November 28, 2024
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San Diego International Airport unveils largest-ever public art exhibition celebrating Balboa Park Centennial

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

SAN DIEGO – San Diego International Airport has unveiled Balboa Park & the City: Celebrating San Diego’s Panama-California Exposition; the largest and most ambitious year-long exhibition offered by the airport’s Art Program. Intended to support and enhance the City of San Diego’s year-long Balboa Park Centennial celebration, the airport-wide exhibition includes original artwork and historic…

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Lambda Archives and Diversionary Theatre join forces for ‘Telling Our Stories’ event

LGBT Weekly04 mins

The Lambda Archives of San Diego, in cooperation with Diversionary Theatre, will host “Telling Our Stories – LGBTQ Oral History” Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. At the event, guests will be treated to stories of San Diego’s LGBTQ history from longtime activists through video, art and storytelling. Long-time activist Steven F. Dansky of New…

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Four baggage handlers at San Diego airport sentenced to prison for drug smuggling

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

Three people have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in a crude but clever scheme to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine out of the San Diego International Airport. Cameras are everywhere in the airport, but four airport employees went to spots where there are no cameras—men’s toilets. The indictment says each man got…

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LGBTQ non-profit pressures D.A. Dumanis to release nonviolent offenders under Prop. 47

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Grassroots non-profit Canvass for a Cause, in conjunction with the Black Students Justice Coalition, has launched a letter writing campaign this week to engage the San Diego community in pressuring District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to honor Proposition 47 and release nonviolent offenders whose offenses have been reclassified under the new law. In the fall, Canvass…

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Foundations Recovery Network to open new facility in San Diego – March 11

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

Foundations Recovery Network, an innovative behavioral health company and integrated treatment provider, has announced the opening of a new facility for outpatient services in San Diego. City officials and company executives will be on hand to celebrate the event, which will include a speaking program, ribbon cutting and tours of the facility Wednesday, March 11 3-6…

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Carl DeMaio to return to Virginia-based ‘Performance Institute’

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

The Virginia-based Performance Institute has announced that Carl DeMaio will be returning to the organization as a senior fellow. The Performance Institute, originally founded by DeMaio in 2000 is described as a, “…  nonpartisan, private think tank seeking to improve public and private sector performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance and engagement.” DeMaio…

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