2022 recipients include:Ruth Asawa (1926-2013).

signed into law by President Franklin D.That decade has seen a significant decline in SSA customer service.

and callers to Social Securitys toll-free help-line have experienced waits averaging as long as 40 minutes to speak to a representative.AARP is urging its members to call on Congress to protect the program that provides crucial financial support to 68 million retirees.I have written Rafu Shimpo articles in the past about: (1) Getting additional income from In-Home-Supportive-Services (IHSS); (2) Not having to pay your property tax under the state controllers Property Tax Postponement Program; and (3) Tapping the equity in your home with a reverse mortgage.

the SSA announced plans for a massive restructuring that aims to reduce the agencys workforce of roughly 57.Social Security benefits could face a 21% across-the-board cut as early as 2033.

Youve paid into it with the promise it will be there when you need it.

According to an article in The Wall Street Journal (March 14.as limited housing stock created ever-rising rents and pushed out longtime residents.

and some members of the Japanese American community — I also heard many members of our Japanese American community speak out against the housing.members of the Little Tokyo business community.

I grew up in nearby Northeast L.They expressed fear that new development would erode the culture of Little Tokyo and fuel displacement.