Database: See every crime reported at state parks
People find a lot of different ways to get into trouble at California's state parks. Sure, there's the visitors who commit mundane sins like speeding on a park road or…Click to Continue »
View ArticleInteractive database: Seven decades of local high school sports champions
The Sac-Joaquin Section has crowned more than 2,000 team champions in the past 70 years. Every one of those champions - and the answers to the above questions - can…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDatabase: Does the IRS owe you money?
Taxpayers can update their mailing addresses online with the "Where's My Refund?" tool on IRS.gov . Information may also be obtained by calling (800) 829-1954.Click to Continue »
View ArticleInteractive: California swine flu death rates by county
During the last several weeks, the H1N1 virus has killed an average of about three Californians a day. During the entire year, the swine flu pandemic has killed 297 Californians.Click to Continue »
View ArticleInteractive database: See licensing and disciplinary records for every nurse
Every registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse and certified nursing assistant -- all in one place.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDatabase: How fit are your children?
Every year, thousands of California students are given a series of tests to determine their fitness level. Last year, 31 percent of California students had unhealthy levels of body fat…Click to...
View ArticleDatabase: See how well your school district pays its teachers
The average teacher salary last year was $66,995 , an increase of 1.8 percent from 2008, according to new state figures. Districts laying off less-experienced, lower-paid teachers accounted for...
View ArticleInteractive database: Population changes in California cities and counties
Merced County grew by roughly 3,000 people from 2009 to 2010, according to new estimates from the state Department of Finance.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDatabase: Compare employee benefit costs at California school districts
This database shows 1) employee benefit costs per student last school year for every district in the state and 2) the percentage of every district's revenue spent on employee benefits.Click to...
View ArticleDatabase: See AP exam scores for every school
California students annually take more than 200,000 Advanced Placement exams. Last year, students did well enough on 58.3 percent of those tests to earn college credit, up from 56.5 percent…Click to...
View ArticleDatabase: 2009 State and County Housing Unit Estimates
In December, the Census Bureau will deliver the 2010 Census state population counts to the president, to be used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. By April…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDatabase: See which Merced County employees earn the most overtime
Use the following table view overtime paid by Merced County in the 2009-10 fiscal year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMap: Merced County homicides, 2010
View Merced County homicides, 2010 in a larger map…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDatabase: See which high schools send the most students to California colleges
Some high schools send almost all graduates to a California two- or four-year college; others barely send half their students. This database lets you see the number of high school…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDatabase: See how well your school district pays its teachers, superintendent
The average teacher salary last year was $67,932 , an increase of 1.4 percent from 2009, according to new state figures. The average superintendent salary last year was $158,622 ,Click to Continue »
View ArticleData: See what your city pays its police officers and firefighters
During 2009, California police officers earned, on average, $92,817, including overtime, incentive pay and payouts upon retirement, according to a Sacramento Bee analysis of data from the state...
View ArticleUpdated searchable database: Government salaries in Merced County
Use this searchable database to look up the salary of Merced, Los Banos and Atwater city employees. Search by name, position or department.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSearchable database: California nonprofits lose tax exempt status
Dozens of Merced-area nonprofit groups lost their tax-exempt status because of a failure to file a questionnaire with the Internal Revenue Service.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSearchable database: Merced County Library fines total $135k
If all library fines owed to the Merced County Library were paid, head librarian Jacqueline Merriam probably wouldn't be working on plans for drastic cuts to the organizations budget.Click to...
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