SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Thursday, San Diego Councilmember Chris Ward (District Three), who serves as vice chair of the Regional Task Force on the Homeless, joined Task Force Chair and Supervisor Ron Roberts, and RTHF Executive Director Delores Diaz to announce the results of the 2017 Point-in-Time Count of the region’s homeless population. They were…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) and Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) held a press conference Thursday to highlight the disastrous impact building another wall along the US-Mexico border will have on California’s economy, environment and people. The lawmakers spoke as the California Legislature prepares to debate two bills…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Eight pieces of legislation authored by Sen. Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) – shaping policy ranging from environmental protection, veterans issues and human trafficking to healthcare and LGBT and labor rights – advanced in the California Senate this week: SB 214 cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 17 and was sent to the…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! As we ponder Holy Week, I invite you to pause in your busy life to make…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced today that she is stepping down as District Attorney after nearly 15 years in the position. Dumanis made the decision to step down to explore a possible run for County Board of Supervisors. Her last day as District Attorney will be Friday, July…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Since Novaya Gazeta broke the news, Grindr for Equality has used the app’s reach in the Chechen region of Russia to continuously update users who may be in danger. Along with their regular weekly Russian safety messages, Grindr has linked users in Chechnya to news sources reporting the details of the situation as…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department of California, have named state Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) “Legislators of the Year” at its annual Legislative Day Reception in Sacramento. “We are proud to recognize these two outstanding legislators,” said VFW, Dept. of California State Adjutant /…
NEW YORK — Time has named RuPaul and Gavin Grimm among its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The 2017 Time 100 full list and related items appear in the May 1, 2017 issue of Time, available on newsstands Friday, April 21, and now at time.com/time100. RuPaul is the Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of RuPaul’s Drag Race…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez has been elected as a national co-chair of the upcoming National March for Equality set for June 11 in Washington, D.C. Commissioner Ramirez, who has been a Latino gay activist now for almost half a century, holds the distinction of being the only gay activist…
NEW YORK – Tennessee State Sen. and Army Secretary Nominee Mark Green has once said transgender Americans have a “disease.” But now, GLAAD has exposed audio of Mark Green using a Bible verse as a source to call transgender people an “evil” that must be “crushed.” “The Trump Administration must have been desperate to fill…
