California state Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D) and Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood (R) have both announced their endorsement of Solana Beach Deputy Mayor Dave Roberts for Third District County Supervisor. “The voters of San Diego County are looking for a proven leader with strong financial skills to be their next supervisor,” said state Assemblymember Toni Atkins….
Excitement among organizers, speakers and participants of the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCaL)’s third annual National Educator Conference focused on LBGTQIA youth, this year entitled Supporting Students – Saving Lives, is growing, as evidenced by the recent announcement that Guatam Raghavan, the White House liaison for LGBT issues, will be in…
The official campaign launch and rally to support Councilmember Marti Emerald will be held Saturday, Feb.18, 9-10 a.m. Following that there will be a neighborhood walk from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Those interested should meet at City Heights Urban Village Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmount Ave. in San Diego. RSVP by contacting Abi@MartiEmerald2012.com. The San Diego Democrats…
The next Bankers Hill residents meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 20, 6:30-8 p.m. at a new location at the Chess Club in Balboa Park (Sixth and Ivy). The meeting will feature an update from the Bankers Hill Parking Committee, a presentation by Walk San Diego and a synopsis of the Plaza de Panama Project…
In light of this week’s decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, San Diego LGBT Weekly presents a Q&A with one of the nation’s most fervent advocates for marriage equality, San Diego’s own Mayor Jerry Sanders. San Diego LGBT Weekly: Mayor, do you…
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8 was voted into law in 2008 and established in the California Constitution that marriage is the union between one man and one woman. The ruling does not mean same-sex couples can marry again in California. The…
BY STAMPP CORBIN Publisher, LGBTweekly.com Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8 was voted into law in 2008 and established in the California Constitution that marriage is the union between one man and one woman. The ruling does not mean same-sex couples can…
The Welk Resort Theatre in Escondido has put a call out for non union and Equity actors to perform in Stepping Out, a play about the lives of a group of mainly women attending a weekly tap dance class in a dingy North London church hall. Auditions will be held Feb. 27, 10 a.m. at…
One of the world’s greatest space mysteries, black holes, is featured twice in the Reuben H. Fleet’s new February line-up. Feb. 4, a new digital Planetarium show, Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, debuts at The Fleet using the new state-of-the-art digital GSX™ System just installed. Academy Award-nominated actor Liam Neeson narrates and guides…
Four months after announcing an historic name change and launching a design competition to create a new face for the organization, the board of directors of San Diego Democrats for Equality (formerly the San Diego Democratic Club) unveiled its new logo Friday during an eventful first meeting of the year, which also included a candidates…
