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California 2019 Policy Updates

December 19, 2019

As the year draws to a close, we wanted to share how our HIV Advocacy Network created real wins for our community during this legislative session.

Substance use

Cheers, Queers! Get a better buzz in the New Year

December 16, 2019

Cheers Queers can help you explore the way you drink alcohol, and make changes if desired.

Advancing policies to solve PrEP access issues

October 22, 2019

Our policy & PrEP team helped advance groundbreaking legislation allowing PrEP and PEP to be offered in pharmacies without a prescription.

Harm reduction

Talking party & play with queer and trans people of color

October 1, 2019

Here’s what we learned at a panel discussion about drugs, sex & harm reduction.

Man 1, Heavy Glasses, Watercolor by Gabriel Garbow

Community

Nude watercolors tell the stories of their lives

September 13, 2019

Gabriel Garbow’s watercolors on display at Strut, featuring Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus participants, make a proud statement about the beauty of aging bodies.

Our impact

Living our values: A new strategic plan for San Francisco AIDS Foundation

September 8, 2019

The new mission, vision and values of San Francisco AIDS Foundation set priorities for the coming years and give us a roadmap to create real and lasting change.

HAN activists attend Dore Alley Fair to advocate for End the Epidemics

Why we’re advocating for End the Epidemics

August 28, 2019

Activists Luisa Rivera and Harry Breaux share how they got involved in HIV activism, and how they are sparking change by sharing their stories.

Committed to ending drug overdose

August 22, 2019

With drug overdoses on the rise, Ryan Dalporto explains where people who use drugs can get the harm reduction resources they need to maintain health and safety.

Photo: SFAF Nurse Practitioner Janessa Broussard prepares cultures for SURRG testing

Coordinated response to antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea

August 14, 2019

Tracking antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea can help us learn about how it spreads—and improve treatment and care.

Changing policies to help people who use substances

July 29, 2019

Harm reduction activist Laura Thomas joins SFAF and plans to get you involved to advance policies to improve the health of people who use drugs.

Advocacy

2019 Budget: More Needed to End the Epidemics

July 29, 2019

In late June, Governor Newsom signed his first state budget after months of negotiation with the legislature. Here’s how our budget agenda fared and what it means about California’s progress on ending the epidemics.

Community

Expanding spaces for Black and Brown communities

July 24, 2019

Our teams are tapping into new communities across and outside of San Francisco, with innovative events that combine health services and community support.

San Francisco seeks solutions to harms caused by meth

June 26, 2019

Leaders at the Stonewall Project are sharing their expertise in providing services to people who use meth on the San Francisco Methamphetamine Task Force.

Community

Celebrating Resilience, Beauty and Strength at Trans March

June 26, 2019

Trans March shows the world that San Francisco is a place for trans people that is based on respect and equality, said Ms. Billie Cooper, a Community Grand Marshal for San Francisco Pride.

Testing

HIV testing is the first step

June 21, 2019

Getting tested for HIV and STIs every three months is the best way to know your status, get linked to treatment and manage your sexual health.

Relaunched Tweaker site tightens ties to substance-use support group

June 1, 2019

What began as a campaign exploring STI transmission is now an international resource for drug-use safety. SFAF’s Jen Hecht shares the importance of accessible sexual health information and the evolution of drug language.

Parade grand marshal, activist spotlights persistent HIV stigma

May 30, 2019

After 30-years of community building, parade grand marshal and HIV activist says the end of transmission won’t be over as long as people feel challenged to seek treatment.

Advocacy

What’s next for Proposition C?

May 2, 2019

Sam Lew, policy director for Coalition on Homelessness, answered our questions about what’s next for housing and homelessness initiatives in San Francisco.

We are a place of welcome for all

May 1, 2019

In a typical day, our services navigation team members welcome and assist hundreds of clients...

California 2019 Policy & Budget Priorities

April 10, 2019

As the California legislative and budget season begins, we get to dig into the bills and...

PrEP 2-1-1 offered at Magnet

April 3, 2019

PrEP on-demand (also known as PrEP 2-1-1) is an alternative dosing strategy in which scheduled Truvada doses are taken around the times of sex instead of once daily.

Finding answers for trans hormone health

March 28, 2019

Janessa Broussard, NP, spends time every week taking phone calls from trans people on...

Meth, stigma and African American communities in San Francisco

March 22, 2019

Two harm reductionists discuss race, class, homophobia and other factors that influence Black men who have sex with men and who use speed.

Community

“We’ve always been here” – National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 11, 2019

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), which raises awareness...