SPECIAL REPORT – Lego Visualizations of the Women’s March, Refugees
To bring context to recent events, we used Legos to help visualize the Women’s March, executive order protests and the numbers of refugees in the country.
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Five countries account for more than three-quarters of refugees in 2015
The number of refugees coming from Iraq, Somalia and Bhutan has actually decreased or remained stable from 2014 to 2015.
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Visualizing the Women’s March with Legos
Comprehending the numbers of people who protested in January’s historic Women’s March is difficult to understand just by the numbers. That’s where Legos come in.
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Thousands protest President Trump’s executive order at major airports
We visualized the number of protesters at five major airports, following President Trump’s immigration ban executive order.
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These are the top states to resettle refugees by political party, as told by Legos
In fiscal year 2016, the U.S. admitted 84,995 refugees – the highest number since the turn of the century. According to Pew Research analysis, only 10 states resettled the majority of refugees. Six of those states voted Republican in the 2016 presidential election.
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The women’s protests: marching from afar
This video uses LEGOs to show the international countries where the most protesters turned out, during global marches for women’s rights on Jan. 21.
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Tenants in San Francisco’s Mission, Sunset neighborhoods get most eviction notices
Eviction notices in San Francisco have jumped 60 percent since 2011 — especially in the Mission, Sunset, South of Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods.
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In search of cheaper housing, Silicon Valley workers face long commutes
As the Peninsula struggles to house a rapidly growing population, many people — especially the middle-class public servants and low-wage workers who keep the region running smoothly — have been moving away to more affordable places.
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In Silicon Valley, it’s good to be Airbnb — for now
Across the Peninsula, most cities’ local laws don’t address how to deal with Airbnb and other short-term rental companies. But that might change with the upcoming 2016 Super Bowl.
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‘Critically endangered’ California condor still faces lead threat
This winter, scientists were surprised by the sighting of an untagged young fledgling. While it was a small victory for the species, recovery for the condor is a slow process.
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Good birth outcomes more prevalent in some of California’s less expensive neighborhoods
This statewide trend is illustrated locally across the Bay Area and in San Francisco, where the best hospital labor and delivery metrics are often in areas where median housing prices are some of the lowest.
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Cleantech investment past its boom
A closer look at Bay Area cleantech investment trends reveals that investment peaked in 2008 and has been declining since then.
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