With less federal grant money to go around, the San Diego City Council voted March 21 not to allocate any funding to several LGBT organizations for fiscal year 2012, including the Neil Good Day Center, Townspeople and Being Alive San Diego. The Neil Good Center provides a mailing address, showers and telephones for the homeless…
Target Corp. has sued a San Diego activist group to stop it from canvassing outside their California stores. The corporation wants to bar the activists from every outlet in the state, alleging they harass customers by cornering them near store entrances to discuss gay marriage, solicit donations and collect signatures on petitions for their cause….
This year, Girl Bar takes the party to the Palm Springs strip and joins forces with The Truck Stop Girlz to put the action into high gear for the annual Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week 2011, happening now through April 3. “We’ve got a hot new spot for this year’s Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week…
April 2, R&B/rap artist Estelle performs live at the Saturday night main event during Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week in Palm Springs. Estelle won a 2009 Grammy Award for “American Boy” (with Kanye West) in the category for Best Rap/Song Collaboration. For her latest hit, “One Love,” she collaborated with DJ/Producer and musical mastermind Dave…
Earlier this month, LGBT Weekly was on-site at a Poway, Calif. Target store as a group of LGBT grassroots petitioners called Canvass for Cause (CFAC) were parked outside the retailer’s doors, clipboards in hand, asking shoppers to sign in support of gay marriage. Petitioners were so polite and hassle-free, it seemed as if they were…
The current Mr. Bear San Diego 2010, Dave Bendixen, is stepping aside and passing on the title as Bears San Diego hosts their annual Mr. Bear San Diego competition, March 26. The event is 8-11 p.m. at The Hole, 2820 Lytton Street, in Point Loma. Empress Roxy Bleau is the emcee for the evening, and…
While Mayor Jerry Sanders has the authority to increase parking meters to $2.50 per hour and extend their operation use by six hours a day, he’s leaving that decision up to individual community advisory boards. The problem with this is that Uptown San Diego doesn’t have one. Earlier this month, the City Council voted 5-2…
The San Diego LGBT Community Center hosts its annual Community Yard Sale on March 26, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event benefits Family Matters. For more information, contact Jane Schmoll at 619-692-2077, Ext. 121, or families@thecentersd.org.
