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California Elder Index National Press Coverage:

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Print

• "Almost Half of California Seniors Struggle to Survive." San Jose Mercury News. February 24, 2009.
• "Ex-senior Center Manager Understands the Crisis." San Francisco Chronicle. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Find Bay Area 'Too Costly'. Contra Costa Times. February 24, 2009.
• Study: Many California Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet". Associated Press February 24, 2009
• "Central Coast Seniors Struggling Just to Get By". The Californian. February 25, 2009.
• "Seniors Can't Pay For Basics." Daily Breeze. February 24, 2009.
• "Single Seniors Feel the Pain of Recession". The Desert Sun. February 25, 2009.
• "Many Area Seniors Struggling Financially." La Jolla Light. February 24, 2009.
• "Ethnic Elders Find it Harder to Make Ends Meet" New America Media. March 19, 2009
• "California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Pendleton-Gazette. February, 2009.
• "Study: Many Calif. Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." The Press-Enterprise. February 24, 2009
• "Seniors Often Lack Funds for Basic Needs." Press-Telegram. February 24, 2009.
• "Bay Area Seniors Struggle to Make Ends Meet". The Reporter. February 24, 2009.
• "Study: Many Calif. Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." The Sacramento Bee. February 24, 2009.
• "In Santa Cruz County, 59 percent of the Elderly Living Alone Can't Make Ends Meet." Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 24, 2009.
• "UCLA Study Says California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Senior Journal. February, 2009.
• "Many Area Seniors Struggling Financially." Solana Beach Sun. February 24, 2009.
• "More Elderly Residents Facing Threat of Poverty." The Daily Californian. September 9. 2008.
• "Low-Income Seniors Find Public Help Hard to Get." Los Angeles Daily News. March 9, 2008.
• "The Priciest County." San Mateo Times. March 3, 2008.
• "Critics say Poverty Rate no Longer Reflects Reality." San Diego Union Tribune. March 2, 2008.
• "Study Finds Seniors' Expenses Exceed Income." Desert Dispatch. February 29, 2008.
• "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.

Television and Radio Broadcast

• Bay Area Filipino Senior collapses and dies, struggling to make ends meet.  Balitang America, ABS-CBN Intl, November 19, 2009.
• "No Golden Age for Many in the Golden State." The California Report. September 8, 2009.
• Attorney Jenny Chung discusses the importance of the CA Elder Index and AB 324 for Alameda County with Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker on "County Business."
• "Program Manager Jenny Chung speaks with Barry Poole of KBAY FM 94.5" about the Insight Center's policy work to help elders face today's economic challenges. March 1, 2009.
• "CA Seniors Struggle To Cover Basic Needs." Susie Smith, Program Director, interviewed on ABC Channel 7. Streaming Video. February 24, 2009.
• "Many CA Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet, Study Finds" KPIX TV, CBS 5. February 24, 2009.
• "Study: many Calif. seniors can't make ends meet" KKFX, FOX 11. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Struggling with Poverty" The CW. San Diego 6. February 25, 2009.
• "Study: many Calif. seniors can't make ends meet" KMIR 6 Palm Springs. February 24, 2009.
• "Many S.D. Seniors Don't Have Enough Income for Basic Needs" KPBS Radio San Diego. February 24, 2009.
• "San Diego Seniors Struggling to Make Ends Meet" KPBS Radio San Diego. February 24, 2009.
• "Cost Of Living Increase Having Impact On San Diego Seniors." Streaming Video to right of article. Channel 10 News Report. February 29, 2008
• Politically Speaking, NBC San Diego, Streaming video. February 29, 2008
• "Struggling Seniors in California Shortchanged by FPL," KQED, California Report. February 27, 2008
• "UCLA Report: Federal Poverty Line Doesn't Accurately Factor Costs." KPBS Radio Report. February 26, 2008
• "Aging in LA." This video is coming soon. Paul Peterson of cable TV channel 35 LA Cityview program, interviews Susie Smith, Director of Californians for Economic Security, and Dr. Steven Wallace, Professor UCLA School of Public Health, on the release of the Elder Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard.

Online Publications

• "Aging in the Inland Empire: Redefining Poverty & the ‘New' Poor." New America Media. September 9, 2009.
• "Study Examines California's Long-Term Care Costs." Life & Health National Underwriter. June 23, 2009.
• "Economy Puts Seniors in Hard Spot." Global Action on Aging. March 1, 2009.
• "Helping Our Seniors." Jim Beall, Jr. California Assembly Member. February E-Newsletter.
• "Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look At Race, Ethnicity And Health" Kaisernetwork.org. February 24, 2009.
• "A new survey finds more poor Californian senior that previously thought". New Updated Frequently. Febraury 24, 2009.
• "California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Science Blog. Febraury 24, 2009.
• "California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Science Codex. February 24, 2009.
• "Finding It Difficult To Make Ends Meet: California’s Single Seniors". Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News February, 24, 2009.
• "New 'Economic Security' Standard Accounts for California Cost-of-Living." California Healthline. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Struggling with Survival". Case Western Reserve University. Febraury 24, 2009.
• "Seniors often lack funds for basic need." AARP Bullentin Today February 25, 2009.
• "More Elderly Residents Facing Threat of Poverty." The Daily Californian Online. September 9, 2008.
• "New Economic Indicator Reflects Seniors' Financial Reality." Senior-Spectrum.com. March 10, 2008.
• "Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors." Central Valley Business Street. February 26, 2008.
• "Poverty Line Set Too Low." redwoodage.com. February 26, 2008.

Speeches, Hearings

• "The Myth of the Golden Years: Introducing an Alternative to the Flawed Federal Poverty Line." Audio recording of the California State Senate Aging and Long Term Care Committee Hearing dedicated to the public launch of the California Elder Economic Security Initiative. February 26, 2008.
• 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 Elders Overlooked & Underserved"- New County -by -County Data Gives Face to California's Struggling Elderly. February 24, 2009.
• "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"

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