Resources Available as Family Caregivers Struggle
Caregivers and service providers shared challenges faced and resources available at an American Community Media briefing in Sonoma on July 16....
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Aug
17
Feb
How Jesse Jackson Kept Hope Alive for Black Youth — and the Presidential Dream That Followed
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, carried the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement into a rapidly changing political and cultural era....
22
Dec
Betty Reid Soskin, Civil Rights Activist, Park Ranger and Beloved Richmond Elder, Dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, a civil rights activist, historian and Richmond resident whose life spanned more than a century of American history, died Sunday at 104....
21
Dec
Betty Reid Soskin, Once the World’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, who was a national park ranger from the age of 85 to 100, has died at 104, the Rosie the Riveter Trust announced Sunday....
16
Dec
San Pablo Seniors Getting $150k for Rising Rents, but ‘What Happens’ Next? Official Asks
Seniors who live in San Pablo mobile home parks and one City Council member said the one-time payments were not a long-term solution to rising rents....
02
Dec
As San Pablo Seniors Living in Mobile Homes Face Rent Increases They Can’t Afford, City Again Passes on Intervening
San Pablo City Council shot down a moratorium on rising rents for mobile home tenants, after seniors in mobile home parks said they couldn’t afford the cost....
30
Nov
Families Step into Caregiving Long Before They Realize It
Half of all adults in the United States help a loved one with everyday tasks, yet many do not identify as caregivers and therefore do not seek support....
14
Nov
East County Residents Rally Outside Brentwood City Hall, Call for ‘Justice for Yolanda’
Family of Yolanda Ramirez, who died in police custody, and others affected by police violence were among those at a rally Wednesday at Brentwood City Hall....
11
Nov
San Pablo Seniors Want Help With Rising Rents
San Pablo seniors are calling on the city to enact rent stabilization policies for mobile home parks after facing increases that they say many can’t afford....
14
Sep
Meals on Wheels Breakfast for Seniors Is Threatened
A Meals on Wheels program that's delivered "Breakfast Bags" to more than 500 vulnerable seniors a week in Contra Costa County is running out of money....
19
Aug
Growing Up Means Growing Closer to My Culture
"What if these traditions that are already watered down, that our family has been doing for generations, die with us?" the author asks of her Laotian culture....
17
Aug
Richmond Art Exhibit Keeps Memory of WWII Incarceration Camps Alive
Artist Jeanie Kashima, who was born at a WWII incarceration camp, used her family's history as inspiration for an exhibit at Richmond Art Center....
06
Aug
New Senior Care Center Opens in El Sobrante
The Center for Elders' Independence on Friday opened a new PACE, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, center on San Pablo Dam Road....
27
Jun
Amid Rise in Real Estate Scams, DA’s Office Offers Guidance to Protect Older Residents
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office hosted a workshop this week on real estate fraud schemes targeting older adults....
19
Feb
Richmond Senior Transportation Workshop Set for April 2
Richmond's Senior Transportation Workshop on April 2 is meant to help older residents learn about and access public transit services in the area....
