AIDS

Celebration, resistance collide at San Francisco’s 49th annual Pride parade

Motorcycles revved up, sending the crowd of hundreds of thousands into a frenzy. Sabine Balden sat on her bike, ready…

5 years ago

Safe injection advocates urge approval of pilot

City and state lawmakers came together to urge the governor to sign legislation opening the door for San Francisco's first…

6 years ago

November ballot measure to address homelessness

During a rally Tuesday afternoon outside of City Hall, supporters of the Our City, Our Home measure turned in 28,000…

6 years ago

Fremont school board pauses sex education for preteens

Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders in the Fremont Unified School District will not have sex education this year after hundreds of…

6 years ago

Farrell pled­ges millions for cleaner streets

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell said he will increase street cleaning funding by $12.8 million in his two-year budget.

6 years ago

SF mayor’s office expands needle cleanup efforts

San Francisco is getting additional help getting rid of syringes and needles that are left on city streets.

6 years ago

Supes mull moratorium on new dispensaries

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to consider a 45-day moratorium on new medical cannabis dispensary permits.

7 years ago

Jeff Sheehy appointed as District 8 supervisor

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has appointed a longtime HIV and AIDS activist as District 8 supervisor, the mayor's office…

7 years ago

Proposal offers rent control for HIV/AIDS survivors

San Francisco supervisors are set to consider legislation extending rent control protections to residents receiving federal housing subsidies for people…

8 years ago

New report could preserve more LGBTQ sites in SF

A new report could lead to the historic preservation of more LGBTQ sites and places in San Francisco.

9 years ago

Vandals damage AIDS Memorial Grove

Four eight-foot tall, 15-year-old tree ferns and five trees were vandalized last Friday night.

10 years ago

Annual AIDS Walk to descend on Golden Gate Park

The annual AIDS Walk will take place Sunday in Golden Gate Park, and cause several road closures until 2 p.m.

10 years ago

Scientists see hope in search for AIDS cure

Researchers expressed optimism over their search for a cure ahead of a major conference in Kuala Lumpur.

11 years ago

HIV drug prevents new AIDS infections

Tenofovir, used to treat patients with HIV, reduced infection rates among drug users in a new study.

11 years ago

Yet another HIV vaccine fails

Clinical trials of an vaccine designed to halt the virus that leads to AIDS were halted after discovering it did…

11 years ago

Gene therapy points to potential AIDS cure

An Australian scientist says he has discovered how to turn the HIV virus against itself to stop it progressing to…

11 years ago

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