Sexual minority young adults smoke at higher rates than their heterosexual peers

WASHINGTON — A recent article in the American Journal of Public Health analyzed nationally representative survey results and found that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) adults smoke cigarettes at rates that are nearly 70 percent higher than the general population. A new study from Legacy, a national public health nonprofit located in Washington, D.C.,…

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Council President Gloria: San Diego would suffer with sequestration

SAN DIEGO – Council President Todd Gloria today issued the following statement about the devastating impacts sequestration would have on the City of San Diego. “Sequestration would cause San Diego to suffer. If federal spending is cut, the San Diego region would be greatly impacted.  For that reason, the City included opposition to sequestration as a…

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