#senior-housing

#senior-housing

Clara Hsu, a renowned Hong Kong-born poet and executive director of the Clarion Performing Arts Center, began teaching the course in 2019 to residents of the Bethany Center, an affordable senior housing community in the Mission District. To some, the layered meanings found in these poems may seem obscure. Yet for the elders, all of whom are women, they are absorbing. "I don't get many chances to learn new things these days," said one 91-year-old, by way of explanation.

When I arrived at Liberty Tiny Village on a warmer than usual day in November, I thought I knew exactly what to expect. The resort-style, 55-and-older tiny home community in Aubrey, Texas, markets itself as an upscale community for retirees or soon-to-be retirees ready to shed decades of belongings in exchange for a smaller, freer way of living. But that's only part of the story. That afternoon, I sat with two neighbors, widows Debbie Giamalva a retired intensive care nurse, and Sherry Miller, a retired English teacher.

Ellis Partners and Spirit Living Group submitted plans in December for the seven-story, 203-unit building on Claremont Avenue, next to the pink property that used to house The Graduate bar. The apartments would be market-rate, including some memory-care and assisted-living units. "There is very, very, very little senior housing in the East Bay, writ large, especially compared to what the demand is," said Patrick Flynn, senior vice president with San Francisco-based Ellis Partners.

Nearly half of New Yorkers say housing is their biggest economic challenge, and over three-quarters agree that housing costs have worsened. New York faces a statewide housing shortage of nearly 540,000 units, and analysis shows that failing to close this gap could result in the loss of up to 750,000 jobs and as much as $1 trillion in economic output for the tri-state region by 2035.

First and foremost, we must reform the property tax system to make sure senior homeowners are not displaced by their own government. Similarly we must ensure programs like [ Senior Citizen Homeowners' Exemption ] and [ Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption ] are fully funded, and expanded to protect more seniors. Next, we must continue to be in the business of constructing and staffing housing that is affordable to seniors, and housing with support services, so seniors can transition to a home that affords them the highest amount of dignity and autonomy.

Details are now emerging about an early May homicide that occurred at a senior housing facility on Laguna Street, and the killing was reportedly a fairly brutal one. Police released little information at the time about a homicide in early May on the unit block of Laguna Street, including whether it occurred on the street or inside a residence. As the Chronicle now reports via the SFPD, the victim was a 69-year-old man, John Tyler,

Dr. Adelman received the Teddy Witherington Award for her lifetime contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, exemplified by her founding of Openhouse and advocacy efforts.