thursday, june 12 San Diego County Fair The 2014 San Diego County Fair begins Saturday, June 7 through Sunday, July 6 (closed Mondays and the first two Tuesdays) and promises to be a rockin’ Fab Fair! They’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first visit to the United States of America, sparking the British…
No one can say that District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is anything if not determined, tenacious and tough as nails. She rose through the ranks from a clerical worker in the DA’s Office to the top spot in San Diego County law enforcement. After a disappointing showing in 2012’s mayoral race, Dumanis, the County’s first openly…
“There is a Trans Action Committee that’s part of Canvass For A Cause,” stated Canvass For A Cause’s Holly Hellerstreet in an interview with LGBT Weekly. “And we have been working to support transgender people in San Diego. We’re really excited here in California that we have the School Success and Opportunity Act which is…
SAN DIEGO – A 71-year-old ukulele player from La Mesa has hit a high note in cancer care, after recently becoming the first breast cancer patient to complete proton therapy in San Diego County. Anastasia Custis Berkheimer finished her breast cancer treatment at the newly opened Scripps Proton Therapy Center on March 17. Anastasia, who…
SAN DIEGO – At 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, the iconic folk duo the Indigo Girls will join the San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) for an exclusive performance at the Balboa Theatre. This unprecedented concertSongs of Protest, Songs of Peaceis a fundraising event benefiting the newly launched Lesbian Health Initiative of the San Diego Human…
Join the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) San Diego County Chapter for a night of fun and laughter to raise money to create safe schools for all. GLSEN San Diego County is holding a Comedy “Fun”draiser Sunday, March 9 at Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. This 21 and up event will start with a…
Size is relative, as we know. Without a point of comparison, we cannot say that anything is either “big” or “little.” But we’ve seen the city and county of San Diego alternately described as a “big city with a small town feel,” a “small town vibe in a big package” and a “big small town.”…
SAN DIEGO — An estimated 1,300 volunteers will participate in WeAllCount Friday, Jan. 24 from 4-7 a.m. Sponsored by the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and County of San Diego, the 2014 count of homeless persons in San Diego County will be directed by the Regional Task Force on the Homeless. “We have an incredibly large task ahead of us and that is to accurately count homeless individuals including…
SAN DIEGO – The 2013 AIDS Walk, Run & Street Challenge San Diego has announced it will feature the Survivors Exhibit as part of its 24th annual event Sunday, Sept. 29 in Balboa Park. This moving photo series by Jae L. Hansen features men and women who are long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS, diagnosed before 1997….
SAN DIEGO – The AIDS Walk, Run & Street Challenge San Diego “Superheroes” will receive a special, limited-edition T-shirt. “Superheroes” are participants in the AIDS Walk, Run or Street Challenge who have raised $100 for local HIV/AIDS service organizations. “We really wanted to recognize those folks who go beyond registering and commit to raising at least…
