Advisory: California’s Committee on 2020 Census to Discuss Outreach Efforts

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: Wednesday, September 4, 2019

MEDIA CONTACTpress@census.ca.gov 916-214-9266 (cell)

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California’s Committee on 2020 Census to Discuss Outreach Efforts 

LOS ANGELES – On Wednesday, September 4, the California Complete Count Committee, chaired by Secretary of State Alex Padilla, will meet on the State’s outreach and communications efforts for the 2020 Census. As an advisory panel of community leaders who represent diverse populations from across the state, the Committee recommends strategies to increase participation in the 2020 Census.

WHO: Committee members and panelists

WHAT: The meeting will be an update on 2020 Census activities.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 4 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WHERE: Ronald Reagan State Building, Auditorium
S Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90013

Media should RSVP to press@census.ca.gov

Click here to view the committee meeting agenda (PDF)

Watch the meeting live here

The Committee meets quarterly to receive updates from the California Complete Count – Census 2020 Office and from the U.S. Census Bureau, and to draft and approve advisory reports that are due to the Governor’s Office biannually. In addition, the Committee established three internal Working Groups to conduct focused discussions and develop recommended strategies on specific areas of concern regarding Census outreach and participation.

Once each decade, the U.S. Census Bureau attempts to count every person in the United States. The next enumeration will be April 1, 2020 and will be the first to rely heavily on online responses. California leaders have invested $187.2 million toward a statewide outreach and communication campaign.

For more information, please go to census.ca.gov.

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