Data Center: online information resources

Take a moment or an hour to explore the online database resources of the Press Democrat.

BUSINESS

Sonoma County's top 100 companies -- An annual survey of the largest companies in the county, ranked by revenue

Current job prospects -- What does the future look like for your profession?

North Bay layoffs -- Search layoff notices of local and national companies

Jobs data from your community -- Search monthly labor force data by county, area and year

DEMOGRAPHICS

2008 population estimates -- Hispanic and non-hispanic populations, showing children and adults, for all California counties

2007 population estimates -- Search the latest population estimates and trends for all California counties

EDUCATION

API School Data -- Compare schools using the latest Academic Performance Index, released May 21, 2009.

How your school measures up in state testing -- Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program scores for all subject and grade levels.

Are North Coast schools meeting their goals? -- School performance (Adequate Yearly Progress, AYP) in terms of state and federal No Child Left Behind laws

ELECTIONS

How we voted -- Check out all the results from the recent election

County presidential campaign donations -- Search by ZIP code

County presidential campaign donations -- Search by city and name of donor

Prop. 8 campaign contributions -- Search by city, county and name of donors for and against California's same-sex marriage ban

ENVIRONMENT

Sonoma County weather -- From Jan. 6, 1931 through the end of last week

LIFESTYLE

Community supported agriculture programs in Sonoma County -- Search for CSAs throughout the county

Farmers' markets in the North Bay -- Search for markets by city and day of the week

Restaurant inspections -- Links to government databases for Sonoma and Mendocino counties

Sonoma County Harvest Fair -- 2008 wine competition winners. Search by appellation, winery, or type of wine, or your favorite winery

Summer camp guide, 2009 -- Search by location, date, or favorite activity

NATIONAL

Peanut product recalls -- Check what products have been recalled

Does the IRS owe you a refund? -- See if the IRS owes you money and learn how to get your check

FBI crime database -- Check out crime statistics for cities across the country

Search victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme -- The number of potential victims could be as many as 13,500. Search for people nationwide.

Find out when the International Space Station satellite will be visible over Santa Rosa

REAL ESTATE

County home sales -- Search an online database of home sales in Sonoma County dating back to Jan. 1, 2004. Users can retrieve home sales by city, ZIP code or street name.

Sonoma County foreclosures -- Data includes two stages of foreclosure: Notice of Default and Notice of Trustees Sale

Do you owe more than your house is worth? -- Search here to find out what percentage of homes in your neighborhood in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties were "under water."

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Search newspaper article archive -- Includes articles by Press Democrat staff, locally-written opinion columns and letters to the editor, from Sept. 1994 through yesterday.

Search Press Democrat photos -- Search by photographer, subject, or other keywords; photos are available for purchase

Search Press Democrat funeral notices -- You can also search of obituaries from more than 700 national and international newspapers and the Social Security Death Index