SAN DIEGO — Bettie Lois Cain has been sentenced to two years in jail for grand theft auto and four counts of writing bad checks for renting property on closed bank accounts from a defunct business she ran in North Park. Cain, 68, of Normal Heights, will be serving her sentence in the Las Colinas…
From Media Matters for America comes their latest piece on the right wing media outcry following the resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich: To hear conservative media tell it, the resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich following an outcry over Eich’s support for the 2008 referendum that banned same-sex marriage in California is merely the…
I’ve never been quite able to fully check my emotions in at the door in most any situations. I can and often act on what I intellectually know is true, and then if those actions have an emotional component for me I just deal with it at a later time. I’ve recently had to deal…
Bettie Lois Cain waved goodbye to her girlfriend and friends before she was handcuffed and went to jail after she won a delay in her fraud sentencing. Two attorneys for Cain, 68, of Normal Heights, won the delay in sentencing until April 9, but San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles Gill and the prosecutor expressed…
SAN DIEGO — Harvey Milk’s American Diner, which had its soft opening in August of last year, closed its doors last night to undergo a complete remodel. An entirely new restaurant and cocktail lounge will welcome back customers, and the entire Hillcrest community with a fresh and exciting new look by famed designers David Kohen…
Bettie Lois Cain pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to grand theft auto and four counts of writing bad checks for renting property on closed bank accounts for a defunct business she ran in North Park. Cain, 67, of Normal Heights, has a history in North Park with starting coffeehouses or other businesses and not paying some…
John Wright, editor of the Dallas Voice for six-and-half-years, has announced on his Facebook page that he has been terminated. The statement reads in full: “OK so here goes. I have poured my heart and soul into Dallas Voice for the last six-and-a-half years. I’ve worked my ass off for minimal pay because I loved…
The recent TV talent shows featuring elaborate and intricate displays of amazing abilities bring back fond memories of the less sophisticated, yet in many ways more enjoyable, local contests of long ago. Remember, seniors, the hard wooden chairs of the grange hall, lodge or auditorium and our home-grown stars; some appearing yearly and some nervously…
Disclosing that you have a chronic illness can be tough, and epilepsy is one of the most stigmatized and misunderstood diseases. Now add telling others that you are gay, and you will understand the courage Rick Stevens needed to admit that he is “different” in both ways. He shares how epilepsy is not the disability people thought it…
Exodus International has issued a public apology to gays and lesbians for “years of undue suffering and judgment at the hands of the organization and the Church as a whole.” The apology came from President Alan Chambers, who writes in a blog post that his ministry not only has hurt many people, but also participated…
