Two openly gay City Councilmembers joined several pastors June 15 at a press conference in opposition to a national conference that met in San Diego for gay conversion therapy that tries to change LGBT people into straights. Christopher Ward, who represents the Third District, and Georgette Gomez, who represents the Ninth District, spoke out against…
Local Politician of the Year – Councilmember Georgette Gomez 2016 saw many impressive local election victories. Mayor Faulconer and multiple councilmembers cruised to June wins, County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar beat incumbent Dave Roberts, and former Councilmember Todd Gloria moved to the State Assembly. None seemed as improbable at the outset as Gomez’s rise. In a…
Georgette Gomez’s lead over Ricardo Flores in the San Diego City Council District 9 races continues to grow. KPBS reported that Gomez now has 52.5 percent of votes compared to Flores’ 47.4 percent. One hundred percent of precincts are reporting, however, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Web site said 620,000 mail and provisional…
Long time readers will remember the “Return on Investment Index” for equality, an idea adapted from Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com to describe the best place to spend your last hour, or $20, to have an impact on LGBT issues. The analysis favors smaller, closer elections with broad implications, so you won’t see safe seats even…
SAN DIEGO — Thursday, the Engage San Diego Action Fund, a new 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to enhancing civic engagement and social justice in underserved San Diego communities through issue education and public policy advocacy, announced its first ever candidate endorsements. The Engage San Diego Action Fund supports local candidates who strongly believe in reflective democracy…
LOS ANGELES— Equality California announced Tuesday the endorsements of three LGBT candidates for local races across California. “While our endorsed candidates may be running for office for the first time, they are all experienced advocates for civil rights and social justice and leaders in their own communities,” said Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California. “Having…
Georgette Gómez is one of four Latino candidates running to fill the San Diego City Council seat now occupied by Marti Emerald; but she’s the only candidate who identifies as a “queer woman of color.” District 9 encompasses the neighborhoods of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Talmadge, Mount…
