NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO – Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) has appointed Denise Norris to its board of directors. MEUSA said in a press statement, “As a recognized leader in the transgender community, Denise brings a great depth of advocacy and organizing experience in the workplace, community, and beyond — as well as a commitment to building…
March 21 Sister Speak releases it’s debut album, Rise Up For Love, recorded with two Grammy award winning engineers on the board – producer and mixing engineer Alan Sanderson(Fiona Apple, Elton John) and mastering engineer Brian Lucey(Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys). The March 21 CD release party will be held at the World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd….
Kevin Beiser grew up in a family whose challenges included constant moving, homelessness, school suspensions, low expectations from teachers and addiction. Nevertheless, he is now president of one of the largest school districts in the nation, San Diego Unified. “I remember my first couple of days at middle school,” Beiser recalls. “I was following my…
SAN DIEGO – At their first meeting of the new year, Jan. 7, Lambda Archives San Diego welcomed in new officers and board members. New elected board officers are Maureen Steiner, president; Cheli Mohamed, vice president; Haydee Sam, treasurer; Chuck Kaminski, secretary. New board members include Drew Ector, Fernando Lopez, Robert Mahlowitz, and Haydee Sam. They will join existing…
SAN DIEGO – Cygnet Theatre kicks off 2014 by presenting the San Diego premiere of a new comedy that stirs up powerful questions about what people are willing to sacrifice for happiness. Cygnet has snagged the rights to present the Southern California premiere of Jordan Harrison’s Maple and Vine, a sensation last season Off-Broadway at…
SAN DIEGO – Bob Lehman has been selected as the new president of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) board of directors. He will succeed current president Cheri Curtis when her term expires at the end of the December. “I love this chorus and the members who have made it what it is today,”…
SAN DIEGO — Tuesday, San Diego Unified School Board of Trustees elected Kevin Beiser its new president and fellow Trustee Marne Foster as vice president. “I look forward to working together to continue improving public education with quality schools in every neighborhood,” Beiser said shortly after the meeting. Beiser was elected to the Board of Trustees in…
Tom Luhnow’s sudden and heretofore unexplained departure from the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) late last summer caused a great deal of head scratching. As promised in the first part of our look into the events that led up to a surprising parting of the ways between the former CEO and one of this…
There has been a lot of speculation about the events surrounding the sudden departure of former Greater San Diego Business Association CEO, Tom Luhnow. Lingering questions among San Diego’s LGBT-leadership, media and business communities include: Was it a firing? Was there a specific, underlying dispute between Luhnow and board chair, Eric Brown beyond the officially…
