertise and up-to-date information on the status of children, produces
an annual California Report Card and
accompanying County Data Book
documenting how economic, health and other conditions affect children's
learning and how California children are doing, county by county, in terms of
their economic security, health, safety and educational outcomes.
Ed-Data Education Data Partnership -
http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/
Fiscal, demographic and performance data on California's K-12 schools.
California Public Schools Guide
(GreatSchools.net) - http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/go/CA
Excellent database for comparing public elementary, middle, or high schools in
California. Created by an independent,
non-profit organization, GreatSchools database
provides standardized test results, school district standards, demographics, and diversity information for
each school. Many schools have expanded profiles, which include curriculum; the community and its culture;
staffing; school climate and safety, and much more. Links are provided for individual schools' Web sites, too. This
site also includes information about choosing schools, the enrollment process, and creating parent-school
partnerships.
California Economic Indicators
Bimonthly summary of economic trends and data. "Developments
in
California Financial & Statistical
Data
From the Department of Finance, includes California
Statistical Abstract, California Economic Indicators, Economic Report of
the Governor, and more.
Children
Now
Nonpartisan, independent voice for children, recognized nationally for its
policy expertise and up-to-date information on the status of children, produces
an annual California Report Card and
accompanying County Data Book
documenting how economic, health and other conditions affect children's
learning and how California children are doing, county by county, in terms of
their economic security, health, safety and educational outcomes.
California
Budget
Official government documents for the
California Budget – California Department of Finance
Current budget plus archives of budget-related documents and historical budgets
California Budget Project
Fact-based,
nonpartisan analyses of state fiscal and tax policies and their implications for
all Californians, especially low- and middle-income residents
California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO)
“Serves
as ‘eyes and ears’ for the Legislature to ensure that the executive branch is
implementing legislative policy in a cost efficient and effective manner”
California
School Finance: Budget and Funding: 2008-09 Budget
From
EdSource, a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to clarify
complex education issues and to promote thoughtful policies about public school
improvement
California State Budget – University of
California Institute of Governmental
Studies
Links to
the state budget, local government
budgets, state budget process overview, reform proposals and relevant websites
California Local Government
Finance Almanac
"Data,
statistics, analyses, and articles on
California Community College Budget
Information
Links
from San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1493
California Environment Statistics
CERES:
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System - http://ceres.ca.gov/index.html
Information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate
access to a variety of electronic data describing
California Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.calepa.ca.gov/
Information
Center for the Environment
- http://ice.ucdavis.edu/
A wide variety of
environmental information from U.C. Davis's
San Francisco Statistics
A wide
variety of statistics accessible through the San Francisco Public Library’s Government Information Center
Clearinghouse of datasets available from the City &
County of San Francisco providing public access to San Francisco data
California Policy Inbox
One-stop access to new public policy research about
California, listed under the following categories Children and Families;
Demography; Economy and Business;
Education; Growth,
Development, and Infrastructure; Health Care; Politics; Polls and Surveys; Public Finance; Resources and
Environment; Security: Social Policy
California Political
History Archive and Database
Chronicles California's election, redistricting and
political history together with biographical information on state legislators
and constitutional office holders since 1849
Article Databases:
Gale
PowerSearch databases on campus or off-campus w/ library card
articles
from academic journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference book sources; excellent
general periodical database.
o To narrow searches, use the Advanced search mode
o PLEASE NOTE: When
search results are first displayed, only magazine articles are shown, if
available for your search.
Click on the “Journals” tab to display academic journal
articles on your topic; click on the "Books" tab
for articles from books; click on the "News" tab
for news articles.
Alt-Press Watch on campus or off campus
w/ library card
Articles
from about 175 magazines, newspapers & journals
from alternative and independent presses. info
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System. After clicking on the link above to access the catalog, follow the steps below:
- Type search words (title, author and/or subject) in the first search box & click Submit.
- The search results will show books and other materials in all libraries in the PLS system.
- To Limit your results to books at
Skyline College Library, scroll down to Limit to: Location: pull-down menu
below the search boxes, scroll down in the Location: pull-down menu,
select
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