Opponents of budget cuts they say will harm the city’s most vulnerable residents continued their pushback as city supervisors begin deliberations on the mayor’s proposal. Three protests dubbed “All Roads Lead to City Hall” this month pulled out all the stops. Residents and representatives of the People’s Budget Coalition, comprising dozens of nonprofit service providers, ...
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 ...
