Santa Clara County Local News: Seniors


All Local Seniors News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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03/19/2025
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Although Silicon Valley has a reputation for attracting young, tech-savvy workers, the cycle may no longer be true as statistics point toward older adults shifting the dynamic and the area being ill-equipped for the looming change.

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02/27/2025
Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars if Republicans follow through on proposed cuts.

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02/12/2025
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In stark contrast with the antipathy shown towards the slew of affordable housing developments that have cropped up in Los Gatos in recent months that seek to bypass local control, the Los Gatos Meadows senior facility has now achieved final approval, winning over not only all the Town Council members, but many of the residents who live in the vicinity, too.

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02/06/2025
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An older adult community in Los Gatos is on its way toward a major overhaul, providing what officials said are much-needed homes.

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01/09/2025
The Newsom administration on Friday is expected to release its next budget proposal. Health care advocates want the governor to fix a Medi-Cal rule that discourages seniors from getting coverage.

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12/17/2024
SAN JOSE TEMPORARILY limited meals for older adults at city community centers in early December amid a budget shortfall — a move that left recipients flustered.

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12/16/2024
Image for display with article titled San Jose Demand for Senior Meals Underestimated Cost

San Jose temporarily limited meals for older adults at city community centers in early December amid a budget shortfall — a move that left recipients flustered.

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12/12/2024
In their December 10 meeting, the Mountain View City Council rejected a proposal to drop the senior advisory committee. Read on to learn more about the proposal and why it was not approved.

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11/30/2024
Image for display with article titled San Jose Senior Apartment Tenants Take Issue With Management

An affordable housing development near Willow Glen was supposed to give homeless older adults a safe place to live. Instead, a number of residents are clamoring to leave.

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10/31/2024
Image for display with article titled Santa Clara County Homeless Shelter Model Displaces Seniors

Alma stared at her phone, rattled. She had just received a text from her case manager on Sept. 30 that she'd been evicted from the Sunnyvale homeless shelter while on the way back from work. With nowhere to go, she reverted to sleeping underneath the stairwell of a school.

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10/31/2024
A project to potentially develop a site on East St. Jon Street in San Jose into affordable housing for seniors took a step forward with the purchase of the parcel by the Santa Clara County Housing Authority.

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10/18/2024
In their October 17 meeting, the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board voted in favor of a plan to expand the Palo Alto Commons seniors housing complex.

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09/13/2024
Image for display with article titled Sunnyvale Older Adults to Get Living Center, Convalescent Hospital

More than 100 apartments for older adults and a medical facility could be coming to Sunnyvale within the next few years.

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08/25/2024
West Valley College announced the launching of its Senior Guided Pathways program of free classes for seniors.

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07/26/2024
Image for display with article titled Los Gatos Meadows Developer Agrees to $1.1 Million Asbestos Settlement

After the Los Gatos Meadows senior living project was slammed, in 2022, by Town officials over height concerns and not taking heed of requests to rejig the hill-perched site to allow in more lower-income residents, Covia Communities—the developer—disappeared.

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05/30/2024
Image for display with article titled Los Gatos Commits More Funds for Food, Rent Relief

Los Gatos seniors wait patiently to pick two food items, while eyeing tables piled with essentials such as meat and bread. Then it’s a free-for-all as roughly 70 participants load their arms and bags with groceries for the week.

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05/28/2024
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held May 8 to celebrate the opening of the 80-unit affordable Kifer Senior Apartments.

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05/09/2024
Construction at the Mountain View Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center is nearing completion, with plans to renovate the Eagle Park facility underway..

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05/06/2024
Housing, climate change and inequity were among the topics for discussion as local community leaders met to discuss the most pressing needs in the region.

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05/03/2024
Image for display with article titled San Jose Affordable Apartments a Plus for Senior Housing Crisis

More than 100 Santa Clara County seniors struggling with the cost of living will have a place to call home in downtown San Jose within the next few years.