Women of Color United and Women’s Resource Center present Voices Of Color: Speaking From The Center, a people of color poetry and spoken word night Friday, Aug. 31, 6-9 p.m. at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Cost of entrance will be $5 or a book donation to the…
The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) has sold $240 million Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs) for fiscal year 2012-13 to cover the fiscal gap left by the lack of, and delayed, state funding. The negotiated sale occurred Aug. 1, and the TRANs were issued with two maturity dates: Jan. 31, 2013 for $155…
Join Mayor Jerry Sanders in a small private setting for a fundraising event to benefit The San Diego LGBT Center. The event, hosted by Lisa Sanders and Meaghan Yaple, will be Saturday, Sept. 15 5-7 p.m. The event is $250 per person and will feature beer from Stone Brewing Company. All proceeds will benefit The…
SAN FRANCISCO – The California state Senate have voted 34-1 to approve AB 1700, which remedies unequal treatment in the tax code that would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors at significant financial disadvantage from unfair tax increases that may result in the loss of their homes after the death of a partner. The…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Freedom to Marry unveiled a television ad campaign in Minnesota as part of its public education efforts designed to spark conversation about the meaning of marriage across the nation. The ad, the latest to launch in Freedom to Marry’s Why Marriage Matters educational campaign, is scheduled to run for several weeks…
Biz Center Art, the art gallery in residence at the La Mesa Biz Center, is featuring art based on the Biz Center’s funky architecture for its upcoming August show. Biz Center Art is going 70s for its juried show “Inside Out,” with an opening reception 6:30-9 p.m., Sat., Aug. 25. “We have a very nice…
The fallout of a weekend water-gun fight at the fabled lily pond in Balboa Park, now being called “Lilygate” includes more than $10,000 in municipal property damage – not to mention the potential to cost one leading mayoral candidate the 2012 election. Candidates Bob Filner, a Democrat and San Diego’s firebrand liberal congressman and City…
The 23rd annual AIDS Walk & Run, the largest one-day HIV/AIDS fundraiser in San Diego County is set for Sunday, Sept. 30. More than a dozen different agencies – serving thousands of clients – rely on funds raised at the annual AIDS Walk to help provide essential prevention and care programs to thousands of men,…
San Diego Democrats for Equality’s annual lasagna dinner is Friday, Aug. 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Big Kitchen, 3003 Grape Street in Golden Hill. Attendees will have the opportunity to be served by prominent local political figures while enjoying vegetarian lasagna, along with salad, beverages and dessert. It provides an intimate opportunity for…
San Diego Pride has put out a call for volunteers to join the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Relay for Life is a high-spirited event where everyone in the community can join in the fight against cancer. The San Diego Pride team will camp out overnight and take turns walking around the track to…
