Press Room

Click on the links below to review our recent press coverage and materials. 

Print, Television and Radio Broadcast, Online Publications, Speeches, Press Releases, Collateral Materials.

Print

• "Cost of Living too Costly for Seniors." Ventura County Star. February 27, 2008
• "Annual Cost of Living for Yolo County Seniors." Woodland Daily Democrat. February 27, 2008
• "Helping Seniors Cope with High Cost of Living." Marin Independent Journal and marinij.com. February 27, 2008
• "Elderly Face Financial Challenges." Santa Monica Daily Press. February 27, 2008.
• "Study Finds Seniors' Expenses Exceed Income." Desert Dispatch. February 29, 2008.
• "Critics say Poverty Rate no Longer Reflects Reality." San Diego Union Tribune. March 2, 2008
• "The Priciest County." San Mateo Times. March 3, 2008.
• "Low-Income Seniors Find Publc Help Hard to Get." Los Angeles Daily News. March 9, 2008. 
• "2 out of 3 struggline to survive in capital of glitz, glamour." Daily News. June 19, 2008.
• "Report Examines Farmworkers Impact on State Economy." Statesmen Journal. May 19, 2006 
• "State Lags in Affirmative Action." Daily Breeze. December 12, 2007.
• "Sectoral Employment: Meeting the Needs of Workers and Industries." Mott Mosaic. December, 2007.
• "Health Industry Jobs Help Build Healthy Economy." Race, Poverty, & the Environment. Spring, 2007.
• "The Business of Color: Strengthening the Regional Economy." Focus Magazine. March/April. 2007.

Television and Radio Broadcast

• "South Bay Sunday".  KBAY radio host Sam Van Zandt interviews Jenny Chung.  Audio.  February 26, 2008
• "Cost Of Living Increase Having Impact On San Diego Seniors." Streaming Video to right of article. Channel 10 News Report. February 29
• "UCLA Report: Federal Poverty Line Doesn't Accurately Factor Costs." KPBS Radio Report. February 26, 2008
• "Struggling Seniors in California Shortchanged by FPL," KQED, California Report. February 27, 2008
• Politically Speaking, NBC San Diego, Streaming Video. February 29, 2008
• "Aging in LA." Paul Peterson of cable TV channel 35's "LA Cityview" program, interviews Susie Smith, Director of Californians for Economic Security, and Dr. Steven Wallace, Professor at UCLA's School of Public Health, on the release of the Elder Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard.

Online Publications

• "Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors." Central Valley Business Street. February 26, 2008
• "Poverty Line Set Too Low." redwoodage.com. February 26, 2008
• "New Economic Indicator Reflects Seniors' Financial Reality." Senior-Spectrum.com. March 10, 2008.
• "Linking Good Child Care to Improved Economies." The Wall Street Journal Online.June 11, 2007.

Speeches

• Press Conference Statement. California State Senate Aging & Long Term Care Public Hearing. Susan Smith, Director Californians for Economic Security. February 26, 2008. Sacramento, California.

Press Releases

California Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• "Tough Times for California's Seniors" -  Announcing the launch of the Cal-EESI initiative and Legislative Hearing
•  "Tough Times for LA's Seniors: New County-Specific Data Reveals True Impact of State Budget Cuts on Elderly"
• "Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors: New County-Specific Data Reveals True Impact of State Budget Cuts on Elderly"
•  "Tough Times for Bay Area Seniors: New County-Specific Data Reveals True Impact of State Budget Cuts on Elderly"
  

2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard

• Bay Area Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, Families in the Bay Area Cannot Make Ends Meet.
• Sacramento's Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, Families in Sacramento Cannot Make Ends Meet.
• Fresno's Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, Families in Fresno Cannot Make Ends Meet.
• L.A.'s Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, L.A. FamiliesCannot Meet Basic Needs.

Reports

• How Much is Enough in Your County? 2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard. Summary of Findings.
  

Collateral Materials

California Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Program Overviews for: Policymakers, Direct Service Providers and Advocates
• Frequently Asked Questions
  

2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard

• Program Overviews for: Policymakers, Direct Service Providers, Advocates.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• How the Standard is Used

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