SACRAMENTO – Thursday, the California State Assembly reached a historic agreement on a comprehensive regulatory framework for the state’s billion dollar medical cannabis industry that will be placed in AB 266 and AB 243. AB 266 is authored by Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova), Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), and Tom Lackey…
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 1461, also known as the California New Motor Voter Act, was approved today by the California Assembly on a 44-21 concurrence vote. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for his consideration. Authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla,…
Rick Perry has become the first Republican to quit the race for president. According to ABC News the former Texas governor told the Eagle Forum in St. Louis, Missouri Friday afternoon that he is suspending his presidential campaign, making him the first 2016 presidential candidate to do so. “We have a tremendous field – the…
The San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) has announced their Aston-Brooks Gala will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. at the San Diego Mission Bay Hilton. This second annual fundraiser is a black-tie event where guests will enjoy a hosted cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner, cabaret show, live VIP entertainment and an awards…
Rain Dove the female androgynous model, kicked off New York Fashion Week (NYFW) at the Malan Breton Show with a striking and controversial pose flexing her muscles to show that women can be glamorous and physically strong at the same time. This motion would normally get a model pulled from the runway, but it got…
Today, Target announced that it is has endorsed the recently-introduced Equality Act, a landmark federal bill that would guarantee explicit, permanent protections for LGBT people from discrimination in many of the most important aspects of their lives. In a statement posted on its Web site, Target said, “Today, we’re proud to announce another important milestone:…
In a come-from-behind rally, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the choice of 41 percent of Iowa likely Democratic Caucus participants, with 40 percent picking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 12 percent backing Vice President Joseph Biden, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to results of a July…
The Elton John AIDS Foundation, a leader in the global fight to end AIDS, Lalique, one of the world’s best-known manufacturers of crystal, and Paddle8, the premier online auction house, today unveiled the Elton John Music Is Love For Lalique, a collection of seven exceptional crystal sculptures, four of which will be auctioned and sold…
Kim Davis is refusing to do her job, but she’s far from the only Kentuckian shirking responsibility. More troubling is that the governor and state legislature are refusing to act. How voters respond will be an important statement about the future of LGBT rights and the rule of law. Davis is the Rowan County clerk…
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