California's independent redistricting commission Monday certified the state's new legislative and congressional maps, but the political boundaries drew an immediate challenge from the state Republican Party, which said they favored Democrats.

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Map: Illegal immigrant population concentration

Map: 'Gayborhoods' in the Bay Area

Multigenerational households surge by 30 percent in California, census shows

Census statistics show quarter of California same-sex couples raising kids

Database: California state parks that Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed closing

Search Alameda County Delinquent Property Taxes

Search Contra Costa County Delinquent Property Taxes

Map: Oakland Museum's new layout

Map: Tell us about the worst potholes in the Bay Area

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	Map: Oakland Police Department's beat map Document: Oakland Police Department's list of beats and assignments Document: Letter from State Sen. Bob Dutton calling for investigation of Peralta Community College District Chancellor Document: Pacific Research Institute report on safety in California Schools

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	Data Center: 2011 California School API Scores Data Center: 2011 California Exit Exam Scores Data Center: 2011 California STAR Test Scores Data Center: City of Oakland salaries added to database Database: California state parks that Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed closing California Public School Ranking: 2010 API Scores Data Center: Public Salary Request Status Database California judges, court workers salaries now available for public view Search Alameda County Delinquent Property Taxes Search Contra Costa County Delinquent Property Taxes

CENSUS MAPS

Same-Sex Families

For the first time, census shows numbers of same-sex couples raising kids in California.

Asian Population

New Census data shows where the Asian population has concentrated throughout the greater Bay Area.

Latino Population

New Census data shows where the Latino population has concentrated throughout the greater Bay Area.

DATABASES

Bay Area Public Employee Database

The details of more than $12.2 billion in tax money spent on local government salaries in 2009 are now available

State of California Employee Database

2009 salary information for the more than 250,000 employees of the State of California.

Cal State University Employee Database

Database of the salaries of over 58,000 employees of the California State University system.

University of California Employee Database

The database covers more than 250,000 workers in the University of California system.

Interactive Crime Reports

Check out our crime reports feature to map every crime from your neighborhood, from homicides to bike thefts.

Losing Jobs

Search for California companies planning big layoffs.

Foreclosed Homes

Search for recent foreclosures throughout the Bay Area.

Oakland Homicides 2009

Search a database of Oakland's 110 homicides in 2009 .

Shortened Lives

Where you live affects how long you live.

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