SAN FRANCISCO -- The police chief said Monday that the city's 10 precincts will have space designated as safe havens for LGBT people to report crimes.

Police Chief Greg Suhr said colorful signs labeled "LGBT Safe Zone" will be posted inside precincts so that LGBT people can be assured that they will be treated with respect, dignity and compassion.

"We're a police department for everybody," Suhr said.

The police chief said he was working to change a distrust of the men and women in blue, and to reshape the department into a progressive, accepting police force.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, similar to the one that has been killing men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City, has been found in California, health officials say.

Los Angeles area officials have issued a health warning and urged MSM to take safety precautions. If caught early enough, the disease can be successfully treated with antibiotics, and a vaccine is available.

LOS ANGELES – Lambda Legal and the HIV Law Project today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to overturn an Immigration Judge’s ruling ordering the deportation of an HIV-positive immigrant convicted of solicitation for oral sex.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Just weeks after the successful implementation of the "Hillcrest Trolley" shuttle program, the City of West Hollywood has approved a pilot program for an "Entertainment Shuttle" to offer a similar service along the city's main thoroughfare, Santa Monica Boulevard.