Today President Barack Obama endorsed David Alvarez to be the next mayor of San Diego, applauding his focus on creating jobs and ensuring every child has access to a high-quality education. President Obama said, “As a native San Diegan, David Alvarez has been a fierce advocate for his city, and on the Council, has led…
There are those who feel that I have demonized Candidate Kevin Faulconer. That is simply not true. What I have done is simply represent the majority of our community that believes any Republican who wants our vote needs to repudiate his or her party with respect to LGBT issues, as well as the party leaders…
The San Diego HIV Health Services Planning Council is responsible for planning services for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in San Diego County and for allocating funding for these services under the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (RWTEA). The San Diego County HIV Prevention Group guides the planning process for the…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article for this magazine entitled “That was then. This is now.” (Issue 138, Jan. 16) I asserted that the national political trend is to address large issues like income inequality, global warming and justice for workers in mayoral elections. I opined that San Diego would take a…
A fugitive male nurse was arrested in Canada and will be extradited to San Diego to face trial with another male nurse for elder abuse. Both men had sex with each other in front of a 98-year-old female stroke patient and are charged with committing a lewd act with her. Canadian officials arrested Russell Olvena…
SAN DIEGO — A new CEO has been selected to serve the Greater San Diego Business Association, the LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Barbra Blake will take over February 3, 2014 to lead the organization into its 35th anniversary year. Most recently, Blake was the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Rady School of Management…
SAN DIEGO — Lambda Archives of San Diego (LASD) has announced that it has been accepted into the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP). CAVPP is a partnership of 75 libraries and museums developing a database of audiovisual materials documenting California history. The project aims to take a sampling of media from diverse institutions, digitize them,…
While most financial experts agree that saving should be a part of every household budget, many Americans admit that they aren’t prepared financially for life’s unexpected challenges and emergencies. If your New Year’s resolution is to become more financially prepared for a “rainy day,” following are five tips to help you save. This is first…
SAN DIEGO — An estimated 1,300 volunteers will participate in WeAllCount Friday, Jan. 24 from 4-7 a.m. Sponsored by the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and County of San Diego, the 2014 count of homeless persons in San Diego County will be directed by the Regional Task Force on the Homeless. “We have an incredibly large task ahead of us and that is to accurately count homeless individuals including…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A new poll released Tuesday by The Latino Victory Project and Latino Decisions shows San Diego mayoral candidate David Alvarez with a commanding lead over opponent, Kevin Faulconer, among eligible Latino voters. The poll, which was commissioned Jan. 17, shows Alvarez with a 65-point lead with Latino voters over Faulconer. Seventy five percent of Latinos…
