Victory starts with voting! With so much at stake this election, it’s absolutely vital that everyone who is eligible gets out and votes. In order to be able to vote on Nov. 8, all California voters must be registered by 11:59pm today- Monday, Oct. 24. If you’ve never registered before, recently moved, changed political parties,…
SAN DIEGO – California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the state’s top law enforcement officer, today endorsed Mara Elliott as the most qualified and capable candidate to protect San Diego as the next City Attorney. Democrat Kamala Harris, a two-term attorney general who was also the two-term district attorney of San Francisco, said Mara Elliott has a proven…
WASHINGTON – Sunday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new digital ad in Florida: Ricardo. It features Ricardo Negron-Almodovar, an Orlando resident and survivor of the tragic June attack on the Pulse nightclub, who emphasizes the importance of voting to make real change. Sunday was the first day of in-person early voting in Florida….
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Main Street Alliance, a national network of state-based small business coalitions, is committed to representing the diversity of the business owners and customers in local Main Street communities. Women, people of color, and immigrants own businesses, frequent local businesses, and are the economic drivers lifting us out of the Great Recession. These are…
NEW YORK — Sir Elton John will welcome Grammy-winning performer Diana Krall as his special musical guest for the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 15th annual fall gala, An Enduring Vision, on Monday, Nov. 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. “I’m so thrilled Diana will be joining us for our fall gala this year,”…
MANSFIELD, Texas – There’s no way to sugarcoat it; societal discord has hit breaking point in modern America, and diversity has – ironically – divided the nation. It’s a dangerous and destructive influence on young children, leading author Dr. Vanessa P Girard to hand them the perfect antidote. ‘It’s Okay to be Me!’ is a…
WASHINGTON – Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC released two new video ads in North Carolina: “Hillary” and “Voting.” The ads feature Lennie Gerber and Pearl Berlin, a North Carolina couple together for a half century, talking about what is at stake and on the ballot in this election. Thursday was the…
The Women’s Museum of California will be holding a book signing with Dr. Lauren Wright, author of On Behalf of the President: Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today. In the book Wright identifies, explains, and measures the impact of the expanding role of presidential spouses in White House and presidential campaign communications strategy with…
LOS ANGELES— With the countdown to election day in full swing, dozens of city leaders across the state are gathering to educate voters of the importance of Prop 56. The campaign’s latest supporters, West Hollywood City Councilmember John Duran, Councilmember Lindsey Horvath and local community and advocacy leaders, joined forces with Yes on Prop 56…
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. SAN DIEGO — Supporters and detractors will face off at the Joyce Beers Community Center Nov. 13 for an up or down vote of confidence aimed at the current board of directors of San…
