Some 200 seniors and people with disabilities and their advocates swarmed City Hall Tuesday in the second, heavily attended protest in less than a month to oppose $8.9 million in cuts to the Mayor’s budget that impact programs serving seniors and people with disabilities. They are among $124 million in reductions Mayor Daniel Lurie has ...
Terry Bohrer didn’t get the warm welcome she had hoped for when she moved to San Francisco. Like many new arrivals, she found the city a tough place to make friends. She and her husband joined clubs, took adult classes, and even threw parties in their apartment –to no avail. “We were lonely,” she said. ...
When Dina Lisha visited her mother in her board and care home, she was horrified to see how withdrawn and depressed the residents were. So, she went in the day room, turned on some music and encouraged the residents in simple movements. “It was astonishing to see their dim eyes come to life – responding, ...
