Local News in Brief : Vote Postponed on AIDS Ordinance
After 120 protesters objected to an ordinance banning discrimination against AIDS victims, Pasadena’s ruling body postponed a scheduled vote on final approval of the measure.
The Pasadena Board of Directors put off the vote until next week to allow more testimony after the appearance of about 120 protesters who said the ordinance was morally wrong and a danger to public health. Organizers of the protest said the group will turn out in force again next week and is prepared to fight the measure at the ballot box with a citywide referendum if it is approved.
The ordinance would make it illegal to refuse housing, employment, medical treatment, or business or educational services to any victim of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Similar ordinances have been adopted in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Oakland, San Diego, San Diego County, San Francisco, Santa Monica and West Hollywood.
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