Posts Tagged: Elder

California must commit to making caregiving a career for the future

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by BY CARMEN ROBERTS posted 04.07.2023

OPINION – Caregiving became my second career the way it does for many women my age; my aging father needed my help. I had recently retired from the corporate world and my family had been relying on my care since we lost my mother at a young age. I chose caregiving out of love. Now,

California’s homicide numbers can be misleading

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by SCOTT SORIANO posted 08.26.2021

ANALYSIS: In late July, the Office of the Attorney General released Homicide in California 2020, its annual report on the state’s murders. Media outlets in California and elsewhere quickly covered the report. The story, targeting a “31 percent increase in murders, the most in 13 years,” was reported by a variety of news organizations.