A group of seniors, with ages ranging from their 60s to their 90s, is preparing to represent Team USA at the Global Esports Games this December in Los Angeles.
Oakland officially reopened the Mosswood Community Recreation Center: a new, state-of-the-art facility in the same park where the original building once stood. For the surrounding neighborhoods, the moment was less about a new structure and more about closure, renewal, and the promise of what comes next.
A real estate company has submitted a proposal to replace a Trader Joe's in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood with 25 and 31-story towers for senior housing. Many residents say the store is vital to the community despite the company saying the project would help seniors in the area.
Companies worldwide are increasingly turning to robotics, and one brightly colored robot may soon be a familiar sight in Bay Area senior communities. Meet Abi, a social humanoid robot created by Australia-based Andromeda Robotics, designed to support residents in assisted living facilities.
San Francisco is an aging city. By 2030, nearly one-third of the city will be populated by people 60 and older. That's more than the state average. "As folks age, incomes become restricted, the cost of living rises and so the need for affordable housing becomes even greater."
Dozens of tenants' rights advocates marched through Noe Valley in San Francisco at the front steps of a Victorian apartment house where three seniors are now facing eviction.