Monkeypox infection rates are falling in San Francisco, as well as other parts of the United States but, as officials warned at a press conference Friday, the country isn't out of the woods yet.
After the California Senate and Assembly last week each approved a $41 million emergency budget appropriation for the state's public health response to the monkeypox outbreak, the measure was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
In 1985, Ruth Brinker, a grandmother and retired food service worker at the time, started cooking and delivering nutritious meals to San Francisco gay men debilitated by HIV/AIDS.
A federal judge on September 7 ruled against a federal mandate that requires employer provided health plans to cover PrEP, a drug used for the prevention of HIV.
One of the leading candidates for Oakland mayor has called out her rivals and demanded that two minor candidates exit the race after they posted alleged antisemitic comments related to an upcoming forum and one exhibited bias against the trans community.
LGBTQ officials provided a royal welcome to Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and other Dutch officials Tuesday as they toured San Francisco's Castro district.
The continuing furor over proposed renovations to the Castro Theatre is having an impact on the day-to-day operations of the beloved movie palace, according to an employee of Another Planet Entertainment, which now manages it.
Right-wing media is having a field day with the news that members of the Castro Merchants Association are threatening civil disobedience if SF leaders don't step in and take action to help groups like theirs deal with the onslaught of encampments.
Should San Francisco attorney P. Casey Pitts be confirmed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California then he would be the only LGBT Article III judge actively serving on the court, according to the White House.
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has had to cancel his planned visit to San Francisco after he became ill with pneumonia and was advised against traveling.
The California Senate on Wednesday approved a $41 million emergency budget appropriation for the state's public health response to the monkeypox outbreak.
California legislators have adopted protections for parents who bring their transgender children to the Golden State to access gender-affirming health care banned in their home state.
SF officials have expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine and starting next week, local providers will begin offering second doses of the MPX vaccine to those who've gotten the first dose.
