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Despite 'Twitter' Tax Breaks, Tech Firms Do Little for Senior Neighbors
 

Despite 'Twitter' Tax Breaks, Tech Firms Do Little for Senior Neighbors

Central City Extra/New America Media, News Report, Mark Hedin, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

In San Francisco's "Twitter" boom, elderly residents are largely left out of the city's company community benefits agreements giving firms tax breaks.

 

Gentrification Keeps Retired Korean Barber in Housing Limbo

 

New America Media/Central City Extra, Profile, Aruna Lee, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

Barber Young Taek Lim, 75, is one of more than 4,000 seniors 65 and older in the Tenderloin.

 

San Francisco's Mid-Market Street Milestone

 

New America Media/Central City Extra, News Report, Geoff Link, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

Tech puts stress on old and poor in San Francisco's central city.

 

New Health Program Targets San Diego's ‘Sickest, Poorest, Most Vulnerable’

 

New America Media, Video, Paul Kleyman / Video by Jonah Most, Posted: Mar 07, 2014

Health experts advised people on both Medicare and Medi-Cal that they must join a new state program promising to improve their care.

 

'Promotoras' Help Texas Border's Poorest Seniors Make Healthy Choices

 

KUT/New America Media, News Feature, Veronica Zaragovia, Posted: Mar 07, 2014

Texas A&M health advisors are educating elders in colonias along the border, where families lack food and medical care.

 

Aging Texas 'Golden Girls' Doubling Up for Affordable Housing

 

KUT Public Radio/New America Media , News Report, Veronica Zaragovia, Posted: Mar 04, 2014

As housing gets less affordable in Austin, more elders must leave town seeking “Golden Girls” roommates, but reality is not as seen on TV.

 

In Texas, Elderly Population Gets Help from Aging Care Workers

 

KUT Public Radio/New America Media , News Report, Veronica Zaragovia, Posted: Feb 18, 2014

Similar life experiences build a bond between seniors and aging care workers, but caregivers may do backbreaking work to supplement Social Security.

 

Social Security Bounces Back in Debate

 

Irish Echo/New America Media , News Analysis, Peter McDermott , Posted: Feb 15, 2014

The national debate is starting to shift from saving Social Security by cutting benefits more to strengthening it to meet future needs, says a top advocate.

 

FACTS ON ETHNIC ELDERS: Little Help for Prisoners Released After Decades

 

New America Media, News Feature, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Feb 10, 2014

Efforts to reduce the huge and costly U.S. prison population mean more 50+ inmates will be released. But they’ll need help beyond housing and an income.

 

HECHOS SOBRE ANCIANOS Étnicos: Poca Ayuda para los Presos Puestos en Libertad Después de Décadas

 

New America Media, News Feature, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Feb 10, 2014

Si sales, has conseguido muy poco de Seguridad Social, y tienes que empezar de cero.

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