San Diego Pride executive director, Dwayne Crenshaw, was pleased with the turnout of approximately 40 people for a meeting at The Center to answer questions about, and distribute applications for prospective membership in the organization’s new Community Advisory Council. “I don’t mean to keep repeating myself,” Crenshaw told the crowd in The Center’s main auditorium….
The City of San Diego has declined to pay $150,000 to a local man who says his civil rights were violated during a controversial arrest for alleged public nudity at last year’s San Diego Pride Festival. As reported in the Dec. 1, 2011 print edition of of San Diego LGBT Weekly, San Diego police with involvement…
Administrators, parents, faculty and students at Alice Birney Elementary School in University Heights won’t know for a while whether the school’s cafeteria-auditorium will reopen during the current school year after it was damaged by someone police are calling a serial arsonist. That information was shared during a community meeting, at which Principal Amanda Hammond-Williams joined…
The first mayoral debate among the four leading candidates at the U.S. Grant Hotel, presented by the Lincoln Club of San Diego County was, by all measures, a draw. The following is this reporter’s analysis of each candidate’s performance at the debate. City Councilman Carl DeMaio While DeMaio started out stiff, he soon relaxed and…
Pug Rescue of San Diego County, an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing unwanted, neglected, abandoned and relinquished pugs, will host its third annual Pugs ‘n Kisses event Sat., Feb. 4 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Fido & Co., Canine Country Club, located at 1228 University Ave. in Hillcrest. The fundraiser kicks off…
BY MIKE SPRADLEY The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is currently looking for any information that leads to the arrest of a suspect linked to several robberies in the Hillcrest, North Park and Uptown neighborhoods. The suspect, who was described as a black male, approximately mid-to late 40s, 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing…
Fresh from a National Championship won in October, the San Diego American Flag Football League (SDAFFL) kicks off its eighth season with the promise of an even bigger and better season and another run for the national title. Preseason activities start Saturday, Jan. 21, with the rookie clinic. The rookie clinic is a chance for…
Dr. Joseph Colombo, a former board member of The San Diego LGBT Community Center and generous benefactor died suddenly Jan. 2, at the age of 57. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Colombo is survived by his parents, two siblings and many loving family members as well as a vast number of friends, colleagues and mentees….
District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis laid out an eight-point plan to reform San Diego’s public schools last week, calling her ideas bold and comprehensive. “The future of our schools is threatened by the possibility of financial insolvency, a lack of stability in top management positions and a structure that puts too much distance between parents and…
Join Lambda Archives of San Diego for food, fun contests and prizes at their 1st annual Pajama Party, Feb. 3, 6-9 p.m. at Snooze, 3940 Fifth Ave. in San Diego. See how much fun you can have, dressed in your favorite pair of pajamas as you join the crowd at this great venue. Tickets are…
