databases of statistical information

U.S. Government

Data.gov

A portal site for accessing U.S. government information databases.

Google

Google Public Data Explorer

Google has demographic and other datasets from a variety of U.S. and international sources on its Public Data Explorer site. The data can be explored online or converted into data visualizations. People also can upload their own data to the site to create visualizations.

EveryBlock

EveryBlock - A news feed for your block

Data down to the neighborhood level in 16 cities on police calls, restaurant inspections, real estate sales, building permits, liquor licenses and other public records, as well as news stories from local media sources.

Public Policy Institute of California

Data Depot

Survey and other data on a variety of topics that is downloadable at the Public Policy Institute website. Subject areas include education, environment, government, health, housing and public finance.

UC Berkeley News21 Project

CityLab

Hard-to-find statistical and demographic information on San Francisco Bay Area cities. Include data ranging from number of funeral parlors and liquor stores to veterinarians and midwives in each city. Created by a team of students working for the UC Berkeley News21 Project.

San Francisco

DataSF

A clearinghouse for finding datasets produced by the city and county of San Francisco.