Research Strategies for Jour 300 - Reporting  Tags: san_francisco_state_university sf_state sfsu j._paul_leonard jour_300  

Focused on the San Francisco Bay Area

Find crime reports and statistics for a community

A very thorough guide from CSU Northridge on using American FactFinder (US Census) to locate data at the neighborhood level.

Another guide to locating and working with census tract data, from the Bureau itself.

Be sure to check the State and Local tab.

US Government health resources. Be sure to check out the Health Numbers tab -- it includes links you can use for neighborhood research.

A very thorough guide to using American Factfinder, a set of US Census data tools you can use to study your neighborhood.

The Data Center includes public records, searchable databases, maps and more.

From the San Francisco Public Library, liinks to resources for local demographic and economic statistics. Be sure to click on "More San Francisco Statistics" for more important links.

A great research guide from CSU Northridge, with links to numerous resources for locating community data by zipcode

A case study from UC Berkeley created by journalism students and their professor. This link takes you directly to the "How To" section which describes the students' efforts (and successes!) in locating public records in the Bay Area.