Shame on BSC. Tragedy Could Have Been Averted. I have sad and disturbing news to report this month. Tragically, Ken Jones, a retired SF firefighter, passed away from cancer recently, following months of denied care by the City’s health care [...]
Health Service Board sought disclosure amid growing concerns that retirees are being placed far from family advocates and local support networks. From westsideobserver.net San Francisco City retirees on Kaiser Medicare are being transferred out of San [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A San Francisco firefighter has died after a battle with stage 4 lung cancer, prompting renewed calls for changes to health insurance coverage for city employees and retirees. Firefighter Ken Jones died [...]
Anthony "Tony" Fazio 11/02/1947 - 04/25/2026 Anthony Joseph Fazio, known as Tony or Papa, passed away peacefully at the age of 78 after a two-year battle with cancer. Tony was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to [...]
By Teresa Palmer, MD Until our society vastly improves the way it delivers services to elderly and disabled people, about 50% of us will spend time in a nursing home or “Rehab Facility” before we die. [...]
By Ed Anzore When I was 64.5 years old, I received a letter from the Health Service System (HSS) to sign up for Medicare and send my letter of acceptance so they could move me into [...]
