New 2020 Census Deadline

FUNDING INTO STATES ANDCOMMUNITIES LIKE RIGHT HERE INBAKERSFIELD.THAT MONEY GOES TOWARDINFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOLS ANDHOSPITALS.BUT OUR FUNDING COULD BE CUT IFPEOPLE DON'T PARTICIPATE.OFFICIALS SAY IT'S ALREADY HARDBECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC -- ANDNOW THEY'RE ALSO FACING ASHORTED DEADLINE THANBEFORE.I THINK BECASUE THE CENSUS HASBEENSHORTENED BY 30 DAYS ..

WE HOPEIT DOESNT HAVE IMPACT BUT WE AREALREADYSEEING A SHORTER COUNT THEN WEDID THIS TIME 10 YEARS AGO.CENSUS VOLUNTEERS ARE CONCERNEDWE MAY NOT HAVE ANACCURATE COUNT FOR THE 2020CENSUS.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE AREGETTINGTO EVERYONE ESPECIALLY THE FOLKSNOT RESPONDING.OFFICIALS SAY IN YEARS PAST --THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO DOORTO DOOR TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE ISCOUNTED -- MAKING UP THEMAJORITY OF THEIR DATACOLLECTED.BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC,THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DOIT AS MUCH.NOW -- WITH A SHORTENED TIMELINETO RESPOND...CENSUS WORKERS ARE HOPING TOREACH AS MANY PEOPLEAS POSSIBLE -- AS QUICKLY ASPOSSIBLE.WE ARE GOING BACK TO DOOR TODOORCANVASSING AND WE HAVE ABOUT 80PEOPLE WORKING RIGHT NOW IN KERNTULARE AND FRESNO COUNTIES..THEY HAVE SHEILDS..

MASK ANDGOGGLES.

THEY AREVERY SHIELDED AND THEY HAVEGLOVES AND WE ARE MAKING SURETHEY AREPROTECTING THEMSELVES.DOLORES HUERTA -- PRESIDENT OFTHE DOLORES HUERTAFOUNDATION HAS BEEN HELPING TOENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO FILLOUT THE SURVEY THROUGH CARCARAVANS AND MORE.THE QUESTIONAIRE -- WHICH TAKESABOUT 10MINUTES TO FILL OUT ULTIMATELYDETERMINES HOW MUCH FEDERALFUNDING WE GET FOR SCHOOLS,INFRASTRUCTURES, AND HOSPITALS.ACCORDING THE CENSUS BUREAU, ASOF MONDAY, ONLY 63 PERCENTOF INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S. HAVEFILLED OUT THE 2020 CENSUS ANDONLY 58 PERCENT IN KERN COUNTY." I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALLREPSOND TO THE CENSUS WE ONLYHAVE 50 DAYS LEFT OR SO."THE CENSUS BUREAU SAYS THEY AREHIRING AND TRAININGNEW ADDITIONAL CENSUS WORKERSAND HOPE TO REACHTHE SAME AMOUNT OF HOUSEHOLDS ASTHEY HAVE IN THEPAST.OVERALL THEIR IS A CONCERN THATMINORITY GROUPS AND LOWERINCOME HOUSE HOLDS WILL BEUNDERCOUNTED DRAMATICALLYBECAUSE OF THE NEW DEADLINE --WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 30TH.TWO ADVOCATES SHARES THAT THEREARE STILL THSOUDANDS OFPEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE YETTO BE COUNTED.WE DO KNOW OUR HARD TO COMMUNITYGROUPS ARE OUR LATIONO GROUPS..SO OUR SPANISH SPEAKING ANDLATINOARE NOT RESPONDING AND OUR BLACKCOMMUNITIES..

THERE IS SUCH ADISTRUSTTHERE WITH THE GOVERNMENT ANDNOT WANTING THEIR INFORMATIONHANDLED BY THE GOVERNMENT.AND THERE ARE SOME TRACKS INKERNCOUNTY THAT ARE SO LOW..

LIE 20TO 30 PERCENT..

AND MOST OF THELOW TRACKSARE WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVELIKE N THE COTTONWOOD AREA ANDSOUTHKERN AREA WHERE FARMERS LIVE..AND AGAIN THE CENSUS COUNT ISCOMPLETELY CONFIDENTIALAND DOLORES HUERTA SAYS THEY ARESTILL GOING TO TRY ANDGET THE EXTENSION PUSHED BACK TOTHE ORIGINALDEADLINE OCTOBER 31.LIVE LEZLAGOODEN, 23 A-B-C.NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE MAN WASSHOT BY A SECRET SERVICE