A mostly stoic, although occasionally taken aback, Hillcrest Business Association Board of Directors took volley after volley of criticism during the public comments portion of its monthly meeting Tuesday. Complaints ranged from concerns that the organization’s executive director was improperly fired, that it holds “too many” fundraisers and events while “not doing enough” for local…
San Diego’s leaders and public officials flooded the hall at the Balboa Park Club Friday as Assemblywoman Toni Atkins was ceremonially sworn in as this city’s first speaker of the assembly and the California State Assembly’s first lesbian speaker. Even though Atkins’ official swearing in happened last month in Sacramento, a jubilant atmosphere filled the…
Eugene Cornelius will be the keynote speaker at the GSDBA June 12 Business Luncheon and Annual Board of Directors Induction ceremony. This event is sponsored by the W Hotel. Cornelius is responsible for management and oversight of over 90 offices covering all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and U.S. Territories. As the…
San Diego’s new downtown Central Library at 330 Park Blvd. will host the 39th annual Nicky Awards dubbed “The Gay Academy Awards” by the Union Tribune. The Nicky Awards are one of the oldest LGBT community awards in the nation. The award’s founder, City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, who established the awards almost four decades…
A new network of bike lanes and routes meandering through Bankers Hill, the Gaslamp District, downtown and several other San Diego neighborhoods was unveiled by Mayor Kevin Faulconer and City Council President Todd Gloria recently. The two officials dedicated the latest addition of two-wheeled infrastructure to the cause of making the city more bicycle-friendly and…
A judge June 3 ordered a robber suspected of being the “Peep Bandit” to stand trial for five robberies of adult bookstores and three other hold-ups. Four detectives who interviewed the employees of Mercury Books, Adult Emporium, 7-Eleven and two Subway sandwich shops were the witnesses in the preliminary hearing of Oscar Augustin Smith Jr.,…
obituary Dec. 25, 1967 – May 22, 2014 David Louis Zabludowski, 46, of San Diego, Calif. passed away Thursday May 22, 2014 peacefully with many friends and loved ones by his side. David was preceded in death by his loving mother Carol and brother Daniel. David was born in Milwaukee, Wis. and attended Cudahy High…
Chris Shaw, owner of Urban Mo’s, Baja Betty’s, Gossip Grill and the Hillcrest Brewing Company has pledged to match all donations to The Center in June up to $20,000. Announcing his incredible offer in an email Shaw wrote, “I have been fortunate to be part of our San Diego LGBT community for many years, and have…
SAN DIEGO – Left to a citywide vote, the Barrio Logan Community Plan Update in the form of propositions B and C was repealed. Despite this outcome, Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) and plan supporters insist the community will ultimately prevail in implementing the plan it needs to improve children’s health. “Barrio Logan is my home and…
San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu had predicted a 35 percent voter turnout for Tuesday’s primaries. In reality, the Counties’ voters exceeded predictions of a low turnout registering little more than a 20 percent. In the city of San Diego Propositions B and C failed, meaning the current Barrio Logan Community plan is…
