The excitement stops here.
I know ... I know ... that today's the day Gubernatorial Candidate Gavin Newsom releases his budget for San Francisco (a California city he occasionally resides in for campaign purposes). And I know that, when he does, we're all going to die a little.
I know.
But, the action's still not likely to happen this week.The budget will be a big document. People will need time to go through it.
Oh, sure, someone's likely to start shouting about it any second now, b
At last he can get the help he needs. Perhaps you're next. Articles about menstruation, alcoholism, or drunken mice are not usually high on anyone's wish list -- but, combine all three and you've got a hell of a story. A paper published late last month by researchers at U.C. San Francisco's Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center asserts that a drug commonly used to treat infertility and menstrual disorders could help keep hard-core alcoholics off the sauce. The study, led by Dr. Dorit Ron -- a
Meet the Devil Dolls. They ride their Harleys like demons, swear like sailors, and date Hell's Angels. They're real outlaws. And they've got the calendars and T-shirts to prove it.
In a radical approach, San Francisco is making addiction a health issue rather than a law enforcement imperative. So far, though, treatment on demand has been a costly pipe dream.
Homeless gay youths in San Francisco run an extraordinary risk of HIV infection, according to city statistics. On the street, safety is a matter of economics -- and hope.