Is Faulconer San Diego’s last Republican mayor?
Mayor Kevin Faulconer is on his way to a very smooth re-election as every possible major Democratic officeholder has bowed out of the mayoral race and Faulconer continues to be polling in high numbers when it comes to his approval rating by San Diegans. This is a testament to his non-partisan approach in many of…
Clouds of Sils Maria
dvd of the week Olivier Assayas wrote and directed this gorgeous and slyly cerebral backstage drama about aging actress Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) confronting her youth. In a play 20 years before, she became famous playing the ingénue who seduces an older woman, whose love and obsession drives her to suicide. Maria is asked to…
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
On Netflix dvr this Michael Showalter and David Wain’s 2001 cult classic Wet Hot American Summer is funny but is particularly impressive for having cast so many eventually super-famous people: Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks and Ken Marino joined already or at-the-time famous Christopher Meloni, Janeane Garofalo, Zak Orth and Marguerite…
Thai me up! Thai me down!*
I don’t usually give liars a second chance but Tiger, my handsome tattooed dinner companion of three months, deserved an opportunity to redeem himself. He needed to do some explaining and a quiet booth on the airy patio at Amarin Thai was the perfect setting. Heart-to-heart conversations require good wine and I brought along a…
State of the market
Forbes Magazine, that guru of money, has recently issued a roundup of real estate realities for 2015. Rather than re-invent the wheel, this week I am presenting their insights to you in a deconstructed and simple format. Here we go: An overview: Real estate has stabilized – yay! After years of roller coaster values, we…
The Truth project
At 14, I first awakened my own truth that I was trans. I realized I was growing the wrong secondary sex characteristics; I realized I wanted the ones that were for females, and not for males. Shortly after realizing that, I talked myself into believing I was a crossdresser. I wasn’t attracted to boys, and…
City Council approves grant to preserve LGBT history
A $30,000 state grant which will help preserve LGBT historic sites was approved July 28 by the San Diego City Council. Councilmember Todd Gloria made the motion for the City to accept the money and it was seconded by Councilmember Myrtle Cole in an 8-0 vote. Councilmember Lorie Zapf was absent. Gloria said he wanted…
Todd Bosnich sentencing delayed
The sentencing for obstruction of justice for Todd Bosnich, a former aide to Carl DeMaio, has been moved from Aug. 31 to Oct. 5 in U.S. District Court. No reason was given for the delay in court documents, but it was not opposed by the U.S. Attorney’s office. Bosnich, 29, of Del Mar, remains free…
Super soakin’ Pride
So we had a little rain, even a lot of rain; so what. Pride was great! Soaking and dripping the paraders paraded and the cheerers cheered; all laughing and smiling. I was sitting in the “shaded from the sun” covered seating area. As the deluge started, dry and comfy, I smugly enjoyed the spectacle of…