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No on Government Waste Files Complaint Against AHF TV Ad

The No on Government Waste Committee has filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission and urged the Commission to take appropriate action against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which financed an ad endorsing the passage of Measure B.

No on Government Waste Committee Praises AHF for One-Minute HIV Tests

The No on Government Waste Committee, opponents to Measure B, the so-called “Safer Sex” initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot in Los Angeles County, applauded the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for advocating the importance of frequent testing in controlling the spread of HIV.

AHF Launches 'Yes on Measure B' Condoms in Porn Campaign

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) on Monday officially began its “Vote Yes on B” November election campaign, which would require condoms to be mandatory in adult films, announcing its position at a press conference at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.

AHF Discusses Industry Syphilis Outbreak, Upcoming Ballot Measure

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in a press conference Monday morning, again called for universal condom use in the porn biz following the latest reports of a possible cluster of syphilis cases among adult film industry performers.

L.A. Supervisors Slate Tuesday Porn-Condom Discussion

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has slated a vote to certify signatures for the porn-condom initiative petition that would make rubbers mandatory at porn shoots within the county.

L.A. City Council Advised to Meet in Closed Session Over Condom Law

The Los Angeles City Council has been advised to meet with legal counsel in closed session over the city's condom ordinance because of two potential threats of litigation.

L.A. County to Weigh Condom Ballot Initiative on July 24

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors put off a vote deciding what to do with the porn condom ballot initiative until July 24.

L.A. County Supervisors Taking Up Porn-Condom Ballot Measure

The supervisors are expected to give final approval to placing the measure on the ballot or approving the initiative outright into law.

FSC: L.A. Porn Condom Ballot Initiative 'Unnecessary'

The Free Speech Coalition, responding to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s earlier announcement that it has submitted 360,000 petition signatures in a continuing effort to mandate the use of condoms in adult production, today called the Los Angeles county ballot initiative "unnecessary."

L.A. County Porn Condom Initiative Headed for Ballot

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation plans to submit more than 360,000 signatures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office Friday in a bid to make condom use for porn performers mandatory in the county.

AHF Says It Won't Bid on L.A. Porn Film Set Inspection Deal

Attempting to dispel rumors that it has been seeking to secure a city deal for inspecting adult film sets under Los Angeles' new porn condom ordinance, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation said Thursday that it wouldn't bid on such a contract.

L.A. Budget Cuts Could Affect Porn-Condom Enforcement

Enforcement of Los Angeles City Ordinance No. 181989, called the "Safer Sex in the Adult Industry Act," could be less probable after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Friday for the elimination of 669 city jobs.

Vivid's Hirsch in Editorial Debate With AHF's Weinstein

Vivid Entertainment's Steve Hirsch has changed the most minds on the L.A. condom issue in an editorial debate and interactive poll on HuffingtonPost.com.

L.A. Porn-Condom Law Takes Effect Monday

The city ordinance requiring condom use in porn films goes into effect tomorrow.

AHF: L.A. County Porn Measure Moving Forward

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation says it has collected more than half of the 232,153 signatures it needs to put a measure to require adult film actors to wear condoms while filming in Los Angeles County on the November ballot.

L.A. Mayor Signs Condom Measure

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law the measure that will require adult performers to use condoms on production sets in order to get a film permit in Los Angeles.

2nd Vote on L.A. Porn Measure Set for Tuesday

The Los Angeles City Council has slated a second vote for Tuesday on the measure that would require porn performers to wear condoms on production sets. But the FSC's Diane Duke tells XBIZ the decision already has been made.

AHF Advocates to Stage Protest at XBIZ Awards

Advocates for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation are planning to hold a protest at tonight’s XBIZ Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

L.A. Daily News Editorializes on Porn Initiatives

The Los Angeles Daily News says in an editorial today that an initiative requiring county health permits for porn production makes sense but that another initiative to force condoms on movie sets in the city of Los Angeles is flawed.

AHF Now Plans Countywide Porn-Condom Ballot Measure

The AHF will begin circulating petitions Tuesday asking Los Angeles County voters to require porn performers to wear condoms during filming.