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Two Chinese seniors attacked on Bayview streets
Two Chinese seniors were attacked on Bayview streets around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 19, Sing Tao reports. An 89-year-old woman in a wheelchair was kicked over outside the Third Street library and taken to a hospital, and a woman in her 70s dodged a man swinging a plastic crate near the T-line's Oakdale/Palou stop. Police are investigating and have stepped up patrols in the area.
Medical and community groups bring flu shots to homebound seniors
A coalition of city agencies, medical groups and nonprofits sent eight three-person teams into San Francisco neighborhoods on Oct. 10 to give free flu shots to homebound seniors and people with disabilities, aiming to reach 100 people a day. The city has recorded its first flu death of the season, and the state has counted 34.
Chinatown residents rally for Proposition C and California Proposition 1
Chinatown residents, housing advocates and elected officials rallied at the Ping Yuen public housing complex to urge voters to support Proposition C and California's Proposition 1. Proposition C would extend San Francisco's housing trust fund to 2058 and direct part of future growth in the city's general fund to affordable housing. The Chinatown Community Development Center's executive director said the trust fund has backed projects including the New Asia rebuild, planned as a 15-story building with 175 affordable units for seniors.
A 72-year-old became homeless. Then her family rose up to save her
A 72-year-old woman became homeless in San Francisco, and her family is working to get her off the streets as evictions rise across the city. The story follows their effort.
‘It’s called being in prison:’ San Francisco has a broken-elevator problem
About 3,000 buildings in San Francisco have just one elevator, and breakdowns can trap residents. Seniors and disabled tenants describe the experience as 'being in prison,' Mission Local reports.
People We Meet: St. Anthony’s 93-year-old volunteer Beryl Voss, who never misses a shift
Mission Local introduces Beryl Voss, a 93-year-old volunteer at St. Anthony's who shows up every Monday to feed the homeless population. She rarely misses a shift.