City Initiatives Roadmap: Digital Equity & Empowerment
Program Status Report
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee
December 8, 2022
Jill Bourne & Ann Grabowski
1 2022 Equity Index
Update
2 Priority Index is a ranking from 0
to 100 indicating the relative
need within a census tract for
digital access based on several
criteria, including:
• Poverty rate (Below 200% FPL)
• Households without
Broadband
A higher index value indicates
a greater need or higher
priority.
53% of City is very
high and high
priority (>50)
2 Changing Trends in Connectivity
Household Indicators: 2017 5-Year
Estimates*
2020 5-Year
Estimates
Statistically
Different?
Total Households 319,558 324,340 Yes
No Internet Access – Unconnected 29,081 18,866 Yes
Cellular Data with No Other Internet
Subscription – Under-connected 18,544 24,327 Yes
Dial-up with No Other Internet Subscription –
Under-connected 1,532 523 Yes
No Computer 21,211 12,961 Yes
Smart Phone with No Other Computing Device 7,112 13,597 Yes 3 2022-2023 Workplan
4 Hotspots in
circulation to
residents
~95%
8,031 Hotspots in
Use
Community Wi-Fi
5 attendance areas
operational (160k);
1 in construction (16.8k);
2 in pre-construction
Updated Needs
Assessment &
Evaluation
2,225 Chromebooks
& iPads in circulation
to residents
SJ311 Service Add
-
Outreach Campaign
4 Hotspots & Devices
Device Quantity Check-
Out Rate
Funding Source
Hotspot - Unfiltered 4,090 99% American Rescue
Plan
Hotspot – Filtered 3,941 77% Emergency
Connectivity Fund
Wi-Fi Chromebook –
Unfiltered
600 80% General Fund (2021
purchases)
LTE Chromebook –
Filtered
1,500 45% Emergency
Connectivity Fund
Wi-Fi iPads 120 100% Grant Funded
Laptop Kits 35 100% Grant Funded
8,031 filtered and unfiltered hotspots, and 2,255
computing devices available at Library branches
5 SJ Access Community Wi-Fi Buildout schedule
ESUHSD Attendance Area Procurement Planning and
Design
Construction
Start
Open for Public
Use
James Lick
Overfelt
Yerba Buena
Independence
Andrew P. Hill
Oak Grove Jan. 2023
Mt. Pleasant Dec. 2022 March 2023
Silver Creek Jan. 2023 April 2023
66 SJ Access – Community Wi-Fi
7 James Lick 200 APs
Overfelt 200 Aps 40,000 Households
Yerba Buena 200 APs ~ 160,000 residents
Independence 340 APs
Andrew P Hill 200 APs
Oak Grove 243 APs - 4,200 Households
Mt Pleasant 200 APs ~ 16,800 residents
Silver Creek 200 APs
Current speed: up to 20 Mbps.
Currently scoping infrastructure changes to increase
speeds to 100/100 Mbps, Citywide.
Network Name: SJ Access Free Wi-Fi
Currently Serving: ~ 176,800 residents
7 SJ Access – Outreach & Engagement
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Future Actions: Spring 2023
9 • Continue and finalize the Digital Equity and Broadband Strategy Assessment and Report • 2023-2023 Budget Proposal to continue SJ Access
• Consideration of Federal and State Grants
• California Public Utilities Commission
• Local Agency Technical Assistance Grant (Infrastructure Design/Planning) • Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (Infrastructure) • Federal Communications Commission
• Outreach and Enrollment:
• Affordable Connectivity Program: National Competitive Outreach Grant Pilot Program
• Affordable Connectivity Program: Your Home, Your Internet Grant Pilot Program
• Devices & Service:
• Emergency Connectivity Fund
9 City Initiatives Roadmap: Digital Equity & Empowerment Program Status Report
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee
December 8, 2022
Jill Bourne & Ann Grabowski
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