Hypocrisy: Just what do they mean by ‘not covering’ the mayor’s race? Dear Editor, Most of your readers are familiar with that other publication’s stated policy of objective, non-coverage of the mayor’s race. I received this following statement from the SDGLN editor a few weeks ago: “We have published the following formal statement: ‘SDGLN is…
Campaign civility Dear Editor, Recently, Ken Williams, editor of the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News service, wrote an op-ed in which he issued a call for more civility in political discourse – in particular highlighting events during the recent San Diego mayoral debate at The Center. He decried someone shouting out the word “liar”…
Some people think that I am not a supporter of Carl DeMaio. The truth is that I cannot stomach those who put their personal career above the well-being of our community. DeMaio recently stated that he is not running on social issues; this is evidenced by his fundraiser hosted by former mayor of San Diego,…
Mayoral candidate and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher has doubled his support for the San Diego mayoral race after dropping the GOP according to a recent scientific poll conducted by 10News. The announcement is fresh on the heels of Fletcher’s announcement two weeks ago that he will no longer act on behalf of the Republican party,…
LGBT Weekly social media reporter, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, who is a veteran of the Iraq War and who is Puerto Rican, was likened to a feces-throwing monkey in a Twitter post from an account owned by the life partner of the leading San Diego mayoral candidate, City Councilman Carl DeMaio. The tweet in question contained a…
Sexual assault and kidnapping charges held against Michael Kobulnicky, a former Tea Party spokesperson and Carl DeMaio mayoral campaign volunteer, were dropped Thursday after the alleged victim rescinded her story this week. Kobulnicky was charged ten days ago after the victim claimed she was kidnapped and raped on Fiesta Island after accepting a ride home…
Just hours after former Republican candidate Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher announced he would be approaching the mayoral race as an Independent, all San Diego mayoral contenders met at the LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest in what became an evening of lively debate Wednesday evening. The biggest applause was met when Fletcher criticized San Diego City Councilmember…
Quashing the doubts of many in San Diego’s LGBT community that City Councilman Carl DeMaio would take a pass on the March 28 LGBT Mayoral Candidate Forum at The Center, the candidate for mayor has confirmed that he will attend, according to officials at the debate’s venue. However, a source involved in organizing the event…
Michael John Kobulnicky, an extreme right-wing tea party spokesman and a Carl DeMaio volunteer affiliate, was in custody Friday according to reports at 10 News for abducting a pedestrian from the Linda Vista area, later transporting the victim to Fiesta Island and allegedly raping her. Kobulnicky, 50, was investigated by sex-crime detectives Thursday according to…
Almost everyone knows the story of the Faustian bargain or as it’s more commonly known, the proverbial pact with the devil. As the story goes, the person offers his soul in exchange for favors. These favors vary by tale, but usually include a desire for youth, knowledge, wealth or power. I never thought I would…
