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For Planning Purposes
August 6, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Join Central Valley Leaders to Prepare for Statewide 2020 Census Efforts

BAKERSFIELD, CA - On Wednesday, August 7, the California Complete Count – Census 2020 Office (Census Office) will meet with local partners in Bakersfield to coordinate the State’s 2020 Census strategy. This event is one in a series of regional Census Convenings and Implementation Plan Workshops (IPW) in California. Secretary of State Alex Padilla will attend and underscore the importance of a complete count in 2020.

The morning session of the 2020 Census Convening is open to the public and will bring together community leaders, advocates, and regional partners striving toward a complete count in California.

The Secretary of State’s office has compiled fact sheets for 25 Hard-to-Reach California Counties. You can view the fact sheet for Kern County here.

*Media interested in attending should RSVP to press@census.ca.gov

Who:

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Jesus Martinez, California Complete Count Committee member and chair of the Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
Emilio Vaca, California Complete Count - Census 2020 Deputy Director of Outreach
Census 2020

What:

California Complete Count Committee Regional Convening

When:

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Where:

Beale Memorial Library
701 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Contacts:

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Sam Mahood, (916) 653-6575

California Complete Count
press@census.ca.gov, 916-214-9266

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