Pulic Democracy: Make Yourself Count!

In 2000, 76,800 Los Angeles residents went uncounted, causing the City to lose more than $200 million in state and federal funding.

Latinos as a group have been historically under-represented and undercounted by the Census. Most recently, I have decided to support a city-wide effort to launch the “ya es hora, ¡HÁGASE CONTAR!” (It’s time, make yourself count!) national Census campaign, to ensure that all Latino residents are counted in next year’s Census.

This time, we're trying to correct the problem by informing and empowering the community to participate.

By having an accurate Census, the City will receive its fair share of federal and state funds, have full representation in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, and affect important policy decisions at all levels of government. Data gathered during the Census will be used by governmental and non-governmental agencies for years to come in a manner that will have a direct, lasting, and substantive impact on Angelenos of all ethnic backgrounds and creeds.

Visit http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/ for more information on how to make yourself count.