San Diego City Council President and interim Mayor Todd Gloria has announced he will not run in the upcoming mayoral race. Gloria released the following statement early Tuesday afternoon: “I have decided not to run for mayor of San Diego at this time. In the few days since I assumed the duties of mayor, it…
Former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio announced today that he will not run for mayor of San Diego. Saying his focus is on his agenda of reforming government, not a particular office, DeMaio confirmed that he will continue with his challenge of Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) in a congressional race next year. Supervisor…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and John McCain (R-AZ), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to use his upcoming trip to the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, as an opportunity to call attention to the…
http://youtu.be/v89vo3AHUkw In a televised Q&A session Monday in advance of upcoming Australian elections, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a clear and passionate defense of his support for marriage equality. Watch the video
Today the same-sex spouses of military service members become eligible to receive a range of federal benefits, thanks to a Department of Defense policy change that was announced last month implementing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Starting today, spousal and family benefits will…
