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Author Archives: Paul Downey

Paul Downey is President/CEO of Serving Seniors, a nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California, dedicated to serving low-income adults aged 60 and over since its founding in 1970.

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: San Diego’s Senior Population Is Growing Rapidly. How Do We Plan to House Them?

by Paul Downey March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

San Diego County lacks enough age-friendly resources including healthcare, public transportation and, most of all, affordable housing. The lack of housing affordability is the single most urgent, overarching issue for our seniors. 

Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilwoman Jen Campbell talk toElvida Elizalde, a homeless resident in the Ocean Beach area, while conductiing the Point-in-Time Count that surveys homeless individuals throughout the San Diego region on Feb. 24, 2022. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz
Posted inOpinion

Senior Homelessness Is a Problem San Diego Must Solve

by Paul Downey May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Shallow Subsidies: A Golden Opportunity to Address Older Adult Homelessness in San Diego

by Paul Downey April 11, 2022April 8, 2022
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