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California’s state budget could take a $30 billion annual hit if health care legislation proposed by U.S. Senate Republicans is passed, state officials said Wednesday. An analysis by the state Department of Health Care Services concludes the bill would have a $114.6 billion cumulative impact on California’s budget between 2020 and 2027. It would initially add $3 billion in costs in 2020 and increase to $30 billion by 2027. The costs would come largely from reductions in federal Medicaid funding. One in three Californians are on Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program that provides health coverage to the poor. More than […]

The California Legislative LGBT Caucus will celebrate June 2017 as Pride Month with the adoption of House Resolution 41 during Assembly Floor Session and Senate Resolution 46 during Senate Floor Session  Monday, June 19. As part of the ceremony, the Caucus will honor 10 LGBT individuals and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus in appreciation of their outstanding accomplishments, leadership and activism to help advance equality for the LGBT community. This summer is the 15 year anniversary of the Caucus’s formation. HONOREES: Mikayla Connell, Police Officer at the San Francisco Police Department Robert Gleason, President and Chief Executive Officer of […]

San Francisco’s Congresswoman, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, joined hundreds of volunteers at the National AIDS Memorial for a community volunteer workday to commemorate her 30 years in Congress.  Since her first days in Washington D.C., she has been a leader, champion and hero on the issue of HIV/AIDS and her avid support of the LGBT community. During the morning activities, Congresswoman Pelosi joined volunteers as they planted flowers, new shrubs and a tree, in addition to helping maintain the grounds of the Nation’s AIDS Memorial. The event also marked a significant milestone for the National AIDS Memorial as it […]

 The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (“Lawyers’ Committee”), represented by Jones Day, recently requested permission from the court to file an amicus curiae, “friend of the court,” brief in the Northern District of California in the case of Shen et al.  v. Albany Unified School District et al.   The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) also signed on in support of the brief, which was filed on Friday.  The amicus brief addresses the pernicious impact of hate speech targeting people on the basis of race and gender on individuals and communities, particularly in the school setting. The case involves an […]

  Sunday, June 11, the Los Angeles #ResistMarch will bring together people from all walks of life for a peaceful protest march that will begin at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd. and Highland Ave. in Los Angeles and conclude at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and La Peer Dr. in West Hollywood. Instead of a Pride Parade celebrating the past progress of the LGBTQ+ community, the #ResistMarch will be a gathering to ensure the community’s future. “This year the LGBTQ+ community is lending its iconic rainbow flag to anyone who feels their rights are at risk and to everyone […]

  Familiar symbols, flipped and “queered” to create new shared meaning, are at the heart of this exhibition that pairs new work by a contemporary California artist with the creative practice of a local organization. In paintings, sculpture, and video, perception-bending Los Angeles-based artist Math Bass emphasizes that symbols change meaning according to context and orientation, and that the body and its costumes are meaningful symbols whether they are actually present or only suggested. For Over the Top: Math Bass and the Imperial Court SF, Bass’ compelling work is presented alongside crowns, scepters, portraits, and banners bearing the insignia of the Empresses […]

Assemblymember David Chiu (D – San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development, was today joined by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) and Assembly colleagues to push for solutions to the housing affordability crisis that threatens California’s economy and makes life difficult for so many of the state’s residents. Legislators called for a variety of approaches, including a new permanent source of affordable housing funding, creative ways to reduce homelessness, streamlined housing production, and strengthened enforcement of the state’s housing laws. “We voted to fix our roads, and now we must help all Californians live in […]

In their 24th year, the San Francisco Giants Community Fund and Until There’s A Cure Foundation will again partner in awarding grants to Northern California HIV/AIDS organizations at the Giants annual Until There’s A Cure game on May 15, 2017. Project Inform was a recipient last year at this event and we’re proud to support it this year. Until There’s A Cure Night Presented by Gilead Monday, May 15, 7:15 pm The San Francisco Giants and Until There’s A Cure Foundation invite you to join them at the annual “Until There’s A Cure Night”, raising awareness of prevention education, care […]

California prison officials must provide for free undergarments that flatten the chest of transgender inmates at women’s prisons and give transgender inmates at men’s prisons access to bracelets, earrings, hair brushes and hair clips, a federal judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar issued the order in a federal lawsuit that earlier led California to become the first state to provide taxpayer-funded transition-related surgery to an inmate. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation also agreed as part of the suit by Shiloh Quine to give transgender inmates access to certain products. Quine, 57, had gender confirmation surgery in January […]