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I’m a junior at El Cerrito High School and I’m doing fine. I just miss my friends and doing normal things. It’s day 8. I’m sitting on my bed, basically in the position I’ve been in all day. I’m just thinking about all the things that have been canceled. Like concerts and trips to Disneyland with my band that we were planning, and prom. I already have my prom dress and it’s just hanging in my closet looking sad. But there’s definitely worse things going on right now so I don’t feel like I can complain too much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just got back from the school. They opened it for one afternoon so we could come get our stuff from our lockers and check out textbooks and things like that. There was a security guard sitting out front with hand sanitizer and wipes and you had to tell them where you were going and why. I didn’t expect it to feel so sad to see the school so empty and to be back. I already had my last day as a junior in high school. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Spring has an expectant air to it. The weather is getting warmer, the flowers are in bloom, everything is still green. I savor this time as an adult, but as a student, spring meant so much more. It meant the end of the school year was approaching, and for seniors, it meant the start of a whole new phase of life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coronavirus has made it a weird spring for everyone, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/youthtakeover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">young people may be feeling it more strongly\u003c/a>. Bay Area schools won’t be holding in-person classes for the rest of the school year, which means lots of seniors are finishing out their high school careers online. They aren’t going to prom, signing yearbooks, sharing the news of college acceptances with friends and teachers in person, or even walking across the graduation stage in front of their family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked four students at schools around the Bay Area to record regular audio updates about how they’ve been feeling and what they’ve been doing over the past eight weeks. This week’s Bay Curious episode is dedicated to their voices.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Taila Lee\u003c/h1>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11816763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11816763\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43075_010_KQED_BayCurious_TailaLee_05042020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"High school senior Taila Lee holds her prom dress at her home in San Carlos on April 4, 2020.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43075_010_KQED_BayCurious_TailaLee_05042020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43075_010_KQED_BayCurious_TailaLee_05042020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43075_010_KQED_BayCurious_TailaLee_05042020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43075_010_KQED_BayCurious_TailaLee_05042020-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">High school senior Taila Lee holds her prom dress at her home in San Carlos on April 4, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m Taila Lee. I’m a senior at Woodside High School. I’m still taking a lot of time to adjust to online learning. This is only day 3 and I already feel a little bit behind. I think I’m really missing the structure of the school day. I’m also really missing face-to-face instruction and that social interaction with teachers and classmates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s Tuesday, March 31 and just about two hours ago I found out I’m not going back to school. We’re continuing online learning for the rest of the year, until June. And that means March 13 was the last day of my senior year. And I’m really sad. I’m not going to be able to go prom. I’m not going to sign yearbooks with my friends. I’m not going to hug people goodbye at graduation, take photos. My first semester of college might even be online, which is really crazy to think about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Qadir Scott\u003c/h1>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11816764\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11816764\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43093_010_KQED_BayCurious_QadirScott_05062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Qadir Scott, a senior at Oakland Tech, in Alameda on April 6, 2020.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43093_010_KQED_BayCurious_QadirScott_05062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43093_010_KQED_BayCurious_QadirScott_05062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43093_010_KQED_BayCurious_QadirScott_05062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43093_010_KQED_BayCurious_QadirScott_05062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qadir Scott, a senior at Oakland Tech, in Alameda on April 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is Qadir Scott. I’m a senior at Oakland Tech. A big thing with me, I listen to this band called \u003ca href=\"https://badbrains.com/\">Bad Brains\u003c/a>. Something they talk about is keeping that PMA. That’s positive mind and attitude. PMA. Control everything that you can control, you know. Everything else will kind of play out, but if you keep that positive attitude and mindset, you can achieve anything. That’s how I see it. That’s exactly how I’m thinking about it right now. Make the best out of it. The way I see it is like, class of 2020, the corona class, COVID-19. We’re part of a bigger moment in history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m going to Morehouse [College] in the fall. I’m excited about that. But we’re going to do online school, I’m pretty sure, for the first month or two. I don’t really know how to feel about that. It kinda sucks because you kinda want to just jump right into your college experience. But it might make it easier, who knows. I’m kinda just playing it by ear, again trying to keep a positive mind attitude.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Irma, an undocumented immigrant, has worked as a cook at the same fast food restaurant for more than two decades. But the resident of Rialto, in San Bernardino County, said her employer doesn’t provide health insurance and she hasn’t been able to afford a private plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, at 64, Irma hopes California will start including older immigrants like her in Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the federal Medicaid health coverage program for low-income residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ever since I came to this country in 1995, it was difficult for me to get health insurance,” said Irma, who didn’t want her last name used because of her immigration status. “And now more than ever, I need full-scope Medi-Cal because as I age I am more likely to get sick.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Irma, an undocumented immigrant\"]'Ever since I came to this country in 1995, it was difficult for me to get health insurance. And now more than ever, I need full-scope Medi-Cal because as I age I am more likely to get sick.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As California continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts and immigrant advocates are pushing for Gov. Gavin Newsom to expand Medi-Cal benefits to tens of thousands of undocumented seniors. The elderly are among those most at risk for complications from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, Newsom \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2020-21/pdf/BudgetSummary/HealthandHumanServices.pdf\">proposed\u003c/a> spending $80.5 million next year to begin covering 27,000 undocumented adults 65 and older. The expansion would cost $350 million per year once it’s fully implemented. But that plan is now in doubt as the state enters an economic downturn, with tax revenues expected to fall by billions of dollars and potential budget cuts on the horizon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Job loss and abrupt halting of economic activity make it clear that we have entered a recession,” the Legislative Analyst’s Office communicated in a\u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/FO/2020/Preliminary-Assessment-of-the-Economic-Impact-of-COVID-19-041620.pdf\"> letter\u003c/a> to the state Senate Budget Committee earlier this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has enrolled undocumented children in Medi-Cal since 2016, and this year became the first state to offer health coverage to undocumented young adults through age 25. More than 60,000 have enrolled so far, about two-thirds of those eligible, according to the California Department of Health Care Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But an estimated 1.5 million undocumented Californians remain uninsured. They comprise about 40% of the total number of state residents who lack health insurance, according to \u003ca href=\"http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/ca-coverage-gains-to-erode-without-further-state-action/\">a report\u003c/a> by the UC Berkeley Labor Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the state to fully recover from the pandemic, more undocumented residents must gain access to health care, starting with vulnerable seniors, said state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo. D-Los Angeles, who authored a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB29\">2018 bill\u003c/a> that would expand Medi-Cal to undocumented residents 65 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know there's uncertainty around the economy and the finances, but it should continue to be a priority,” Durazo said. “Undocumented workers continue to work. Year after year after year they have paid taxes, but they haven’t gotten in return the same benefits as other Californians.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, low-income, undocumented immigrants 26 and older are only eligible for Medi-Cal if they face a health care emergency, or to obtain prenatal care if they are pregnant. Undocumented immigrants are excluded from the Affordable Care Act, and cannot purchase coverage through Covered California, the state’s ACA health exchange.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they are not insured by an employer or able to purchase a private plan, they must generally rely on county health programs, which can vary widely throughout the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11814920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11814920\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42934_018_KQED_SanPablo_LifeLong_04272020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42934_018_KQED_SanPablo_LifeLong_04272020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42934_018_KQED_SanPablo_LifeLong_04272020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42934_018_KQED_SanPablo_LifeLong_04272020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42934_018_KQED_SanPablo_LifeLong_04272020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eleana Ellner, a nurse at LifeLong Brookside San Pablo Health Center, prepares to take temperatures and check in visitors on April 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Undocumented residents who live in Contra Costa County can enroll in a \u003ca href=\"https://clinicconsortium.org/contra-costa-cares/\">county program\u003c/a> that provides primary care free of charge at community clinics and health centers. 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"content": "\u003cp>When Joan Price hit menopause, she said she became invisible to men. That's because they were looking for someone younger, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Price was the most accomplished and sure of herself she’d ever been, and the prospect that her sex and love life were over was devastating. Then, a stranger walked into her line dancing class one day. His name was Robert Rice and he was a 64-year-old artist, with blue eyes and white hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was smitten. I was in lust,” she said. “When he started to dance, and started rolling his hips, I kept losing my place in the dance I was teaching.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That line dancing class sparked a happy seven-year marriage — and a sexual epiphany that changed the course of Price’s life. \"We were so vibrant and sexy and strong,” she said. “And I thought, it’s time to write a book about this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she did, but she didn't stop at one: Price has authored several books aiming to demystify seniors’ sex drives and destigmatize their sexuality, earning her nicknames like \"senior sexpert\" and — her favorite — \"wrinkly sex kitten.\" She wants her peers to be able to talk about their sexual needs so they have a shot at the happiness that long-lasting intimacy brings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775035\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775035\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-with-Roberts-artjpg-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-with-Roberts-artjpg-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-with-Roberts-artjpg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-with-Roberts-artjpg-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-with-Roberts-artjpg-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-with-Roberts-artjpg.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan Price shares a piece of late husband Robert Rice's art that hangs in her bedroom in Freestone. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'We Learned Not to Talk about Sex'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Price published her latest book about ageless sexuality in August. She travels internationally — most recently to The Netherlands and Montenegro — to lecture about senior sex, and she recently co-produced an \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/ZGKI_o7LwPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explicit instructional sex video for seniors\u003c/a> with an adult film star.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Joan Price, author']'My sex education consisted of how girls get pregnant and why we shouldn't do it.'[/pullquote]Sitting in the living room of her cottage in Freestone, a community near Sebastopol, Price has a flirty frankness, husky voice and flippy hairdo that make it hard not to want to compare her to Jane Fonda. She doesn’t have her own workout video dynasty, but she did become an aerobics devotee in her 30s, and has been teaching line dancing for three decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Price said she sees a through line between the off-limits attitudes about sex that she and her peers grew up with in the 1950s and the stunted communication habits she recognizes among seniors today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem with the way we learned to talk about sex is we learned not to talk about sex,” Price said. “My sex education consisted of how girls get pregnant and why we shouldn't do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the black-and-white introduction she had to sex as an adolescent, Price said, the '60s and '70s brought more variety. But the communication barriers instilled by earlier generations didn’t disappear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were the foot soldiers of the sexual revolution, but even there we didn’t really know how to ask for what we wanted, what we needed,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Price persevered and formed a sexual identity that has helped give her the satisfying sex life she still enjoys today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775034\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775034\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-Featured-Image-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-Featured-Image-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-Featured-Image-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-Featured-Image-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-Featured-Image-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Joan-Featured-Image.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan Price at her home in Freestone on Aug. 26, 2019. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She believes staying active sexually can be a game changer for seniors. And research backs her up: A \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116118301119?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent study\u003c/a> from the journal Sexual Medicine found that seniors who experience intimacy more regularly are significantly more content than those who don't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Joan Price, author']'We need to know that we can value ourselves through all the stages of our lives.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to be able to talk out loud about, ‘Hey, I know we generally just talk about grandchildren when we're together but let's talk about something more personal and more interesting: Let's talk about sex,\" Price said. “We don’t even talk to our friends like that in most cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it's not just seniors' emotional well-being that stands to benefit from more transparency around sex. Price also wants them to know about the sexual health risks they’re facing. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/std-exposure-rises-older-adults-fd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC reported\u003c/a> a 20% increase in gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among Americans 45 and older between 2015 and 2016. And, Americans ages 50 and older accounted for \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/age/olderamericans/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17% of new HIV diagnoses\u003c/a> in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These numbers emphasize the need for open dialogue between seniors and their doctors about sexual health — one Price says isn’t happening enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unless we as a generation go to our doctors and say — ‘Doctor, my sex life is important to me, and here's what's interfering with it and I need your help to resolve this' — nothing's going to change,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just up to seniors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Anna Chodos, who specializes in geriatrics at UCSF, said often doctors take seniors’ sex lives for granted — especially in cases where patients have other, more pressing health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times we don't ask and it's just like an ageist problem. And I have many ... times been surprised” by how sexually active they are, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775056\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775056\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39148__DSC3439-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39148__DSC3439-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39148__DSC3439-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39148__DSC3439-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39148__DSC3439-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39148__DSC3439-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan Price leads line dancing students in in Sebastopol. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Living Single: Senior Edition\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Price’s new book, \"Sex After Grief,\" charts her path from losing her husband, Robert Rice — who succumbed to cancer eight years after they met in Price’s line dancing class — to finding new love again in her 70s (she met her current partner online a few years ago).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Joan Price, author']'We were so vibrant and sexy and strong,” she said. “And I thought, it’s time to write a book about this.'[/pullquote]Price wants to help her readers work through the survivor’s guilt and feelings of disloyalty that they might struggle with as they explore companionship and intimacy with a new partner. As seniors continue to age and lose partners, she wants them to know they’re not alone in these feelings, and also give them permission to start over like she has.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she knows, as they start testing the waters in the dating pool again, they’re going to find a climate with new norms they’ll need to adjust to: like standards born out of the #MeToo era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='seniors' label='More Coverage']Price said that some straight men have said to her: \"I don't know how to talk to women anymore. Used to be I’d have this line, I’d compliment them on their appearance and I could test out whether they like being hugged. Now you're supposed to get permission for every damn thing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I say, ‘Well, get used to it ... Always get consent. 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That's just not true,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chances are even if you do have the right partner for now, it may be a different partner later,” she added. “We need ... to look forward to the experience and the wisdom that aging brings.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775044\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775044\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39150__DSC3468-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39150__DSC3468-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39150__DSC3468-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39150__DSC3468-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39150__DSC3468-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39150__DSC3468-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan Price with her \"date mate,\" Mac Marshall, at line dancing class in Sebastopol. 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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]J[/dropcap]on Lucas sits down on a shaded bench and pulls a Ziploc bag out of his pocket. “I generally bring some treats. She likes M&Ms still,” he says. Jon is tall with an athletic frame that suggests he keeps pretty active. The M&Ms are for his wife, Sharon, who sits next to him. Sharon wears a black cardigan and slacks with sneakers. Her shoulders are slouched, and her expression is mostly blank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sharon, do you want a candy? Look what I brought you,” he tells her, offering his hand. Sharon runs her fingers searchingly over his palm, like she’s reading braille and the M&Ms are the raised letters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11759132\" label=\"Related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sharon isn’t blind. In her mid-60s, like Jon, she’s been living for almost a decade with Alzheimer’s disease. Six years ago, Jon decided he could no longer be her sole caregiver, and he placed her in the facility where we’re sitting. It’s in Los Gatos, in Silicon Valley, about a half-hour from Fremont, where he lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Jon is one of \u003ca href=\"https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/california-alzheimers-facts-figures-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than 1.6 million\u003c/a> Californians caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. A \u003ca href=\"https://discovery.cdph.ca.gov/fusion/communityburden/_w_fab2c486b487e535dc456f735a3804864596f43b642170ad/CA_Health_Views.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report\u003c/a> published earlier this year by the California Department of Health says more people in our state die from Alzheimer’s than anything else, except heart disease. Much of the care Alzheimer’s patients need is considered custodial, so it’s not covered by most insurance — and funding for patients like Sharon with early-onset Alzheimer’s is even more limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 2030, California’s senior population is \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/planning-for-californias-growing-senior-population/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">projected to grow by 4 million people\u003c/a>, and lawmakers are recognizing the urgency of preparing for this shift. In June, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to create a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/06/10/governor-gavin-newsom-calls-for-creation-of-a-master-plan-for-aging/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master Plan for Aging\u003c/a> and, within that, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.chhs.ca.gov/home/committees/governors-task-force-on-alzheimers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Task Force on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness,\u003c/a> helmed by former California first lady Maria Shriver.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>High School Sweethearts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jon tries to visit Sharon a few times a week. He doesn’t bring it up in our interview, but it’s easy to see how he could feel conflicted about whether the benefits she receives from his being there outweigh the emotional strain the visits clearly inflict on him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"forum_2010101862635\" label=\"Related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time she was diagnosed almost 10 years ago, he says, her memory had diminished so much that she couldn’t comprehend her illness. Now, on top of the memory loss, she’s no longer verbal — she stopped talking about a year and a half ago, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jon and Sharon have been together since she asked him to a Sadie Hawkins dance when she was 16. “She was young and beautiful with long copper-red hair. Very funny person, very lively. She continued with that personality all throughout her life until the disease hit her,” Jon says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sharon never had a great sense of direction, but in her mid-50s she started struggling more noticeably with finding her way to places, and becoming more forgetful. Eventually, one of their two daughters insisted he take her in for cognitive tests. “Sharon failed … miserably. And watching that was one of the hardest moments ever,” Jon remembers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11770620\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11770620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon and Jon Lucas in the years prior to Sharon's Alzheimer's diagnosis.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-1122x1496.jpg 1122w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-840x1120.jpg 840w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-687x916.jpg 687w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-414x552.jpg 414w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut-354x472.jpg 354w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38677_Jon-Sharon1-qut.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon and Jon Lucas in the years prior to her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jon Lucas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Looking back, Jon says he realizes Sharon was conscious of the shift she was experiencing. When he moved her from their home to her facility, he found stacks of Post-it notes she’d written to remind herself how to do simple tasks on the computer, and self-help books with tabs on the pages about memory improvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In less than a year from those first cognitive tests, Sharon was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Initially, Jon and his daughters, who were out of the house at that point, decided not to tell Sharon about the diagnosis, because they thought she wouldn’t be able to grasp what it meant and, on the off-chance that she would, it would just be upsetting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After about … two or three months of that, … it was gut-wrenching to us to try to keep it a secret and it didn’t seem fair to her,” Jon recalls. “My daughters came home and we sat her down on the couch and … we had that discussion with her. That she had Alzheimer’s disease and it was a fatal disease and she had about eight or 10 years on average to live. We all had a big cry. Five minutes later, sure enough, she had forgotten it. And we moved on. But we felt better that we’d had the conversation, at least,” Jon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Life as a Full-Time Caregiver\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Two weeks after Sharon’s diagnosis, Jon left his senior role at an electronics company and became her full-time caregiver. It was a trying few years as he took on round-the-clock duties on top of all the household tasks they used to shoulder together. Sharon’s disease progressed to the extent that Jon was able to sleep only if she was in the small area of the house he’d cordoned off where she could wander safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jon Lucas\"]‘It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. And it was the most amazing feeling coming out of here. All the emotions that hit: Freedom. Guilt. Sadness. Joy.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their circle of friends dwindled. Jon started to recognize signs of depression in himself, and members of his Alzheimer’s support group encouraged him to find a care facility for Sharon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292823/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent study\u003c/a> shows that 18% of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers die before those receiving their care, and the toll that this process can take is a big focus of groups like the Alzheimer’s Association. Jon knew that his own health was in jeopardy, and he ultimately decided to move Sharon to Cedar Creek, the facility where she lives today, and where we’ve met to talk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. And it was the most amazing feeling coming out of here. All the emotions that hit: Freedom. Guilt. Sadness. Joy. All of it coming down all at once. I just sat out in that parking lot for about 15 minutes and cried. And then I went home and started living my life again,” Jon says, his voice breaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Finding a New Path through Advocacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With Sharon at Cedar Creek, Jon suddenly felt retired for the first time since he left his job. After a short spell enjoying his new flexibility and easing back into a regular social life, he realized he wanted to channel his experience with Alzheimer’s into productive use, and he decided to become an advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his first advocacy forum in Washington, D.C., he met Patt Martin. Patt’s husband, Bill, had succumbed to a form of dementia called primary progressive aphasia (PPA) after being diagnosed in his early 50s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11770619\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11770619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38676_Patt-Bill-Martin-qut-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"Patt Martin, left, with her husband, Bill, before his dementia diagnosis.\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38676_Patt-Bill-Martin-qut-800x603.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38676_Patt-Bill-Martin-qut-160x121.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38676_Patt-Bill-Martin-qut-1020x768.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38676_Patt-Bill-Martin-qut-1200x904.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38676_Patt-Bill-Martin-qut.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patt Martin, left, with her husband, Bill, before his dementia diagnosis. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Patt Martin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Soon after Jon placed Sharon at the care facility, Sharon’s mother gave him her blessing to date again. He was hesitant at first, and not sure how to ease back in when dating sites didn’t feel like the right fit for him. Patt had felt the same way. So it was a pleasant surprise to both of them when they each sensed a spark at the forum. When they both got back to California, they set up a coffee date through Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We spent three hours talking to each other,” Jon recalls. “The crowd faded away. We forgot we were even sitting in a coffee house … it was a magical three hours. And then after that we just started dating more and we fell in love. And that’s been three years now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A Foot in Two Worlds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jon and Patt’s shared experiences as caregivers have bonded them from the start. They have both weathered seeing their spouses become strangers to them. Since Patt’s experience caring for her husband is behind her, she feels uniquely attuned to what Jon is going through, both in the day-to-day, and as he anticipates Sharon’s passing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Patt Martin\"]‘I mean, he has a foot in two different worlds right now, and I can be somebody that he can … say anything to … I will understand it, wherever his feelings are.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Jon is still in the midst of the journey with Sharon, and I understand that that journey is very difficult. I mean, he has a foot in two different worlds right now, and I can be somebody that he can … say anything to … I will understand it, wherever his feelings are,” Patt says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the shared emotional strain, Jon and Patt have also both spent considerable chunks of savings on their spouses’ care — in Jon’s case, $550,000 just in the last six years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time Patt’s husband Bill passed away, they had paid more than $300,000 out of pocket for his care. “We were lucky we had the money to be able to do that,” she says. “Many people don’t have those kind of means. And I was totally unaware — I had no idea … that there wasn’t any kind of support for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jon and Patt have moved in together now, partly out of necessity for Jon because, in addition to dipping into his retirement and starting to take Social Security early to help pay for Sharon’s facility, he has moved out of the house they shared so he can have rental income to contribute to those costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"futureofyou_444207\" label=\"Related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because much of the care for those with dementia-related illnesses is custodial — meaning just guiding the person through personal hygiene, meals and the other ins and outs of their day — most insurance won’t cover it. For people like Jon and Patt with too much cash in the bank to qualify for long-term coverage through Medi-Cal, long-term care insurance can be an option. But it’s often expensive, and the Alzheimer’s Association and an insurance agent confirmed that once a patient is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, they are \u003ca href=\"https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/financial-legal-planning/insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no longer eligible\u003c/a> to apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The requirements for long-term care coverage through a need-based program like Medi-Cal are \u003ca href=\"https://www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/medicaid-long-term-care-faq/\">complicated\u003c/a>. Assets, like a primary home and car, and certain kinds of trust accounts, don’t count against a family’s or an individual’s eligibility. However, each individual may have no more than $2,000 in what are termed “countable assets” to qualify. Countable assets include bank accounts, unapproved trust accounts and secondary vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bucket Lists and Family Celebrations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11770626\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11770626\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38672_Jon-Patt-with-Ro-Khanna2-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Lucas (left) and Patt Martin discuss Alzheimer's funding needs with Congressman Ro Khanna. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38672_Jon-Patt-with-Ro-Khanna2-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38672_Jon-Patt-with-Ro-Khanna2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38672_Jon-Patt-with-Ro-Khanna2-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38672_Jon-Patt-with-Ro-Khanna2-qut-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS38672_Jon-Patt-with-Ro-Khanna2-qut.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Lucas (left) and Patt Martin discuss Alzheimer’s funding needs with congressman Ro Khanna. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Patt Martin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the untraditional relationship dynamics they’re balancing, Jon and Patt say they’re lucky that their children — they both have two daughters — have accepted the other into their family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was so excited about meeting [Patt] that … I wanted to get on the top of the mountain and scream it out to the world, so I was really happy to tell the kids that I had met someone. I had some reservation about how they were gonna take it,” Jon says. The families have found a balance, but Jon says he’s had friends in similar positions whose children have been much more resistant to their new partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"futureofyou_436409\" label=\"Related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By their second date, Jon and Patt were comparing bucket lists, and now they’re ticking them off together. “We talk about the fact that we really are living life for four people because Bill and Sharon, they got robbed,” Patt says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sharon entered hospice in August. 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"content": "\u003cp>In his small kitchen, Emam Saber, 77, picks up a raw New York strip steak with a fork and gently lays it in a pan of steaming hot oil. The meat sizzles loudly—the first of 30 steaks he will be cooking that afternoon for a charity event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I always cook for charity. I don't charge anything,\" said Saber, a former chef who worked at iconic hotels and a French restaurant in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in retirement, Saber pays for his food donations with his $660 Social Security check and the income his wife, Hewida, 55, earns from running a daycare out of their apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11750315\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11750315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emam Saber, 77, trims the skin off chicken pieces he’ll bake at his San Francisco home. Saber, who is now retired, used to work as a chef at San Francisco hotels, including the St. Francis and Fairmont. \u003ccite>(Sean Havey/California Dream)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since arriving in San Francisco in 1969 from his native Egypt, Saber has regularly cooked meals for people at local mosques, nonprofit organizations, churches and schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteering often can provide older adults with a sense of purpose and connection to others that is linked to physical and emotional health benefits, especially after they’ve left the workforce, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/healthbenefits_factsheet.pdf\">review\u003c/a> of research by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency. Likewise, communities can greatly benefit from the accumulated skills and experience that a growing pool of retirees in California offer, experts say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 6 million senior citizens — ages 65 and older — live in California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-age/?dataView=1¤tTimeframe=0&print=true&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%2265%2B%22,%22sort%22:%22desc%22%7D\">more than in any other state\u003c/a> in the nation. That population is expected to increase rapidly over the next 10 years as baby boomers age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serving others brings joy to Saber, who admits he suffers from arthritis and knee pain. But around the kitchen, the retired chef forgets his health issues and moves with agility and precision — trimming fat off meat with a butcher knife and cooking a vegetable stew in a big aluminum pot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I love cooking,\" said Saber. \"And I like to help my community. I’ve been doing that for 50 years, and I hope I'll do that until I die.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>California's Volunteerism Trails National Rates\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11750317\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1309px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11750317\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1309\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix.jpg 1309w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-160x158.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-800x789.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-1020x1006.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-1200x1183.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1309px) 100vw, 1309px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California has 7.4 million volunteers, the largest number of any state. However, California also has one of the lowest rankings for volunteerism in the country and ranks below 38 other states on a number of key indicators, including overall volunteer hours and retention rates. \u003ccite>(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elderly Californians who are not working or seeking employment have one of the lowest volunteer rates, attributable to shrinking social networks, fixed incomes and declining health, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aging.ca.gov/Resources/California_State_Plan_on_Aging_2017-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017-21 California Plan on Aging\u003c/a>. About 22 percent of seniors donate their time compared to nearly 30 percent for people ages 35 to 44, the state report finds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Marc Freedman, CEO of Encore.org']'There's a mismatch between the growing talent in the older population and our perceptions of what this group has to offer.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, older adults represent \"one of the state's great resources\" that has been overlooked and underappreciated by society, said Marc Freedman, CEO of \u003ca href=\"http://Encore.org\">Encore.org\u003c/a>. The organization helps older adults use their skills to solve problems in their communities, through volunteering or a second career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a mismatch between the growing talent in the older population and our perceptions of what this group has to offer,\" said Freedman, who is 60. \"They are cut off from opportunities to continue to contribute when, in fact, many people have a lifetime of experience and are eager to put it to use not just in ways that are personally meaningful, but that means something beyond themselves.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Freedman said as people grow older, they tend to become more empathetic and gifted at the \"human touch.\" As California faces daunting challenges in areas such as education and health care, seniors could provide solutions if the state made it easier for them to put to work their free time, skills and interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have so much need for experienced talent to meet the needs that the state faces and that we'll never be able to pay for through salaried positions,\" said Freedman, who recently wrote a book called \"How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11750316\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11750316\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-2ps-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emam Saber works in his kitchen in San Francisco. The retired chef has regularly volunteered to cook for nonprofits and mosques for decades. \u003ccite>(Sean Havey/California Dream)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Saber, volunteering to cook has taken on an added importance in his retirement, as friends and relatives have moved away or died. His love of cooking and seeing families enjoy food together comes from his childhood in Cairo where he was one of 19 children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saber remembers, as a 7-year old, begging his mother to let him into the kitchen. The women in his family often gathered with neighbors to cook and share large meals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"At that time no men were allowed in the kitchen. But I was the only one allowed to go in because I'm so crazy about cooking,\" he chuckled.\u003cbr>\n[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Emam Saber']'Community is number one. The attachment to a close-knit community is so important to feel human, to feel alive.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since moving to San Francisco, Saber has spent time recreating that bustling family feel from his upbringing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He came to California as a young agricultural engineer with plans to earn a master’s degree, but soon realized he didn’t have enough money to pay for his education and began working in kitchens instead. His first jobs were at small hotels in San Francisco and later at the renowned St. Francis and Fairmont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, five of his six children live in the city, and visit him and his wife often at their Nob Hill neighborhood flat where they've lived for nearly five decades. Saber said he and his wife stay in the apartment because they don't want to leave their community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Community is number one. The attachment to a close-knit community is so important to feel human, to feel alive. God created us to be around each other,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11750314\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11750314\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-3ps-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emam Saber slides the chicken pieces he prepared in his oven. He said his love of cooking began when he was 7 year old in his native Cairo, Egypt. \u003ccite>(Sean Havey/California Dream)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But many able-bodied seniors may live alone and feel lonely and isolated, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic\">can lead to\u003c/a> life-threatening consequences, according to a Health Resources and Services Administration report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While connecting with others through volunteering can work as an antidote to the \"loneliness epidemic\" among seniors, nonprofits often lack the kind of volunteering opportunities that attract older adults, said Greg Baldwin, CEO of the Oakland-based \u003ca href=\"http://VolunteerMatch.org\">VolunteerMatch.org\u003c/a>, which connected about 1.5 million people with volunteer opportunities nationwide in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Challenges to volunteering for older adults include the cultural notion that retirees should \"put their feet up, sit by the pool and drink margaritas,\" said Baldwin. But it can also be a challenge for seniors to find volunteering opportunities that draw them in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Volunteering still suffers from a lot of low expectations,\" Baldwin said. \"And so nonprofits won't build programs around finding super-talented volunteers. They'll tend to build their programs too often around kind of the lowest common denominator.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baldwin said that while younger people are more willing to support a cause they care about through menial volunteer jobs, such as stuffing school supplies in backpacks, older adults tend to be more discerning and looking for ways to use their career skills. That's why many seniors are drawn to mentoring programs, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='futureofyou_444510,news_11656657,news_11666479' label='Related Coverage']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We all want to make a meaningful contribution. But the more skills and experiences you have, the more you feel like you have something that you'd like to be able to give back,\" said Baldwin. \"Older people want to believe that their time is being well spent and that they are making a difference.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around San Francisco, Saber is known by many as the guy who will volunteer to cook meals for a baby shower or for every evening during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. For years, Saber prepared a Christmas dinner at St. Anthony’s Foundation, an organization serving 2,400 meals per day to the homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What sticks with me the most when I think about Emam is his generosity and joyful spirit,\" said Lydia Bransten, who manages the dining room at St. Anthony’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She fondly remembers that Saber would arrive in his van and prepare for St. Anthony staffers a Middle Eastern feast of chicken, rice with almonds, fish, red meat and a polenta dessert with rose water and honey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saber also would bring people from his mosque to the party at St. Anthony's, which Bransten said led the organization to begin cooking for the nearby Islamic Center during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He brings to his cooking and his meals this love of community and this sense that through sharing a meal with another human being, you build relationship; and it's those relationships that keep us together in the end.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>To read more about the experiences of California's burgeoning senior population, visit\u003ca href=\"http://www.grayingcalifornia.org/\"> www.grayingcalifornia.org\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/series/californiadream/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The California Dream series\u003c/a> is a statewide media collaboration of CALmatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11660142\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1867\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner.jpg 1867w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-160x44.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-1020x280.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-1180x324.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-960x263.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-240x66.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-375x103.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-520x143.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In his small kitchen, Emam Saber, 77, picks up a raw New York strip steak with a fork and gently lays it in a pan of steaming hot oil. The meat sizzles loudly—the first of 30 steaks he will be cooking that afternoon for a charity event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I always cook for charity. I don't charge anything,\" said Saber, a former chef who worked at iconic hotels and a French restaurant in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in retirement, Saber pays for his food donations with his $660 Social Security check and the income his wife, Hewida, 55, earns from running a daycare out of their apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11750315\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11750315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/SENIOR-VOLUNTEER-1ps-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emam Saber, 77, trims the skin off chicken pieces he’ll bake at his San Francisco home. Saber, who is now retired, used to work as a chef at San Francisco hotels, including the St. Francis and Fairmont. \u003ccite>(Sean Havey/California Dream)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since arriving in San Francisco in 1969 from his native Egypt, Saber has regularly cooked meals for people at local mosques, nonprofit organizations, churches and schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteering often can provide older adults with a sense of purpose and connection to others that is linked to physical and emotional health benefits, especially after they’ve left the workforce, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/healthbenefits_factsheet.pdf\">review\u003c/a> of research by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency. Likewise, communities can greatly benefit from the accumulated skills and experience that a growing pool of retirees in California offer, experts say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 6 million senior citizens — ages 65 and older — live in California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-age/?dataView=1¤tTimeframe=0&print=true&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%2265%2B%22,%22sort%22:%22desc%22%7D\">more than in any other state\u003c/a> in the nation. That population is expected to increase rapidly over the next 10 years as baby boomers age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serving others brings joy to Saber, who admits he suffers from arthritis and knee pain. But around the kitchen, the retired chef forgets his health issues and moves with agility and precision — trimming fat off meat with a butcher knife and cooking a vegetable stew in a big aluminum pot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I love cooking,\" said Saber. \"And I like to help my community. I’ve been doing that for 50 years, and I hope I'll do that until I die.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>California's Volunteerism Trails National Rates\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11750317\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1309px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11750317\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1309\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix.jpg 1309w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-160x158.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-800x789.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-1020x1006.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/volunteerfix-1200x1183.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1309px) 100vw, 1309px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California has 7.4 million volunteers, the largest number of any state. 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"content": "\u003cp>California’s middle class is reaching a breaking point. Especially when it comes to the high cost of housing. So says the state’s new governor, Gavin Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Housing. This is the issue,” Newsom said at a press conference earlier this month, unveiling his \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first budget proposal as governor\u003c/a>. “Unless we get serious about it, this state will continue to lose its middle class, and the dream will be limited to fewer and fewer people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Middle-class Californians could find some relief under Newsom’s $209 billion budget, which includes new spending aimed at getting cities to approve more housing. Other proposals could bring down the cost of health care and higher education for Californians who currently make too much to qualify for state help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But middle-class California families won’t find much help shouldering other expenses, like the looming cost of caring for aging family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does “middle-class” even mean in California?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a state where families of four earning up to $117,400 meet the federal government’s definition of “low-income” in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/bay-area-housing-market.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certain regions\u003c/a>, there may be no definitive answer on what qualifies as “middle-class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But according to a recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/09/06/the-american-middle-class-is-stable-in-size-but-losing-ground-financially-to-upper-income-families/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center analysis\u003c/a> of government wage data, families of four in California can be considered middle-class if they make anywhere between $59,702 and $179,105 per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Direct subsidies in the governor’s budget tend to go toward Californians making less. Newsom noted that no state has a higher \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/2018/09/12/california_still_has_the_nations_highest_poverty_rate_blame_housing_costs.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poverty rate\u003c/a> than California. He wants to try to lower it by giving higher tax refunds to full-time workers earning up to $15 an hour through an expanded version of the state’s earned income tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s also proposing a large boost in spending to subsidize the development of affordable housing for low-income residents. His budget calls for increasing the state’s low-income housing tax credit from $80 million to $500 million per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The budget also includes a $500-million bump to the California Housing Finance Agency’s mixed‑income loan program, which finances developments that include units for moderate-income residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/SrWC9XnKPKI?start=3865\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Housing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The governor’s budget doesn’t propose similar housing subsidies for most middle-class Californians. Matthew Lewis, director of communications for the pro-housing group \u003ca href=\"https://cayimby.org/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California YIMBY\u003c/a>, said that approach makes sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a matter of policy, you don’t provide subsidies to people who are making over $80,000 a year,” said Lewis. “But in California, that’s the middle class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis doesn’t think Newsom can subsidize his way toward a solution to the state’s housing crisis. Instead, he and other housing advocates like what Newsom’s budget does to push local governments to approve more housing in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears that Governor Newsom is himself a YIMBY,” said Lewis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under Newsom’s budget, cities that meet housing goals set by the state would be rewarded with money from a $500 million state fund, and they could use that money for whatever they want.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11719937/controversial-bay-area-housing-plan-heads-to-state-legislature\">Controversial Bay Area Housing Plan Heads to State Legislature\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11719937/controversial-bay-area-housing-plan-heads-to-state-legislature\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1046169802-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“In other words, he’s starting to build funds that would actually financially encourage cities to build more housing,” said \u003ca href=\"https://beaconecon.com/people/bio/christopher_thornberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics\u003c/a>. He said that should help address California’s housing supply problems. “That’s really helpful for California’s middle class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has also discussed punishing cities that fail to meet their housing goals by withholding transit funding. It’s an idea that has not gone over well with local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/Press-Releases/2019/League-of-California-Cities-Issues-Statement-on-Go\">a statement\u003c/a> on the governor’s budget, League of California Cities executive director Carolyn Coleman said her organization was concerned about proposals “that would raid local transportation funds that voters have repeatedly dedicated to local communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Health Care\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The words “middle-class” only appear once in Newsom’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">280-page budget proposal\u003c/a>. They show up under his plan to expand health care subsidies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One Californian encouraged by that move is Heather Altman. She works as an environmental consultant out of her home in Long Beach. She gets to be her own boss, and she makes decent money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I do consider myself middle class,” Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She would not have started her business back in 2014 without Obamacare. It meant she could finally afford her own health insurance. She no longer needed to get it through an employer. She has asthma, a pre-existing condition that made individual coverage unaffordable in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 2014, “My premium was $356 for a platinum plan,” Altman said. “I thought that was super affordable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716531/newsoms-first-act-as-governor-expanding-health-coverage\">Newsom’s First Act as Governor? Expanding Health Coverage\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716531/newsoms-first-act-as-governor-expanding-health-coverage\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/NewsomInaugWaving-1020x691.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Premiums for the same plan have more than doubled, to $761 per month. Altman has switched to a plan with a lower premium. But add in the routine costs of treating her asthma, and she’s spending more than $800 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s very difficult to budget,” Altman said. “And it certainly isn’t sustainable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, individuals who earn up to $48,560 a year are eligible for \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthforcalifornia.com/covered-california/income-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subsidized premiums\u003c/a> through Covered California. Altman makes too much to qualify. But Newsom’s budget calls for raising annual income limits for individuals to $72,840 and for families of four to $150,600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Had that subsidy bracket been in place when I started my business, there would have been years that I would have qualified,” Altman said. “I’m hopeful that some of these changes may make a meaningful difference in my financial bottom line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11721624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-800x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-800x618.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-160x124.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-1020x788.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-1200x927.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altman has shared her story with the advocacy organization \u003ca href=\"https://health-access.org/about-us/staff/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Access California\u003c/a>. Executive director Anthony Wright said Newsom’s budget is promising for Californians like her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Current law has cliffs where the assistance runs out,” Wright said. “The extra help will allow some families to get coverage that otherwise couldn’t afford it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom plans to pay for the expanded subsidies by creating a state version of the Affordable Care Act’s federal mandate to either buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty (which has gone to $0 under the Trump administration).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report\u003c/a> on the governor’s budget, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office notes that this approach could create a funding conflict. If the state tax penalty works, it should drive more people to buy insurance. But then, “less funding would be available for premium subsidies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>College\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Higher education is another big drain on middle-class budgets. Newsom’s budget calls for a tuition freeze at state universities, earmarking $300 million for the California State University system and $240 million for the University of California system each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of Southern California professor of sociology \u003ca href=\"https://dornsife.usc.edu/pere/pastor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuel Pastor\u003c/a> said middle-class families could also get a break under Newsom’s $40 million plan to make a second year of community college tuition-free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can make the first and second year free, you’re lowering the cost for a lot of middle class parents of a four-year education,” Pastor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Cost of Caring for Family Members, Young and Old\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Universal preschool and six months of paid family leave for parents are still on Newsom’s agenda. But this budget won’t pay for those goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford University assistant professor of health research and policy \u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~mrossin/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Rossin-Slater\u003c/a> said California’s existing paid family leave law could be strengthened. Right now, many parents don’t use it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her research \u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~mrossin/AKMdraft_Oct2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shows California workers\u003c/a> at smaller, lower-paying companies are less likely to take paid family leave than higher-paid workers. That could be, in part, because workers fear that under existing law, their jobs won’t be protected while they’re out.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11708405/pricey-real-estate-prompts-scammers-to-target-senior-homeowners\">Pricey Real Estate Prompts Scammers to Target Senior Homeowners\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11708405/pricey-real-estate-prompts-scammers-to-target-senior-homeowners\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Homes-1038x576.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“Job protection, I think, is crucial,” Rossin-Slater said, “Especially for middle-class families that might worry about not having a job to return to after the leave.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longer paid family leave could help alleviate some of the high cost of child care, which often costs middle-class parents more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.scpr.org/news/2016/04/13/59477/childcare-costs-more-than-college-tuition-in-calif/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college tuition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s population is aging. With more and more baby boomers retiring, the cost of caring for elderly parents will also start to stack up for more middle class families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor’s budget includes a 15.2 percent increase in general fund spending for in-home supportive services. But USC gerontology professor \u003ca href=\"http://gero.usc.edu/faculty/donna-benton-ph-d/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donna Benton\u003c/a> said most Californians don’t qualify for the low-income program. So they’re stuck spending thousands of dollars a year on caregiving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out-of-pocket costs eat up 20 percent of caregivers’ income, on average. Some caregivers have to quit their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Family members in general sacrifice a lot,” said Benton. “And then when they go to look for services for themselves, usually they’re not going to qualify.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benton was part of a state task force that issued a \u003ca href=\"http://tffc.usc.edu/2018/07/02/final-report-from-the-california-task-force-on-family-caregiving-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number of recommendations\u003c/a> to help ease the cost. Among their ideas was a tax credit for caregiving expenses, as well as more funding for resource centers throughout the state that serve caregivers regardless of income level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Benton looked through Newsom’s budget, she said, “I didn’t see anything that, I would say, touched on any of the recommendations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long Beach environmental consultant Heather Altman lives near her parents, who are now in their 70s. She said they’re in a good financial position right now. But she wonders if they’ll end up needing her help in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Should it come to that time, then yeah, that responsibility falls to me,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same will be true for millions of middle-class Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/series/californiadream/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The California Dream series\u003c/a> is a statewide media collaboration of CALmatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11660142\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner.jpg%20https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1867\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner.jpg 1867w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-160x44.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-800x219.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-1020x280.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-1180x324.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-960x263.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-240x66.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-375x103.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/04/CADreamBanner-520x143.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>California’s middle class is reaching a breaking point. Especially when it comes to the high cost of housing. So says the state’s new governor, Gavin Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Housing. This is the issue,” Newsom said at a press conference earlier this month, unveiling his \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first budget proposal as governor\u003c/a>. “Unless we get serious about it, this state will continue to lose its middle class, and the dream will be limited to fewer and fewer people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Middle-class Californians could find some relief under Newsom’s $209 billion budget, which includes new spending aimed at getting cities to approve more housing. Other proposals could bring down the cost of health care and higher education for Californians who currently make too much to qualify for state help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But middle-class California families won’t find much help shouldering other expenses, like the looming cost of caring for aging family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does “middle-class” even mean in California?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a state where families of four earning up to $117,400 meet the federal government’s definition of “low-income” in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/bay-area-housing-market.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certain regions\u003c/a>, there may be no definitive answer on what qualifies as “middle-class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But according to a recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/09/06/the-american-middle-class-is-stable-in-size-but-losing-ground-financially-to-upper-income-families/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center analysis\u003c/a> of government wage data, families of four in California can be considered middle-class if they make anywhere between $59,702 and $179,105 per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Direct subsidies in the governor’s budget tend to go toward Californians making less. Newsom noted that no state has a higher \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/2018/09/12/california_still_has_the_nations_highest_poverty_rate_blame_housing_costs.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poverty rate\u003c/a> than California. He wants to try to lower it by giving higher tax refunds to full-time workers earning up to $15 an hour through an expanded version of the state’s earned income tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s also proposing a large boost in spending to subsidize the development of affordable housing for low-income residents. His budget calls for increasing the state’s low-income housing tax credit from $80 million to $500 million per year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The budget also includes a $500-million bump to the California Housing Finance Agency’s mixed‑income loan program, which finances developments that include units for moderate-income residents.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/SrWC9XnKPKI?start=3865'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/SrWC9XnKPKI?start=3865'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Housing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The governor’s budget doesn’t propose similar housing subsidies for most middle-class Californians. Matthew Lewis, director of communications for the pro-housing group \u003ca href=\"https://cayimby.org/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California YIMBY\u003c/a>, said that approach makes sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a matter of policy, you don’t provide subsidies to people who are making over $80,000 a year,” said Lewis. “But in California, that’s the middle class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis doesn’t think Newsom can subsidize his way toward a solution to the state’s housing crisis. Instead, he and other housing advocates like what Newsom’s budget does to push local governments to approve more housing in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears that Governor Newsom is himself a YIMBY,” said Lewis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under Newsom’s budget, cities that meet housing goals set by the state would be rewarded with money from a $500 million state fund, and they could use that money for whatever they want.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11719937/controversial-bay-area-housing-plan-heads-to-state-legislature\">Controversial Bay Area Housing Plan Heads to State Legislature\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11719937/controversial-bay-area-housing-plan-heads-to-state-legislature\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1046169802-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“In other words, he’s starting to build funds that would actually financially encourage cities to build more housing,” said \u003ca href=\"https://beaconecon.com/people/bio/christopher_thornberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics\u003c/a>. He said that should help address California’s housing supply problems. “That’s really helpful for California’s middle class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has also discussed punishing cities that fail to meet their housing goals by withholding transit funding. It’s an idea that has not gone over well with local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/Press-Releases/2019/League-of-California-Cities-Issues-Statement-on-Go\">a statement\u003c/a> on the governor’s budget, League of California Cities executive director Carolyn Coleman said her organization was concerned about proposals “that would raid local transportation funds that voters have repeatedly dedicated to local communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Health Care\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The words “middle-class” only appear once in Newsom’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">280-page budget proposal\u003c/a>. They show up under his plan to expand health care subsidies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One Californian encouraged by that move is Heather Altman. She works as an environmental consultant out of her home in Long Beach. She gets to be her own boss, and she makes decent money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I do consider myself middle class,” Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She would not have started her business back in 2014 without Obamacare. It meant she could finally afford her own health insurance. She no longer needed to get it through an employer. She has asthma, a pre-existing condition that made individual coverage unaffordable in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 2014, “My premium was $356 for a platinum plan,” Altman said. “I thought that was super affordable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716531/newsoms-first-act-as-governor-expanding-health-coverage\">Newsom’s First Act as Governor? Expanding Health Coverage\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716531/newsoms-first-act-as-governor-expanding-health-coverage\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/NewsomInaugWaving-1020x691.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Premiums for the same plan have more than doubled, to $761 per month. Altman has switched to a plan with a lower premium. But add in the routine costs of treating her asthma, and she’s spending more than $800 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s very difficult to budget,” Altman said. “And it certainly isn’t sustainable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, individuals who earn up to $48,560 a year are eligible for \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthforcalifornia.com/covered-california/income-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subsidized premiums\u003c/a> through Covered California. Altman makes too much to qualify. But Newsom’s budget calls for raising annual income limits for individuals to $72,840 and for families of four to $150,600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Had that subsidy bracket been in place when I started my business, there would have been years that I would have qualified,” Altman said. “I’m hopeful that some of these changes may make a meaningful difference in my financial bottom line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11721624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-800x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-800x618.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-160x124.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-1020x788.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart-1200x927.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Healthcare-Subsidies-chart.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altman has shared her story with the advocacy organization \u003ca href=\"https://health-access.org/about-us/staff/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Access California\u003c/a>. Executive director Anthony Wright said Newsom’s budget is promising for Californians like her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Current law has cliffs where the assistance runs out,” Wright said. “The extra help will allow some families to get coverage that otherwise couldn’t afford it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom plans to pay for the expanded subsidies by creating a state version of the Affordable Care Act’s federal mandate to either buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty (which has gone to $0 under the Trump administration).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report\u003c/a> on the governor’s budget, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office notes that this approach could create a funding conflict. If the state tax penalty works, it should drive more people to buy insurance. But then, “less funding would be available for premium subsidies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>College\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Higher education is another big drain on middle-class budgets. Newsom’s budget calls for a tuition freeze at state universities, earmarking $300 million for the California State University system and $240 million for the University of California system each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of Southern California professor of sociology \u003ca href=\"https://dornsife.usc.edu/pere/pastor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuel Pastor\u003c/a> said middle-class families could also get a break under Newsom’s $40 million plan to make a second year of community college tuition-free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can make the first and second year free, you’re lowering the cost for a lot of middle class parents of a four-year education,” Pastor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Cost of Caring for Family Members, Young and Old\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Universal preschool and six months of paid family leave for parents are still on Newsom’s agenda. But this budget won’t pay for those goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford University assistant professor of health research and policy \u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~mrossin/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Rossin-Slater\u003c/a> said California’s existing paid family leave law could be strengthened. Right now, many parents don’t use it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her research \u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~mrossin/AKMdraft_Oct2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shows California workers\u003c/a> at smaller, lower-paying companies are less likely to take paid family leave than higher-paid workers. 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"content": "\u003cp>Shirley Avedon, 90, had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends shooting pains into both of her hands and an aversion to conventional steroid and surgical treatments is prompting her to consider some new options.[contextly_sidebar id=\"5ee5PAwSPV305kcHFGTk8K3BJPlD6Byj\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very painful, sometimes I can’t even open my hand,” Avedon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So for the second time in two months, she’s climbed on board a bus that provides seniors at the Laguna Woods Village retirement community in Orange County, with a free shuttle to a nearby marijuana dispensary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The retired manager of an oncology office says she’s seeking the same relief she saw cancer patients get from smoking marijuana 25 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At that time [marijuana] wasn’t legal, so they used to get it off their children,” she said with a laugh. “It was fantastic what it did for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Avedon, who doesn’t want to get high from anything she uses, picked up a topical cream on her first trip that was sold as a pain reliever. It contained cannabidiol, or CBD, but was formulated without THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It helped a little,” she said. “Now I’m going back for the second time hoping they have something better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more states legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use — 30 states plus the District of Columbia to date — the cannabis industry is booming. Among the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5300687/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fastest growing group\u003c/a> of users: people over 50, with especially steep increases among those 65 and older. And some dispensaries are tailoring their pitches to seniors like Avedon who are seeking alternative treatments for their aches, pains and other medical conditions.[contextly_sidebar id=\"yVY8GMNy1scMP5h4RfGXepXWi4YTpexN\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On this particular morning, about 35 seniors climb on board the free shuttle — paid for by Bud and Bloom, a licensed cannabis dispensary in Santa Ana. After about a half-hour drive, the large white bus pulls up to the parking lot of the dispensary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About half of the seniors on board today are repeat customers; the other half are cannabis newbies who’ve never tried it before, said Kandice Hawes, director of community outreach for Bud and Bloom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_444512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-444512\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350-520x347.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2018/09/canna-bus_01_1350.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents of Laguna Woods Village, a retirement community in Orange County, Calif., ride a free shuttle to a marijuana dispensary in August.(STEPHANIE O’NEILL FOR KHN)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Not everybody is coming to be a customer,” Hawes said. “A lot are just coming to be educated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among them, Layla Sabet, 72, a first-timer seeking relief from back pain that keeps her awake at night, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m taking so much medication to sleep and still I can’t sleep,” she said. “So I’m trying it for the back pain and the sleep.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hawes invited the seniors into a large room with chairs and a table set up with free sandwiches and drinks. As they ate, she gave a presentation focused on the potential benefits of cannabis as a reliever of anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain and the various ways people can consume it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several vendors on site took turns speaking to the group about the goods they sell. Then, the seniors entered the dispensary for the chance to buy everything from old-school rolled joints and high-tech vaporizer pens to liquid sublingual tinctures, topical creams and an assortment of sweet, cannabis-infused edibles.[contextly_sidebar id=\"GecDtFoNYBPsmX1oCAw267dH2NyqP03S\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim Lebowitz, 75, is a return customer who suffers pain from back surgery two years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He prefers to eat his cannabis, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I got chocolate and I got gummies,” he told a visitor. “Never had the chocolate before, but I’ve had the gummies and they worked pretty good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Gummies” are cannabis-infused chewy candies. His contain both the CBD and THC, two active ingredients in marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Derek Tauchman rings up sales at one of several Bud and Bloom registers in the dispensary. Fear of getting high is the biggest concern expressed by senior consumers, who make up the bulk of the dispensary’s new business, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What they don’t realize is there’s so many different ways to medicate now that you don’t have to actually get high to relieve all your aches and pains,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite such enthusiasm, marijuana isn’t well researched, said Dr. David Reuben, the Archstone Foundation professor of medicine and geriatrics at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While cannabis is legal both medically and recreationally in California, it remains a Schedule 1 substance — meaning it’s illegal under federal law. And that makes it harder to study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The limited research that exists suggests that marijuana may be helpful in treating pain and nausea, according to a research overview published last year by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Less conclusive research points to it helping with sleep problems and anxiety.[contextly_sidebar id=\"O0pnvY7nsyO04cAtYDrpqvAEjxhmliPb\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reuben said he sees a growing number of patients interested in using it for things like anxiety, chronic pain and depression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am, in general, fairly supportive of this because these are conditions [for which] there aren’t good alternatives,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Reuben cautions his patients that products bought at marijuana dispensaries aren’t FDA-regulated, as are prescription drugs. That means dose and consistency can vary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s still so much left to learn about how to package, how to ensure quality and standards,” he said. “So the question is how to make sure the people are getting high-quality product and then testing its effectiveness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there are risks associated with cannabis use too, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/leadership/biographies/elinore-mccance-katz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz\u003c/a>, who directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have an industry that does nothing but blanket our society with messages about the medicinal value of marijuana, people get the idea this is a safe substance to use. And that’s not true,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Side effects can include increased heart rate, nausea and vomiting, and with long-term use, there’s a potential for addiction, some studies say. \u003ca href=\"https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana#ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research suggests\u003c/a> that between 9 and 30 percent of those who use marijuana may develop some degree of marijuana use disorder.[contextly_sidebar id=\"6j0KZXlPn7yaSYGjVSehNhYUNN3fBDa4\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Reuben said, if it gets patients off more addictive and potentially dangerous prescription drugs — like opioids — all the better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim Levy, 71, suffers a pinched nerve that shoots pain down both his legs. He uses a topical cream and ingests cannabis gelatin capsules and lozenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have no way to measure, but I’d say it gets rid of 90 percent of the pain,” said Levy, who — like other seniors here — pays for these products out-of-pocket, as Medicare doesn’t cover cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I got something they say is wonderful and I hope it works,” said Shirley Avedon. “It’s a cream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The price tag: $90. Avedon said if it helps ease the carpal tunnel pain she suffers, it’ll be worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s better than having surgery,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Precautions To Keep In Mind\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though marijuana use remains illegal under federal law, it’s legal in some form in 30 states and the District of Columbia. And a growing number of Americans are considering trying it for health reasons. For people who are, doctors advise the following cautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talk to your doctor.\u003c/strong> Tell your doctor you’re thinking about trying medical marijuana. Although he or she may have some concerns, most doctors won’t judge you for seeking out alternative treatments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure your prescriber is aware of all the medications you take. Marijuana might have dangerous interactions with prescription medications, particularly medicines that can be sedating, said Dr. Benjamin Han, a geriatrician at New York University School of Medicine who studies marijuana use in the elderly.[contextly_sidebar id=\"ALEswggsqFbUQfgVlASKJNkpkpppsnzm\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Watch out for dosing.\u003c/strong> Older adults metabolize drugs differently than young people. If your doctor gives you the go-ahead, try the lowest possible dose first to avoid feeling intoxicated. And be especially careful with edibles. They can have very concentrated doses that don’t take effect right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elderly people are also more sensitive to side effects. If you start to feel unwell, talk to your doctor right away. “When you’re older, you’re more vulnerable to the side effects of everything,” Han said. “I’m cautious about everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look for licensed providers.\u003c/strong> In some states like California, licensed dispensaries must test for contaminants. Be especially careful with marijuana bought illegally. “If you’re just buying marijuana down the street … you don’t really know what’s in that,” said Dr. Joshua Briscoe, a palliative care doctor at Duke University School of Medicine who has studied the use of marijuana for pain and nausea in older patients. “Buyer, beware.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bottom line:\u003c/strong> The research on medical marijuana is limited. There’s even less we know about marijuana use in older people. 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As they ate, she gave a presentation focused on the potential benefits of cannabis as a reliever of anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain and the various ways people can consume it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several vendors on site took turns speaking to the group about the goods they sell. Then, the seniors entered the dispensary for the chance to buy everything from old-school rolled joints and high-tech vaporizer pens to liquid sublingual tinctures, topical creams and an assortment of sweet, cannabis-infused edibles.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim Lebowitz, 75, is a return customer who suffers pain from back surgery two years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He prefers to eat his cannabis, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I got chocolate and I got gummies,” he told a visitor. “Never had the chocolate before, but I’ve had the gummies and they worked pretty good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Gummies” are cannabis-infused chewy candies. His contain both the CBD and THC, two active ingredients in marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Derek Tauchman rings up sales at one of several Bud and Bloom registers in the dispensary. Fear of getting high is the biggest concern expressed by senior consumers, who make up the bulk of the dispensary’s new business, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What they don’t realize is there’s so many different ways to medicate now that you don’t have to actually get high to relieve all your aches and pains,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite such enthusiasm, marijuana isn’t well researched, said Dr. David Reuben, the Archstone Foundation professor of medicine and geriatrics at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While cannabis is legal both medically and recreationally in California, it remains a Schedule 1 substance — meaning it’s illegal under federal law. And that makes it harder to study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The limited research that exists suggests that marijuana may be helpful in treating pain and nausea, according to a research overview published last year by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Less conclusive research points to it helping with sleep problems and anxiety.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reuben said he sees a growing number of patients interested in using it for things like anxiety, chronic pain and depression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am, in general, fairly supportive of this because these are conditions [for which] there aren’t good alternatives,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Reuben cautions his patients that products bought at marijuana dispensaries aren’t FDA-regulated, as are prescription drugs. That means dose and consistency can vary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s still so much left to learn about how to package, how to ensure quality and standards,” he said. “So the question is how to make sure the people are getting high-quality product and then testing its effectiveness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there are risks associated with cannabis use too, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/leadership/biographies/elinore-mccance-katz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz\u003c/a>, who directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have an industry that does nothing but blanket our society with messages about the medicinal value of marijuana, people get the idea this is a safe substance to use. And that’s not true,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Side effects can include increased heart rate, nausea and vomiting, and with long-term use, there’s a potential for addiction, some studies say. \u003ca href=\"https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana#ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research suggests\u003c/a> that between 9 and 30 percent of those who use marijuana may develop some degree of marijuana use disorder.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Reuben said, if it gets patients off more addictive and potentially dangerous prescription drugs — like opioids — all the better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim Levy, 71, suffers a pinched nerve that shoots pain down both his legs. He uses a topical cream and ingests cannabis gelatin capsules and lozenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have no way to measure, but I’d say it gets rid of 90 percent of the pain,” said Levy, who — like other seniors here — pays for these products out-of-pocket, as Medicare doesn’t cover cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I got something they say is wonderful and I hope it works,” said Shirley Avedon. “It’s a cream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The price tag: $90. Avedon said if it helps ease the carpal tunnel pain she suffers, it’ll be worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s better than having surgery,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Precautions To Keep In Mind\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though marijuana use remains illegal under federal law, it’s legal in some form in 30 states and the District of Columbia. And a growing number of Americans are considering trying it for health reasons. For people who are, doctors advise the following cautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talk to your doctor.\u003c/strong> Tell your doctor you’re thinking about trying medical marijuana. Although he or she may have some concerns, most doctors won’t judge you for seeking out alternative treatments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure your prescriber is aware of all the medications you take. Marijuana might have dangerous interactions with prescription medications, particularly medicines that can be sedating, said Dr. Benjamin Han, a geriatrician at New York University School of Medicine who studies marijuana use in the elderly.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Watch out for dosing.\u003c/strong> Older adults metabolize drugs differently than young people. If your doctor gives you the go-ahead, try the lowest possible dose first to avoid feeling intoxicated. And be especially careful with edibles. They can have very concentrated doses that don’t take effect right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elderly people are also more sensitive to side effects. If you start to feel unwell, talk to your doctor right away. “When you’re older, you’re more vulnerable to the side effects of everything,” Han said. “I’m cautious about everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look for licensed providers.\u003c/strong> In some states like California, licensed dispensaries must test for contaminants. Be especially careful with marijuana bought illegally. “If you’re just buying marijuana down the street … you don’t really know what’s in that,” said Dr. Joshua Briscoe, a palliative care doctor at Duke University School of Medicine who has studied the use of marijuana for pain and nausea in older patients. “Buyer, beware.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bottom line:\u003c/strong> The research on medical marijuana is limited. There’s even less we know about marijuana use in older people. 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"content": "\u003cp>Members of the generation that came of age in the era of marijuana are reaching for weed in their golden years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871618304538?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> study\u003c/a> published in the journal \u003cem>Drug and Alcohol Dependence \u003c/em>this month suggests that increasing numbers of middle aged and older adults are using marijuana — and using it a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The analysis comes from data gathered in the\u003ca href=\"https://nsduhweb.rti.org/respweb/homepage.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> National Survey on Drug Use and Health\u003c/a> from 2015 and 2016. About 9 percent of U.S. adults between ages 50 and 64 used marijuana in the the previous year, according to survey results. About 3 percent of people over 65 used the drug in that time period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This appears to be up from years past.\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5300687/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> In 2013\u003c/a>, the same survey reported that 7 percent of middle-aged Americans used marijuana in the previous year, and only 1.4 percent of people over 65.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/benjamin-han\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Benjamin Han\u003c/a>, an assistant professor of internal medicine at New York University School of Medicine and lead author of the study, says he was surprised to learn that many of the older Americans turning to marijuana are new converts to its use. About 45 percent of those over 65 who use the drug said they got started after the age of 21.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And boomers who use marijuana also seem to be using it more often. Study authors found that 5.7 percent of middle-aged respondents said they'd tried it in the past month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As laws surrounding marijuana use \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become more permissive in many states nationwide\u003c/a>, more Americans of all ages seem to be giving the drug a try — some for recreation, and others in hopes of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/15/620080148/lawmakers-in-illinois-embrace-medical-marijuana-as-an-opioid-alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easing medical ailments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almost one quarter of Americans over 65 in the 2016 survey who had used marijuana in the previous year said they gotten the go-ahead from their doctors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2017/Cannabis-Health-Effects/Cannabis-chapter-highlights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research overview\u003c/a> published by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine last year, a still small but growing number of studies suggest that marijuana may be helpful in treating pain, nausea, and spasticity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For these conditions, the effects of cannabinoids are modest,\" the National Academies panel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even modest benefits can be helpful for some patients, says\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.duke.edu/faculty/joshua-c-briscoe-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dr. Joshua Briscoe\u003c/a>, a palliative care physician at Duke University School of Medicine who studies medical marijuana in the elderly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We prescribe substances that are far more dangerous than cannabinoids,\" says Briscoe, noting that older people can be more likely to experience a medication's side effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And since marijuana's use is still tightly regulated by the federal government, he adds, it continues to be hard to study, so authoritative research on its harms and benefits is sparse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han sounds a note of caution for his patients turning to marijuana. He says he first became interested in studying drug and alcohol use in the elderly after doing house calls on his patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You see their home environment,\" Han says. \"I would see marijuana. I would see patients' family members engaged in drug use in the other room ... Open bottles of liquor everywhere.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He thinks marijuana use among older people who combine it with other drugs — like opioids or alcohol — might be a particular cause for concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baby boomers who've had prior experience with marijuana shouldn't jump to using the same amount they did in their college days, Han says. 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"content": "\u003cp>Rumors of seniors straining to pay their rent started making the rounds at Santa Monica City Hall two years ago, so officials surveyed elderly residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had one household where the participant was eating every other day,” said Lisa Varon, senior analyst with the city of Santa Monica.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had another household where the participant was trading her parking space for protein powder. We had people who were forgoing medical or dental care that they needed and making really difficult choices. They were all managing to hang on by a just a tiny thread and they were doing it with a lot of dignity in the last quarter of their lives,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aging in California is becoming less about cruises, the pursuit of hobbies and time with the grandchildren under the sun, and more about survival. One in five seniors in the state lives in poverty, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Half of the state’s single seniors don’t have enough money to cover basic expenses. And regions like Los Angeles County are seeing a spike in homelessness among seniors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Monica hopes to stem that trend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, it launched a 14-month experiment by giving cash to nearly two dozen senior men and women struggling to pay their rent in a city that has rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You would think their rents would be low, but even the 3 to 5 percent increases allowed a year outstrip the increases in the cost of medical care and other costs, combined with the limited increases in Social Security,” said Steven Wallace, associate director of UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Kaye -- who only wanted her first name used -- was admitted into Santa Monica’s pilot program, she said she had to pay all her expenses from her $1,000 monthly Social Security check.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'If it weren’t for the city of Santa Monica helping me, I would probably by now have been evicted and on the street.'\u003ccite>Kaye\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“If I didn’t have money to eat after paying my monthly bills, I just didn’t eat,” Kaye said. “There was literally nothing for nothing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That meant no money for partial dentures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to have 12 teeth pulled out of my head in one day so that I could get dentures because they [Medi-Cal] wouldn’t pay for partials,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also meant no money for gas for the 70-year-old’s car or any other transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There were many times I would have to say to someone, 'I don’t even have money to take a bus to get to you,' \" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaye said Santa Monica’s monthly subsidy has saved her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If it weren’t for the city of Santa Monica helping me, I would probably by now have been evicted and on the street,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11689048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11689048\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Kaye, 70, receives a monthly rental subsidy from the City of Santa Monica as part of a pilot program to help seniors stay in their homes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaye, 70, receives a monthly rental subsidy from Santa Monica as part of a pilot program to help seniors stay in their homes. \u003ccite>(Amita Sharma/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside of helping seniors remain in their homes, city officials say the goal is to preserve Santa Monica’s diverse population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is not just the fancy shining city by the beach,” said Andy Agle, Santa Monica’s director of housing and economic development. “This is a city that is for everyone. It should be accessible to anyone. There are people living in $10 million houses here, but there are people living on Social Security, and all of that is part of Santa Monica.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said Santa Monica may be the first city in the United States to subsidize rent for seniors. Though other cities like Denver and Detroit are offering rental subsidies to low-income families. Stockton also plans to offer a basic monthly income of $500 to some of its neediest residents in the fall as part of an 18-month project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are human beings,\" said 70-year-old Pierre Devillandry. \"We have to help each other.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11689006/the-shrunken-california-dream-just-keeping-a-place-to-live\">The Shrunken California Dream: Just Keeping a Place to Live\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11689006/the-shrunken-california-dream-just-keeping-a-place-to-live\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/Florida-St-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The 30-year Santa Monica resident is a painter who laughs easily. But just one year ago, he was wracked with anxiety because he consistently fell short $500 each month on his bills. He was dogged by one thought: “How am I going to live tomorrow?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then came the letter from the city of Santa Monica informing the painter that he was accepted into the pilot program for a monthly subsidy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was something that came down from heaven,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wallace said single seniors like Devillandry are hurting the most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“About half of them don’t have enough money to pay those basic expenses,” Wallace said. “And so, you don’t see people dying on the street but you do see people in dire circumstances and making do in various ways that I think none of us would consider adequate in a wealthy, civilized society like we’re in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKO8gN132EI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wallace consulted on Santa Monica’s elderly subsidy program. He said the true test of its success will be if seniors in the pilot project stay in their homes longer than those who are not receiving help. Another indicator will be if the city saves money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Monica admitted seniors making $14,000 a year or less into the program. The city used UCLA’s Elder Index to calculate how much it costs for seniors to cover their basic expenses and has sought to raise the income of each of the participants to $22,098 annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Varon said Santa Monica has set aside $300,000 in general fund and sales tax money for the pilot project. She said the alternative could be even more expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When somebody becomes homeless, their expenses become astronomically higher because they’re on the street, and they are sick and possibly we are calling paramedics for them,” Varon said. “They are ending up at the hospital because they are so sick, so how can we afford not to keep them housed?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Monica’s Agle views the city’s subsidies as part of its social contract with seniors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In most of California, Social Security is barely going to pay your rent,” he said. “Are we as a state, as Californians, going to say, 'Let’s add everybody over 65 as homeless.' 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, it launched a 14-month experiment by giving cash to nearly two dozen senior men and women struggling to pay their rent in a city that has rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You would think their rents would be low, but even the 3 to 5 percent increases allowed a year outstrip the increases in the cost of medical care and other costs, combined with the limited increases in Social Security,” said Steven Wallace, associate director of UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Kaye -- who only wanted her first name used -- was admitted into Santa Monica’s pilot program, she said she had to pay all her expenses from her $1,000 monthly Social Security check.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'If it weren’t for the city of Santa Monica helping me, I would probably by now have been evicted and on the street.'\u003ccite>Kaye\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“If I didn’t have money to eat after paying my monthly bills, I just didn’t eat,” Kaye said. “There was literally nothing for nothing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That meant no money for partial dentures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to have 12 teeth pulled out of my head in one day so that I could get dentures because they [Medi-Cal] wouldn’t pay for partials,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also meant no money for gas for the 70-year-old’s car or any other transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There were many times I would have to say to someone, 'I don’t even have money to take a bus to get to you,' \" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaye said Santa Monica’s monthly subsidy has saved her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If it weren’t for the city of Santa Monica helping me, I would probably by now have been evicted and on the street,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11689048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11689048\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Kaye, 70, receives a monthly rental subsidy from the City of Santa Monica as part of a pilot program to help seniors stay in their homes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/SeniorHousing-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaye, 70, receives a monthly rental subsidy from Santa Monica as part of a pilot program to help seniors stay in their homes. \u003ccite>(Amita Sharma/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside of helping seniors remain in their homes, city officials say the goal is to preserve Santa Monica’s diverse population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is not just the fancy shining city by the beach,” said Andy Agle, Santa Monica’s director of housing and economic development. “This is a city that is for everyone. It should be accessible to anyone. There are people living in $10 million houses here, but there are people living on Social Security, and all of that is part of Santa Monica.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said Santa Monica may be the first city in the United States to subsidize rent for seniors. Though other cities like Denver and Detroit are offering rental subsidies to low-income families. 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He was dogged by one thought: “How am I going to live tomorrow?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then came the letter from the city of Santa Monica informing the painter that he was accepted into the pilot program for a monthly subsidy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was something that came down from heaven,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wallace said single seniors like Devillandry are hurting the most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“About half of them don’t have enough money to pay those basic expenses,” Wallace said. “And so, you don’t see people dying on the street but you do see people in dire circumstances and making do in various ways that I think none of us would consider adequate in a wealthy, civilized society like we’re in.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/uKO8gN132EI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/uKO8gN132EI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Wallace consulted on Santa Monica’s elderly subsidy program. 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"content": "\u003cp>Sky Bergman got the idea for her new documentary, \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.lives-well-lived.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lives Well Lived\u003c/a>,\" from her visits with her grandmother, who was still going to the gym as she hit her 100th birthday. She began to collect the stories of other vibrant and dynamic elders, ending up with 40 interviews with seniors ranging in age from 75 to 100 years old, many of them Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[vimeo 132338363 w=640 h=360]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bergman is a professor of photography at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and this is her first documentary feature. She talked this week with Sasha Khokha, host of The California Report Magazine. Here is some of the best wit and wisdom the seniors shared in the film.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being kind and being nice to people. No matter where you are and no matter what the situation. 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