San Diego Redistricting Commission completes initial pre-map phase

The City of San Diego Redistricting Commission held its final “pre-map” public hearing last week. The commission has heard from more than 850 residents and stakeholders during its first phase of public hearings. “The Redistricting Commission is very pleased with how much public participation we had during this first phase of hearings,” stated Chairwoman Anisha…

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Democrats host convention debriefing

Charging that Republicans have tried to systematically dismantle the American dream, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urged attendees at the recent California Democratic Party Convention to challenge the radical GOP agenda in Washington and turn their energies to reelecting President Obama. Jess Durfee, County Democratic Party Chair, will report to the San Diego Democratic Club on…

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New HIV study finds anti-retroviral treatment significantly reduces transmission

MARYLAND – A large-scale clinical study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has found men and women infected with HIV reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by taking oral anti-retroviral medicines when their immune systems were relatively healthy. The clinical trial, known as HPTN 052,…

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House Committee votes on three anti-gay amendments to Defense Authorization bill

WASHINGTON –The House Armed Services Committee has marked up the National Defense Authorization Act with three anti-gay amendments. The three amendments would require the four service branch chiefs to sign off on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal, prohibit weddings for same-sex couples on military facilities by chaplains and affirm that the Defense of Marriage Act…

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