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Governor Gavin Newsom released an Executive Order to developed a Master Plan for Aging this June.  The goal is for the state and local government, the private sector, and philanthropists to [...]

What is a REAL ID? The REAL ID Act was passed in 2005, and is already in effect.  But, beginning in October 2020, all states will need to comply.   There will be new restrictions on the kinds of [...]

What is Lifeline? Lifeline is a federal program to help low-income Americans get a landline or cell phone (but not both).  Lifeline provides a discount on monthly service of $9.25 per month.  [...]

John F. Kennedy University is restarting its free elder law clinic in October 2019.  This clinic is for low-income seniors who want a will, trust, durable power of attorney, and advance health [...]

California has a tax postponement program for certain homeowners, which allows them to postpone paying their property taxes for primary residences.  This program is available to homeowners who [...]

Debt collection is an $11 billion industry, and debt collectors will use a lot of tactics to collect.  A recent article in the Washington Post highlighted an unsettling trend: some debt [...]

Though Californians live in a beautiful part of the country, we also have fires, earthquakes, and mudslides.  After the fires in Santa Rosa in 2017, three thousand homes were lost.  Just [...]

We are proud to announce that our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018-19 is now available. Contra Costa Senior Legal Services has released an annual report for the Fiscal Year 2018-2019.  It [...]

Scammers are more sophisticated than ever.  The FTC reported that Americans lost about $1.48 billion to scammers in 2018 alone.  Scam phone calls are so commonplace, that many of us do not even [...]

SAGE USA Honors LGBT Seniors During 50th Anniversary of Stonewall LGBT pioneers share their Stonewall stories As part of SAGE’s four-part Stonewall video series, LGBT elders describe firsthand [...]