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How San Diego Can Help Support Its Growing Senior Population

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Marissa Cabrera / News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

Published May 14, 2019 at 9:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 4 years ago.

Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) talks to seniors at the Serving Seniors Center in downtown San Diego ahead of a scheduled Senate vote that would repeal and replace Obamacare, Sept. 22, 2017.

About one million San Diego residents will be 55 or older by the year 2030, that's a 194 percent increase from 2012, according to the San Diego Associations of Government.

The San Diego region is greying.

About one million San Diego residents will be 55 or older by the year 2030, that's a 194 percent increase from 2012, according to the San Diego Associations of Government.

A new report by the San Diego Foundation and Circulate San Diego looks at the aging population in San Diego and lays out policy areas cities can focus on to help support older residents, from building more affordable housing to help seniors age in place to boosting access to public transportation and creating more outdoor spaces and places for seniors to gather.

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Currently, the county of San Diego along with the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista and La Mesa are part of AARP’s “Age-Friendly Community” network.

The city of La Mesa is holding a series of public workshops this month to collect input from residents on its "age-friendly action plan."

Maya Rosas, Circulate San Diego's director of policy and author of the report, discusses the report's findings Tuesday on Midday Edition.

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Maureen Cavanaugh

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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Marissa Cabrera

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Marissa Cabrera worked as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition. Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri. Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

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