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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
Databases for Finding Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
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
General California Statistical Information:
Counting California
"...committed to enhancing California citizens' access to the growing
range of social science and economic data produced by government agencies....Counting
California's single interface enables users access to actual raw data compiled
by federal, state, and local agencies, and also allows users to collate and
integrate data by topic, geography, title, and provider." This is an
attractive, powerful tool presenting information in a variety of formats. Many
of the tables can be redrawn as graphs. Data can be download as .csv or .xml files. Includes Quick Facts for
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
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 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.
2008-09 California Budget
Official government documents for the 2008-2009 California state budget
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 Local Government Finance
Almanac
"Data,
statistics, analyses, and articles on
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
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.
Ethnic Newswatch on campus or off campus w/ library card
Articles from about 200
newspapers, magazines & journals of the ethnic, minority and native press,
in English and Spanish. info
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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