Census off to slow start

Even with billions of dollars at stake and city leaders pleading for support, Los Angeles' initial response to the U.S. Census has been off to a slow start.Daily News.

Two weeks after the forms were sent out, about 11 percent of city residents have turned them in - compared with 16 percent statewide, according to federal officials.

That is also below the national participation rate of 20 percent and the rate of other big cities including New York (12 percent), Chicago (16 percent), San Diego (18 percent) and San Francisco (18 percent