Area's aging population is bringing a 'Silver Tsunami'

From: Daily Breeze | Date: May 11, 2008| Author: Melissa Evans | Copyright information

Editor's Note: This is the first of an occasional series looking at the impact baby boomers will have on the South Bay as they head into their golden years. The series will explore how businesses, the medical field, the public sector and public safety officials plan to adjust as the population ages over the next 20 years.

First they caught schools by surprise, crowding into elementary classrooms, and then herding onto college campuses in record numbers. In the 1970s and 1980s, fresh g...

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