The 2012 Spirit of Stonewall Award recipients have been announced by San Diego LGBT Pride. Designed to honor local individuals and organizations that have made a positive impact on San Diego’s LGBT community, the 2012 award recipients are: Champion(s) of Pride: Sen. Christine Kehoe and Jerry Turner Friend(s) of the Year: Dr. Aaron Bruce, Congresswoman…
The annual Feeling Good barbecue and bonfire night is Friday, June 29 6:30-10 p.m. at South Mission Beach. Tickets are $10 and are available from committee members or at the event. For more information visit feelinggood.org
SDSU’s College of Extended Studies will host a fall open house for its Professional Certificate in Meeting and Event Planning program Thursday, July 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers. This certificate program is aimed at students who want to explore a new career opportunity or refresh their current skills, are seeking…
The UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center is offering free San Diego Pride tickets for everyone taking a free, confidential HIV Early Test, through July 18. Simply schedule an appointment and get a free one-day ticket to the San Diego Pride Festival. The free San Diego Pride ticket offer is only good for appointments through…
San Diego LGBT Pride weekend is one of the most popular, well known, and widely attended weekend events in San Diego. For years San Diego’s gay epicenter, Hillcrest, has welcomed the pride parade to the neighborhood and for the first year ever, the Hillcrest community is throwing a Friday night street festival under the night…
Equality California (EQCA) in partnership with State Farm Insurance is set to honor grassroots activists in local communities who have made a difference in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians. It is the first time that an honoree will be selected not by EQCA, but from nominations by grassroots community members….
“A citizen picks up the phone to dial 911. A pothole, whether it’s fixed or not, is not going to answer the call. We need to make sure a police officer will,” said 7th District Councilmember Marti Emerald in rejecting a proposed ballot proposal from mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio about fixing potholes. DeMaio appeared June…
Assemblymember Toni Atkins has announced that the California legislature have voted to adopt an on-time state budget. The budget closes the $20 billion structural deficit California faced just 18 months ago, turning it into a $2 billion surplus reserve by fiscal year 2015/2016. Calling the budget “responsible but painful” Atkins said, “State spending, as a…
A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for Wicked, which is returning to the San Diego Civic Theatre with performances June 20-July 15. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Civic Theatre box office will have their names placed in a lottery…
As part of its lead-up to Pride weekend (July 20-22) San Diego LGBT Pride will be holding the All in Pride Celebration Tuesday, June 26 6:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. at the W Hotel, 421 W B Street in San Diego. The event will honor this year’s Spirit of Stonewall honorees with an awards reception,…
