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SF Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi critiques the 2010 Census form

By Ben Trefny on April 15, 2010 - 2:19pm
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While census workers and non-profits are working overtime to reach hard-to-count communities like San Francisco's Latinos, some other minority groups are clamoring for more attention.

Most ethnic groups are not listed on the census form. That’s a point of concern for San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. KALW’s Ben Trefny dropped by Mirkarimi’s office at San Francisco’s City Hall to find out why.

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