EDITORIAL KNOW THYSELF.WE are richer -- and poorer -- than the rest of California and the nation. We are more likely to be foreign-born, to have long commutes, to stay in school and to stay married. We are Vals. And now that the U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census has begun to separate the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's demographic data from the rest of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , we're beginning to get a fuller sense of who we are. It's a welcome development. For years, local leaders have been hamstrung in their abilities to get grants or woo businesses due to a lack of clear data on local demographics. No longer. We've just begun to get our first statistical glimpse of this great community, and after the 2010 Census, we should have a clearer picture than ever. It may all sound a little wonky won·ky adj. won·ki·er, won·ki·est Chiefly British 1. Shaky; feeble. 2. Wrong; awry. [Probably alteration of dialectal wanky, alteration of wankle , but in politics as in commerce, knowledge is power, and self-knowledge is crucial. |
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