The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) will be hosting a fundraiser May 5 at 7p.m., at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. Encore: Sizzle and Spice, a fundraiser to benefit the growth of SDGMC was inspired by their recent popular show, Olé Olé! Olé! The evening will follow Olé’s Latin culture theme…
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,…
Big Mike Phillips’ recent birthday event has raised $1,000 for aNoteToMyKid.com. More than 40 people joined Big Mike for the fundraiser at the Los Angeles Getty Center, Saturday March 3.
AIDS Walk and Run has traditionally been San Diego County’s single largest fundraiser for the fight against HIV/AIDS. Imagine that after walking, or sponsoring a friend, the AIDS Walk brain trust revealed that they would no longer give money to The San Diego LGBT Center or Family Health Centers, because a homophobic congressperson, lets say…
Pug Rescue of San Diego County, an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing unwanted, neglected, abandoned and relinquished pugs, will host its third annual Pugs ‘n Kisses event Sat., Feb. 4 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Fido & Co., Canine Country Club, located at 1228 University Ave. in Hillcrest. The fundraiser kicks off…
The San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center announced that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Union Bank Foundation to support The Center’s Sunburst Youth Housing Project. “For almost a decade, Union Bank and the Union Bank Foundation have been steadfast supporters of The Center and Sunburst Youth Housing Project (YHP),”…
Next year may see the election of the first LGBT Member of Congress from California. Openly gay Mark Takano, born and raised in Riverside, Calif., is the only Democrat running in a strongly Democratic-leaning open seat in Riverside County. The new 41st District has a seven percent Democratic registration advantage. President Obama won there by…
Billows of smoke and flame were abound in Hillcrest Wednesday afternoon as a mixed-use Hillcrest apartment complex caught fire on the southern side of the 1000 block of University Avenue. About 100 firefighters were called on scene to squelch the flames, but the damage had already been done – nearly $1 million in damages were…
