Decades after San Francisco closed its gay bathhouses, a new law paves the way for their return
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s legislation will require the San Francisco Department of Public Health to update outdated regulations put in place during the AIDS crisis of the 1980’s
STD Rates in California Reach the Highest Levels in 30 Years
Yesterday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released 2018 data showing that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the state continue to climb and are at the highest levels in 30 years.
Racial, Gender, Housing and Substance Use Disparities amid 197 New HIV Diagnoses
SFDPH announced there were 197 new HIV diagnoses in San Francisco in 2018, a historic milestone in the fight to end the HIV epidemic. Disparities indicate work to be done.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation Releases New Strategic Plan
SFAF announced a new five-year strategic plan that defines a new mission statement and four strategies priorities. Central to the plan are commitments to health justice, social justice, and racial justice.
A new regulation expands criteria that can be used to determine whether an immigrant is or is likely to be a public charge based on their use of public programs for food, housing and health care.
Separating People Living with HIV from Kids Shameful, Stigmatizing
San Francisco AIDS Foundation condemns the practice of separating parents or guardians from their children at the border, especially people living with HIV.
Bill allowing San Francisco to pilot overdose prevention programs preventing deaths from opioids passed both houses of State Legislature, vetoed by California governor.
New Public Health Team Appointed to Remove Syringes
The City will triple the size of rapid response team specifically for syringe cleanup duties, increasing coordinated response to the issue of needle litter.
