The cast of the popular Internet series Where the Bears Are will be in San Diego to hold two DVD release parties, and Bears San Diego will be there to raise money for HIV services provided by Family Health Centers of San Diego and Special Delivery. The DVD release parties are Friday, Dec. 14, 7-10…
The Hillcrest History Guild (HHG) is celebrating its sixth annual Holiday Potluck Dinner Dec. 11 6:30 p.m. at the Joyce Beers Community Center, 3900 Vermont Street in San Diego. Guests are invited to bring a dish (salads, vegetables, cookies or a casserole) to accompany the roasted turkeys, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, bread and other treats…
In a symbolic gesture of bringing City elected officials out to the neighborhood Mayor-elect Bob Filner’s inauguration ceremony will be held Monday, Dec. 3 10 a.m. at the Balboa Park Club, 2144 Pan American Road West in Balboa Park. Later that same day five community inaugural celebrations will take place across the city giving Filner…
In my long ago age of innocence I thought the sign “Adult Toys” meant things like 3-D chess sets. On innocently entering the shop, I gazed with shock and horror on magazines, books and videos of such decadence and immorality as to shame the devil! As I turned to flee, a clerk, wearing the most…
Thank you for all your positive comments on my and Stampp Corbin’s political and civil rights interview on both the KPBS radio and TV shows. David Copley turned his back on HIV/AIDS and his gay community When President Ronald Reagan died almost all of his good accomplishments were hailed and praised, but almost all of…
No one could hope that Rises could ever be as good as The Dark Knight, which is inarguably the best superhero movie ever made. The main problem with Rises is that director Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan forced the Rises screenplay to tie up the plot threads of The Dark Knight and Batman Begins…
Saturday, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day, a day designed to raise global awareness to the issues surrounding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is a day to raise awareness to the ongoing fight against the disease and in remembrance of the many millions of people who have died because of the disease. This year’s…
In the June primary, challenger Ray Ellis bested incumbent District 1 City Councilmember Sherri Lightner 45.6 percent to 41.5 percent. As the top two candidates, both made the recent general election, where Lightner not only added significantly to her total (54.9 percent), but drove down Ellis’ (45.1 percent). How did Lightner change the minds of…
It continues to be a buyer’s real estate market in San Diego and a great time to buy property. Whether you are a first time home buyer or an experienced investor, housing prices are still significantly down from five years ago and mortgage interest rates are still at an all-time low. Historically, real estate has…
