AARP California: 3.3 Million Strong

Lou Burg is among 7 million Californians who volunteer. Burg is a “fraud fighter” who calls older people to warn them of telephone fraud. Photo by Todd Bigelow/Aurora Select

TV’s Call to Service
Three hours a week, Barry Greenberg gets more pleasure than he ever expected from sitting in a narrow Santa Monica office cubicle, one ear glued to a telephone, warning his peers about telemarketing scams. More >>

Anti-Tax Initiatives Rejected in Maine, Washington
Voters in Washington and Maine soundly rejected anti-tax initiatives in Tuesday’s election, handing victory to opponents who credited voters for realizing the measures would have caused disastrous cuts to government services. More >>

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Scenes form Midtown Sacramento. Photos by Melanie Light

Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
If you wind up in the hospital today, you’ll see plenty of nurses. Looks are deceiving in this instance. “Because of the recession, some people are becoming complacent that there is not a nursing shortage,” said Brenda L. Cleary, a registered nurse and director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a collaboration of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More >>

September Issue: Taming the Sprawl
Every morning Paul Zykofsky walks to work. From his condo in the Midtown neighborhood of Sacramento, he strolls eight blocks under a leafy canopy of trees to his downtown job, passing homes, apartment buildings, restaurants, shops and offices. More >>

Californians Survive Latest Wildfire
The largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history destroyed more than dozens of homes and devoured thousands of acres this week. But thanks to years of disaster planning and preparation in this county of 10 million, no civilians died, although two firefighters lost their lives. More >>

Biologics: Why No Generics?
Amid the furor surrounding health care reform, a quiet but intense struggle is being waged over a cutting-edge form of medicine that is revolutionizing treatments for cancer, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other conditions. More >>

May Issue: Vote Could Make or Break Budget Truce
Financial chaos. Insolvency. Layoffs and more spending cuts.This is what many predict will happen if the six propositions on the May 19 election ballot fail. More>>

State-by-State Resource Guides
• Guide to Health Care Provider Performance
• List of No-Call Registration Info
• Guide to Transportation Assistance
• Guide to Nursing Home Performance Data

Local Resources
• Alzheimer’s Association, California Council
• California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
• California Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• California Attorney General’s Office
• California Department of Aging
• California Health Advocates
• California HealthCare Foundation
• California State Mortgage Information