Santa Clara County Local Seniors News Articles and Digest

Economy & Jobs Seniors City of Saratoga

West Valley Senior Service Providers Fight to Keep Up

06/09/2023
According to 2020 census data, Saratoga residents’ median age was 50.5, nearly a dozen years older than the nationwide mean of 38.8. As residents age, they face many challenges—and so do the organizations holding their safety net together.

From Mountain View Voice...

Seniors Community Service & Support

Mountain View Public Safety Foundation Helps Local Seniors in Need

05/16/2023
Resident Bakary Diame comes to the Mountain View Senior Center almost every day to enjoy a meal and socialize with his friends, and he relies on a careful combination of biking and public transit to get there.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Education Seniors

Community College Woos the 50-Plus Crowd

04/27/2023
The West Valley-Mission Community College District is releasing a survey to garner ideas on how to make higher education attractive to an older demographic.

From CalMatters...

Health Seniors State of California

CalPERS Settles for $800 Million Over Misleading Claims on Long-Term Care Insurance

03/19/2023
Retired California government workers will get tens of thousands of dollars if they give up their long-term care insurance.

From The Mercury News...

Seniors Town of Los Gatos Town of Los Gatos Town Council

Los Gatos Council Begins Addressing Fast-Growing Senior Population

03/14/2023
Seniors make up 20% of the Los Gatos population, or one in five residents—and that’s expected to grow significantly. Los Gatos Town Council has endorsed a “roadmap” of short- and long-term goals to support the town’s fast-growing older adult population.

From Gilroy Dispatch...

City of Gilroy Seniors

City Honors Late Gilroyan With Room Dedication

03/09/2023
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The Gilroy City Council agreed Feb. 27 to name a classroom in the Gilroy Senior Center after Theodore “Ted” Carpenetti, who died in July 2022 at the age of 105.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Seniors

Nearly 1.5 Million California Seniors Could Get Food Assistance

03/06/2023
Every day, thousands of older Californians can’t afford to stock their pantries. State data reveal that two-thirds of eligible Californians over age 60 do not participate in CalFresh, the state’s food stamp program, even though they qualify.

From The Mercury News...

Town of Los Gatos Town of Los Gatos Town Council Homelessness Seniors

Los Gatos Residents Share Priorities at Annual Meeting

01/29/2023
Dozens of residents advocated for causes from traffic and transportation to senior services and supporting the homeless population.

From Mountain View Voice...

Housing Seniors

The Perfect Backyard Retirement Home

01/22/2023
Palo Alto senior Judy Ousterhout had been pondering her future as a healthy older adult: Where would she retire? How could she generate extra income? Her backyard was the answer.

From Palo Alto Online...

Health Seniors City of Palo Alto

Palo Alto Survey Points to Growing Concerns over Mental Health, Retirement

01/18/2023
Ask Palo Alto residents about their city, and many will praise its parks, job opportunities and educational offerings. But a new survey also shows other concerns.

From San Jose Inside...

Transportation Seniors Veterans

Seniors, Bicyclists, Veterans to Benefit From New DMV Laws in 2023

12/29/2022
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Starting Jan. 1, California law will again require drivers 70 and older to renew their license in person at a DMV office.

From Milpitas Beat...

Health Families & Children Seniors

New Outreach to LGBTQ Milpitas Seniors

10/14/2022
LGBTQ group AVENIDAS, known for working with stigmatized San Jose youth, turns its sights to elders in Milpitas, creating safe space and a dog-walking group.

From San Jose Spotlight...

County of Santa Clara City of San Jose Seniors Homelessness First Community Housing

‘Silver Tsunami’ of Houseless Elders Overwhelm Affordable Housing

09/18/2022
San Jose has provided 4,000 low-cost units, and more than 800 new units will be made available for seniors by next spring. But what’s needed is tens of thousands of apartments, says Geoffrey Morgan, president and CEO of First Community Housing.

From Milpitas Beat...

Transportation Seniors City of Milpitas

SMART On-Demand Transit Begins in Milpitas

09/15/2022
Milpitas just got SMART. The acronym stands for Simple Mobile Access to Reliable Transit, which will provide app-based mini-van transit on weekdays. Milpitas mayor Rich Tran says, “By moving more people in fewer but more productive vehicles, we are catalyzing a generational shift in how people get around Milpitas.”

From San Jose Inside...

Seniors Transportation County of Santa Clara

Transportation Service Expands to More Seniors

06/16/2022
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RYDE is expanding to three new San Jose ZIP codes, 95118, 95119, and 95122, which were chosen based on their lack of transportation options as well as larger senior populations.

From Palo Alto Online...

Seniors City of Palo Alto

East Palo Alto Senior Center to Reopen After Two-Year Covid-19 Hiatus

06/12/2022
"No one ever expected that a pandemic would occur nor that it would last over two years," said Millicent Grant, executive director of the center.

From Los Gatan...

Science & Technology Seniors Town of Los Gatos

Computer Retailing Pioneer Don Wolf Dies at 92

06/02/2022
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Wolf opened Idea Computer on N. Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Los Gatos in 1982. It shortly thereafter became Wolf Computer, one of Silicon Valley’s leading computer retailers.

From Palo Alto Online...

Government City of Palo Alto Seniors

Palo Alto Looks to Renovate Roth Building and Cubberley Community Center

05/11/2022
With its revenues on the rise, the city advances an ambitious infrastructure plan that would rehabilitate public buildings and complete streetscape improvements at the Charleston-Arastradero corridor.

From Los Gatan...

Town of Los Gatos Town of Los Gatos Town Council Seniors

After 11th Hour Tweaks, Contentious Senior Living Project Nearly Wins Over Council

04/08/2022
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Despite the Planning Commission’s 7-0 push for the denial of Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living project, the developer’s initial reluctance to heed calls to include affordable units and Town staff’s own recommendation that Council reject the proposal, elected officials nearly approved it, April 5. Had it gone forward, it would’ve been the tallest [...]

From The Silicon Valley Voice...

Housing Seniors City of Santa Clara

Santa Clara Approves State-Funded Senior Complex

04/05/2022
State-issued bonds will fund an 80-apartment complex for low-income seniors, half of which will be formerly homeless. The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved the housing development, to be located at 3333 Kifer Road.

Santa Clara County Local News: Seniors