A cool breeze swept through Palo Alto’s Baylands Nature Preserve as local and federal representatives opened the Bay...
Li: Baby Boomers changed how we live — it’s time to change how we age
Baby Boomers have spent their lives challenging the status quo. They reshaped our workplaces, families, culture and expectations for how we live. Now, as this generation ages, we face a question we have spent far less time considering: Have we built a system that allows people to grow older the way they actually want to? The answer, too often, is no. America is undergoing a profound demographic shift, and Santa Clara County is no exception. More than 400,000 county residents are already over age 60, and that number will continue to grow in the years ahead. But longevity alone should not...
