Special Supplements
From Bettina Bauer, Vice President, US HIV Treatment and Prevention, Gilead Sciences In 2022, there were up to 1.2 million people with HIV (PWH) and 37,981 new cases of HIV in the United States alone.1 While impressive advances have been made in HIV treatment and prevention, there remain significant disparities in the impact of HIV for underserved communities.
California
Hydeia Broadbent, who was born with HIV and developed AIDS at 5, has died. She raised awareness about the virus and disease when she appeared with Magic Johnson on a Nickelodeon show in 1992.
Politics
Allies are struggling to save part of their security funding from the 90-day freeze ordered by President Trump, who also paused federal grants and loans inside the U.S.
World & Nation
While African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the United States overall, Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses.
The California Legislature approved bills to provide $25 million for lawsuits against the Trump administration and $25 million largely to support immigrants.
Lawyers asked a judge to reverse a stop work order on programs that provide detainees basic legal information, arguing that the funds had already been appropriated by Congress.
Watch L.A.
FEMA is opening a new disaster recovery center in Altadena to assist Eaton fire victims, and the sheriff’s department says it will conduct property checks of vacant homes.
Opinion
President Trump is playing politics when he says he’ll put conditions on federal fire aid for California.
In a bipartisan vote, the California Legislature approved $2.5 billion in wildfire aid for Los Angeles County during Thursday’s special session at the Capitol.