WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is calling on the Maryland Marriage Alliance (MMA) to return the $10,000 donation of Michael Peroutka, an active white supremacist and secessionist sympathizer who was one of the three largest individual donors to the campaign against marriage equality in Maryland. HRC also calls on the Maryland Catholic Conference,…
SCENE OUT BY ANA PINES AND KIM RESCATE Who says only kids enjoy playing in the mud? Not the folks at The Mud Factor. They created a hardcore 5K obstacle course that not only tests your strength and endurance but your ability to get down and dirty. Participants are scheduled into 30-minute waves represented by…
Few directors have had a run of brilliance that Alfred Hitchcock had in between 1958 and 1963, when he directed in succession Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho and The Birds; four of the greatest films ever made. But surprisingly, Hitchcock was still racked by self-doubt during that period, terrified that he was not good enough;…
The news media is considered “The Fourth Estate,” a societal and political institution whose influence is not officially recognized. The first three estates are the branches of government; executive, legislative and judicial. While San Diego LGBT Weekly and LGBTweekly.com both qualify as a member of The Fourth Estate, we have very clear policies about what…
Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Wednesday afternoon that paves the way to universal marriage rights in the country. The court ruled on behalf of three same-sex couple seeking to marry in the southern state of Oaxaca and struck down an Oaxaca state law that declares that “one of the purposes of marriage is…
The City Council vote to confirm Todd Gloria as its new president was so certain Monday that his new nameplate was installed within two minutes of the 9-0 vote. Councilmember Kevin Faulconer – once thought to want the job himself – nominated Gloria to succeed Tony Young, who is stepping down from the Council to…
Following a unanimous vote, Monday, Councilmember Todd Gloria was elected president of the San Diego City Council. As a third generation resident of Hillcrest, Gloria has represented District 3 since 2008. The District includes the neighborhoods of Balboa Park, City Heights, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Kensington, Normal Heights, North Park, South Park, Talmadge and University Heights….
Working families advocate Lorena Gonzalez has announced she will run for the 80th state Assembly District, vowing to seek the seat once it is vacated by the current assemblymember, Ben Hueso. Gonzalez will seek election as early as this year if Assemblymember Hueso is elected to the state Senate in a special election this spring….
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (HWE) holiday concert will feature music from The Nutcracker. The concert, to be held 8 p.m. Friday Dec. 14 at the Joan Kroc Theater, 6845 University Ave., will include The San Diego Dance Company with The Wheel Chair Dancers doing modern and interpretive dance to this Tchaikovsky masterpiece. Lighter holiday classics…
Last week, after enduring 25 minutes (I timed it) of commercials, I saw one film; furthermore, a Coke and a tiny bag of popcorn cost more than the ticket. Leaving the mall’s 13-theater complex, I thought about what it was like before the malls mushroomed across the nation and destroyed the vibrant downtown area of…
