The Victory Fund’s annual Champagne Brunch in San Diego will take place Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa, 3999 Mission Blvd. in San Diego. Special guests will include Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims and California state Sen. Christine Kehoe. California has one of the largest LGBT legislative caucuses in the country, in…
The seventh annual Dining Out for Life San Diego, benefiting HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, will take place Thursday, April 25. Dining Out for Life San Diego is highlighted by enthusiastic community efforts to fill some of San Diego’s best restaurants in support of this dynamic fundraising event….
The Greater San Diego Business Association, San Diego’s LGBT chamber of commerce since 1979, has just released its free 2013 Business Directory, the 35th edition. This year’s Directory of the GSDBA’s 800 members is 304 pages and is distributed at more than 100 locations in San Diego County.
San Diego LGBT Pride announced this week that Executive Director Dwayne Crenshaw will take a leave of absence effective Jan. 31, to pursue his candidacy full-time for San Diego City Council in District 4. The organization has brought on Stephen Whitburn as interim general manager. Whitburn has a professional background in management and public affairs,…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council this week voted to endorse Ben Hueso for California’s 40th State Senate District. Hueso, currently serving as the Assemblymember for the 80th District, is running to fill a vacancy created by Juan Vargas’ successful campaign to represent the 51st Congressional District. “At every stop…
The GSDBA will be holding a workshop Jan. 16 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Metlife Building, 3131 Camino Del Rio North 8th Floor, Suite 850. The workshop, Build Your Own Business Plan, will be presented by Nancy Fredericks of SalesLink and will cover the steps in strategic planning; explore the basic components and…
BY NEAL PUTNAM SAN DIEGO – The City Council voted 8-0 Monday to set March 26 as the special election for the vacant 4th District following the resignation of Tony Young Jan. 1 after he left to head the local Red Cross chapter. City Clerk Liz Maland recommended the March 26 date so it could…
SAN DIEGO – To benefit the important organizations, charities, and groups that serve San Diego’s LGBT community, the Mo’s Universe family of restaurants has created Young Mo’s Being gAy (YMBA), a new employee giving program. Employees of Mo’s Universe-branded restaurants – Urban Mo’s, Baja Betty’s, Gossip Grill, and Hillcrest Brewing Company – goal is to…
The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) will announce the winner of the 20th Anniversary Poster Competition at a special pre-festival event at the Noel-Baza Fine Art Gallery, 2165 India Street in San Diego, Wednesday Jan. 9, 6-8 p.m. Film and art lovers are also invited to enjoy complimentary food, drinks and live music. Thai…
Some North Park neighborhood activists have obtained 93 signatures on a petition seeking to have the recycling center at Albertsons closed, claiming transients are looking through their trash cans to redeem bottles and cans at the center. Calling their cause the “North Park Recycling Nightmare,” many residents complained on their Web site that transients trespass…
