A months-long campaign by advocates for seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable populations has convinced San Francisco’s mayor and supervisors to restore millions of dollars in cuts to critical services. In an agreement reached in late June, officials decided to restore more than $28.5 million in cuts over the two-year life of the new budget. ...
As Yogi Berra once said, “it ain’t over till it’s over.” The baseball legend was referring to sports, of course, but the adage may well apply to the fight advocates for seniors and the disabled are waging to head off — or at least reduce — funding cuts to programs that benefit some of the ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: See full profiles of the seniors interviewed by clicking links within the story. A panoply of health issues, including slow-moving Parkinson’s, and kidney disease, prompted Jody Reiss, a retired therapist and AIDS educator, to move into an assisted living facility – at the relatively young age of 68. Most residents are 75 or ...
