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Print:

• "Reader's Editorials_A Win for Seniors and their Families." East County Magazine. November 14, 2011.
• "Senior Power...In the loop." The Berkeley Daily Planet. November 4, 2011.
• "Commentary_Elder Economic Planning Act is a major win for.....All Californians." San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. November 1, 2011.
• "Low Cost, Big Impact." One Away. October 24, 2011.
• "New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty." Eastern Group Publications. October 20, 2011.
• "Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update." Imperial Valley News. October 9, 2011.
• "Almost Half of California Seniors Struggle to Survive." San Jose Mercury News. February 24, 2009.
• "Ex-senior Center Manager Understands the Crisis." San Francisco Chronicle. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Find Bay Area 'Too Costly'. Contra Costa Times. February 24, 2009.
• "Study: Many California Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Associated Press February 24, 2009.
• "Central Coast Seniors Struggling Just to Get By". The Californian. February 25, 2009.
• "Seniors Can't Pay For Basics." Daily Breeze. February 24, 2009.
• "Single Seniors Feel the Pain of Recession". The Desert Sun. February 25, 2009.
• "Many Area Seniors Struggling Financially." La Jolla Light. February 24, 2009.
• "Ethnic Elders Find it Harder to Make Ends Meet" New America Media. March 19, 2009.
• "California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Pendleton-Gazette. February, 2009.
• "Study: Many Calif. Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." The Press-Enterprise. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Often Lack Funds for Basic Needs." Press-Telegram. February 24, 2009.
• "Bay Area Seniors Struggle to Make Ends Meet". The Reporter. February 24, 2009.
• "Study: Many Calif. Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." The Sacramento Bee. February 24, 2009.
• "In Santa Cruz County, 59 percent of the Elderly Living Alone Can't Make Ends Meet." Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 24, 2009.
• "UCLA Study Says California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Senior Journal. February, 2009.
• "Many Area Seniors Struggling Financially." Solana Beach Sun. February 24, 2009.
• "More Elderly Residents Facing Threat of Poverty." The Daily Californian. September 9. 2008.
• "Low-Income Seniors Find Public Help Hard to Get." Los Angeles Daily News. March 9, 2008.
• "The Priciest County." San Mateo Times. March 3, 2008.
• "Critics say Poverty Rate no Longer Reflects Reality." San Diego Union Tribune. March 2, 2008.
• "Study Finds Seniors' Expenses Exceed Income." Desert Dispatch. February 29, 2008.
• "Cost of Living too Costly for Seniors." Ventura County Star. February 27, 2008.
• "Annual Cost of Living for Yolo County Seniors." Woodland Daily Democrat. February 27, 2008.
• "Helping Seniors Cope with High Cost of Living." Marin Independent Journal and marinij.com. February 27, 2008.
• "Elderly Face Financial Challenges." Santa Monica Daily Press. February 27, 2008.

Television and Radio Broadcast:

• Bay Area Filipino Senior collapses and dies, struggling to make ends meet. Balitang America, ABS-CBN Intl, November 19, 2009.
• "No Golden Age for Many in the Golden State." The California Report. September 8, 2009.
• Attorney Jenny Chung Mejia discusses the importance of the CA Elder Index and AB 324 for Alameda County with Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker on "County Business." May 21, 2009.
• "Program Manager Jenny Chung Mejia speaks with Barry Poole of KBAY FM 94.5" about the Insight Center's policy work to help elders face today's economic challenges. March 1, 2009.
• "CA Seniors Struggle To Cover Basic Needs." Susie Smith, Program Director, interviewed on ABC Channel 7. Streaming Video. February 24, 2009.
• "Many CA Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet, Study Finds" KPIX TV, CBS 5. February 24, 2009.
• "Study: Many California Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet" KKFX, FOX 11. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Struggling with Poverty" The CW. San Diego 6. February 25, 2009.
• "Study: many Calif. seniors can't make ends meet" KMIR 6 Palm Springs. February 24, 2009.
• "Many S.D. Seniors Don't Have Enough Income for Basic Needs" KPBS Radio San Diego. February 24, 2009.
• "San Diego Seniors Struggling to Make Ends Meet" KPBS Radio San Diego. February 24, 2009.
• "Cost Of Living Increase Having Impact On San Diego Seniors." Streaming Video to right of article. Channel 10 News Report. February 29, 2008.
• Politically Speaking, NBC San Diego, Streaming video. February 29, 2008.
• "Struggling Seniors in California Shortchanged by FPL," KQED, California Report. February 27, 2008.
• "UCLA Report: Federal Poverty Line Doesn't Accurately Factor Costs." KPBS Radio Report. February 26, 2008.

Online:

• "Aging in the Inland Empire: Redefining Poverty & the ‘New' Poor." New America Media. September 9, 2009.
• "Study Examines California's Long-Term Care Costs." Life & Health National Underwriter. June 23, 2009.
• "Economy Puts Seniors in Hard Spot." Global Action on Aging. March 1, 2009.
• "Helping Our Seniors." Jim Beall, Jr. California Assembly Member. February E-Newsletter.
• "Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look At Race, Ethnicity And Health" Kaisernetwork.org. February 24, 2009.
• "A new survey finds more poor Californian seniors than previously thought". New Updated Frequently. February 24, 2009.
• "California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Science Blog. February 24, 2009.
• "California's Single Seniors Can't Make Ends Meet." Science Codex. February 24, 2009.s
• "Finding It Difficult To Make Ends Meet: California’s Single Seniors". Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News February, 24, 2009.
• "New 'Economic Security' Standard Accounts for California Cost-of-Living." California Healthline. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors Struggling with Survival". Case Western Reserve University. February 24, 2009.
• "Seniors often lack funds for basic need." AARP Bulletin Today February 25, 2009.
• "More Elderly Residents Facing Threat of Poverty." The Daily Californian Online. September 9, 2008.
• "New Economic Indicator Reflects Seniors' Financial Reality." Senior-Spectrum.com. March 10, 2008.
• "Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors." Central Valley Business Street. February 26, 2008.
• "Poverty Line Set Too Low." redwoodage.com. February 26, 2008.

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