Actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at age 60. Fisher was at UCLA Medical Center after reportedly suffering a heart attack on Friday on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, 24, released the following statement through the family’s spokesman, Simon Halls: “It…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After only a few weeks in office as a State Legislator, California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D – San Diego) announced today his appointment by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D – Paramount) to serve as the Assistant Majority Whip for the California State Assembly. “I am honored to have this opportunity and…
The Queen has spoken. Everyone listens because, well, how can they not? Her bearing, her stature, her very demeanor demand attention from all her subjects and in the new book The Essential RuPaul by John Davis, illustrations by Libby Vanderploeg, these queens have a lot to say. When RuPaul Andre Charles was a little boy,…
As 2016 claimed the life of another entertainment icon, George Michael, stars paid tribute to the legendary star. Michael died Christmas Day of heart failure at his home in England on Sunday. He was 53. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at…
For the first time since its passage in 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been used to bring charges for targeting a victim because they were transgender, reports Robin Maril on the HRC Blog. This Act expanded existing federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by bias against the…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Pride Board, the Save SD Pride Town Hall Forum, the LGBT Community Pride Committee and former San Diego LGBT Pride Executive Director Stephen Whitburn have announced that they have reached an agreement that has cleared the way for the community to come together in support of the 2017…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera’s mainstage season continues Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 with Verdi’s Falstaff. An international cast of opera stars brings the story of Falstaff, Shakespeare’s beloved character from his plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, to life in Verdi’s final opera he composed and only his second comedy….
SAN DIEGO — A judge in El Cajon Superior Court has issued a no bail warrant for the arrest of Eric Earl Patton, 24, who failed to show up for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to discharging a green laser beam at a sheriff’s department helicopter cockpit. Patton, of El Cajon, had been expected to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees have not yet provided the relevant Senate Committees with important documentation, such as a completed financial disclosure statement, ethics agreement signed by the Office of Government Ethics, and more ahead of their confirmation hearings, the Democratic Ranking Members of 16 Committees in the United States…
