Biking to Work Today? Our App Shows Dangerous Intersections to Watch For

You may see more bikers than ever along your work commutes today--it's San Francisco's 12th Annual Bike to Work Day. Our Bike Accident Tracker, which tracks two years of collision data in San Francisco, reveals some hotspots to watch out for: Market and Octavia was the site of 14 accidents from Jan. '09 to Nov. '10, the most in our data set. This intersection has long been dangerous for cyclists due ......
By Tasneem Raja    5/12/11 8:57 a.m. PDT

Census Snippets: Biggest Jumps in Hispanic Population

The Hispanic populations of these small Bay Area towns may not compare to San Jose, which — with 313,636 Hispanics — has the region's largest Latino population.  But residents of the San Mateo County town Moss Beach have no doubt noticed a difference. The Hispanic population there grew by 540 percent....
By Tasneem Raja    3/08/11 5:13 p.m. PST

Census Snippets: California's Biggest Counties (Interactive Chart)

As part of our coverage of today's release of census data for California, we'll be pulling out interesting snippets and blogging them. Here's a chart of the state's most populous counties in 2000 and 2010. Click on any column header to sort....
By Tasneem Raja, Zoe Corneli    3/08/11 1:32 p.m. PST