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Issue Briefs

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City of San Diego Contracting System Flaws

July 2008

Examples of contractor failures causing low quality service and extra cost

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Housing Census Data for SD County in 2006

September 2007

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Earnings, Poverty, and Income in San Diego County, 2006

August 2007

CPI Analysis of 2006 Census data

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San Diego Water Rate Study

February 2007

An Analysis of the New Water Rate Structure

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Middle Class Adults Losing Health Insurance in County

Analysis of California Health Interview Survey

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Poverty, Income, and Employment in San Diego County

September 2006

An Analysis of Census Data

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Poverty, Income and Employment For Hispanics in San Diego County

Analysis of Census Data

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Revenues and Officer Retention

July 2006

A Perspective on the Exodus of San Diego's Police Officers