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  • San Francisco resident Gene Penaflor, 72, who was missing in the Mendocino National Forest for 18 days has been rescued. (Photos courtesy Jeremy Penaflor)
  • A 72-year-old man is back home in San Francisco, recovering from being lost 18 days in the Mendocino National Forest.
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mendocino county, missing person, seniors, san francisco news
  • San Francisco resident Gene Penaflor, 72, who was missing in the Mendocino National Forest for 18 days has been rescued. (Photos courtesy Jeremy Penaflor)
  • A 72-year-old man is back home in San Francisco, recovering from being lost 18 days in the Mendocino National Forest.
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mendocino county, missing person, seniors, news
  • Surveillance images shows the two suspects in a violent parking lot robbery in Fremont.
  • Fremont police say they've arrested a man accused of violently robbing a 70-year-old woman of her gold chain necklace last week.
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fremont, walmart, newark, crime, violence, seniors, east bay news
  • The Claremont Place assisted living facility in Southern California.
  • California has failed to protect patients in care facilities across the stste.
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seniors, los angeles, news
  • The Claremont Place assisted living facility in Southern California.
  • California has failed to protect patients in care facilities across the state.
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seniors, los angeles, california news
  • UCSF brain study
  • A new study by Bay Area researchers suggests that challenging games can have a potent effect on older adults' brain function.
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UCSF, medical research, seniors, study, alzheimers, health, carolyn johnson
  • UCSF brain study
  • A new study by Bay Area researchers suggests that challenging games can have a potent effect on older adults' brain function.
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UCSF, medical research, seniors, study, alzheimers, health
  • Oakland Hills home collapsed after woman crashed into it with her car
  • Officials say an elderly woman drove her car into home in the Oakland Hills Wednesday afternoon, sparking a garage fire.
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oakland, driving, crash, fire, PG&E, seniors, east bay news
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • After the I-Team uncovered issues in Santa Clara Co., Gov. Brown has signed a bill into law protecting the rights of conservatees.
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santa clara county, seniors, jerry brown, bills, laws, i-team
  • Vallejo police arrested a health care provider Tuesday after the elderly woman she was caring for was found dead.
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vallejo, crime, drugs, seniors, north bay news
  • First Alarm security officer
  • After two recent murders, neighbors in an Oakland community are taking matters into their own hands to keep their streets safe.
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, news
  • Judy Salamon was shot and killed in her car in Oakland
  • Oakland police are asking for the public's help after a 66-year-old woman was shot to death in her own car Wednesday afternoon.
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, news
  • First Alarm security officer
  • After two recent murders, neighbors in an Oakland community are taking matters into their own hands to keep their streets safe.
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, east bay news
  • Kip Macy, AKA SFs landlord from hell
  • The ABC7 News I-Team has an exclusive jailhouse interview with the man known as San Francisco's "landlord from hell."
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soma, george gascon, crime, housing market, seniors, retirement, i-team video
  • Kip Macy, AKA SFs landlord from hell
  • The ABC7 News I-Team has an exclusive jailhouse interview with the man known as San Francisco's "landlord from hell."
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soma, george gascon, crime, housing market, seniors, retirement, i-team, dan noyes
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  • San Leandro police have found an elderly man who went missing Friday.
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san leandro, missing person, seniors, east bay news
  • Penny Napoli is being forced to move because Sonoma County is planning on expanding runways at the airport.
  • Only On 7: An elderly property owner is being forced to sell her land to the Sonoma County Airport for a fraction of its official value.
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santa rosa, sonoma county, seniors, real estate, housing market, north bay news, mark matthews
  • Penny Napoli is being forced to move because Sonoma County is planning on expanding runways at the airport.
  • Only On 7: An elderly property owner is being forced to sell her land to the Sonoma County Airport for a fraction of its official value.
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santa rosa, sonoma county, seniors, real estate, housing market, news
  • Oakland leaders hold news conference
  • An East Oakland community is pleading with city leaders to end the violence after a beloved 66-year-old woman was shot and killed.
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, east bay news
  • Oakland leaders hold news conference
  • A message came from Oakland leaders today that was sparked by the murder of a 66-year-old woman.
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, news
  • East Oakland neighborhood mourns loss of Pet Nanny neighbor Judy Salamon
  • Detectives are still trying to figure out who shot and killed a beloved East Oakland neighbor known as "The Pet Nanny".
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, east bay news, mark matthews
  • Judy Salamon was shot and killed in her car in Oakland
  • Oakland police are asking for the public's help after a 66-year-old woman was shot to death in her own car Wednesday afternoon.
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oakland, crime, shooting, seniors, driving, guns, violence, east bay news
  • Missing Brentwood woman Blanca Millerstrom
  • Police say a missing elderly Brentwood woman who suffers from the early stages of dementia has been found.
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brentwood, oakland, lake merritt, missing person, seniors, mental health, east bay news
  • Missing person Mary Garvey
  • An Orinda woman who'd been missing since Thursday was found in her car Saturday, which was found at the bottom of a ravine.
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orinda, missing person, crash, seniors, east bay news
  • A man was arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry from an elderly woman whose Moraga home he had been hired to paint.
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san pablo, moraga, crime, seniors, east bay news
  • Baby Aaron
  • A convicted baby killer is about to be set free after a court reversed Governor Jerry Brown's decision to deny parole.
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jerry brown, inmates, prison, mental health, supreme court, seniors, crime, california news, nannette miranda
  • Baby Aaron
  • A convicted baby killer is about to be set free after a court reversed Governor Jerry Brown's decision to deny parole.
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jerry brown, inmates, prison, mental health, supreme court, seniors, crime, news
  • Person handcuffed after fatal crash and standoff in Oakland
  • A panel of judges rejected Gov. Brown's attempt to circumvent its long-standing order for reducing Calif.'s prison population.
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jerry brown, inmates, prison, mental health, supreme court, seniors, news
  • Missing man James Moten
  • Oakland police are searching for a 64-year-old man who suffers from dementia and went missing from his care home on Saturday.
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oakland, missing person, seniors, east bay news
  • Santa Cruz police say they've arrested 7 people on charges that they allegedly turned a disabled man's home into a drug house.
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santa cruz, disability, seniors, drugs, crime, south bay news
  • One of the few remaining survivors of the 1906 Great San Francisco Earthquake has died.
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santa clara, earthquake, seniors, south bay news
  • New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau out Thursday show major changes in America's demographic look.
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census, immigration, seniors, national/world
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the state's assisted living facilities.
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santa clara county, seniors, i-team, dan noyes
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • A bill protecting the personal rights of people under a conservatorship passed the state senate judiciary committee Tuesday.
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santa clara county, seniors, i-team
  • Everyone made it out safely this time, amazing considering some of the women inside were more than 90 years old.
  • Everyone made it out safely this time, amazing considering some of the women inside were more than 90 years old.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, news
  • Limo fire in Walnut Creek
  • For the second time in just over a month, a fire broke out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, east bay news, laura anthony
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the state's assisted living facilities.
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santa clara county, seniors, i-team video
  • For the second time in just over a month, in the Bay Area, a fire has broken out inside a limousine packed with women.
  • For the second time in just over a month, a fire broke out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, car fire, fire, news
  • limo fire in Walnut Creek
  • For the second time in just over a month, a fire has broken out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, east bay news
  • Walnut Creek limo fire
  • ABC7 Exclusive: A quick thinking driver is being credited with saving a group of elderly women from a limo that burst into flames.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, east bay news
  • Limo fire in Walnut Creek
  • For the second time in just over a month, in the Bay Area, a fire has broken out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, news
  • Missing San Jose elderly man Binh Le
  • SJ police are searching for an elderly man suffering from dementia who has not been seen since he walked away from his home.
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san jose, seniors, missing person, south bay news
  • Walnut Creek limo fire
  • ABC7 Exclusive: A quick thinking driver is being credited with saving a group of elderly women from a limo that burst into flames.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, news
  • An 89-year-old woman who went missing from San Francisco International Airport on Friday was located early Sunday morning.
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san francisco international airport, missing person, seniors, peninsula news
  • Mugshots of blessing scam suspects
  • A SF judge sentenced four thieves Friday. They're convicted of swindling Chinese seniors in what police call the "blessing scam."
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scam, chinatown, george gascon, greg suhr, SFPD, crime, new york, los angeles, seniors, news
  • Mugshots of blessing scam suspects
  • A SF judge sentenced four thieves Friday. They're convicted of swindling Chinese seniors in what police call the "blessing scam."
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scam, chinatown, george gascon, greg suhr, SFPD, crime, new york, los angeles, seniors, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Starting next month the cost of a San Francisco Municipal Railway pass on riders' Clipper Cards will go up.
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muni, inflation, children, seniors, transportation, san francisco news
  • SF police say a 67-year-old woman was punched and thrown to the floor during a robbery on a Muni bus Wednesday night.
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hayes valley, crime, violence, cellphone, smartphones, muni, transportation, seniors, san francisco news
  • Meals on Wheels delivers food to an elderly resident
  • Contra Costa County's Meals on Wheels was already struggling, but sequestration has now turned a difficult situation into a dire one.
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contra costa county, seniors, food, budget cuts, sequester, news
  • Meals on Wheels delivers food to an elderly resident
  • Contra Costa County's Meals on Wheels was already struggling, but sequestration has now turned a difficult situation into a dire one.
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contra costa county, pleasant hill, seniors, food, budget cuts, sequester, east bay news, laura anthony