SAN DIEGO – California Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins has called on the community to change the future and defeat cancer by enrolling in a novel cancer prevention study. She made her appointment to enroll last week in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3), and wants others to follow her lead. “This…
What do Gary Dyak, Dick Greene and Robert Treat have in common? A lot as it happens! They are all gay; they are all artists and each is included in the prestigious Cannon Gallery of Art Biennial. In fact they are among 72 artists whose work was selected from more than 1,200 images submitted this…
As part of their Professional Luncheon Series the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) welcomed San Diego’s first lady, Bronwyn Ingram, fiancée of Mayor Bob Filner Feb. 12, at Wang’s North Park. GSDBA members and guests attended this special lunch event to hear Ingram speak about her current endeavors with local organizations and Team First…
The San Diego GLBT Historic Task Force has announced that they will lead a campaign to create an AIDS Memorial for San Diego. “More than 7,600 men, women and children have died of AIDS in San Diego County,” stated City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez. “It is long overdue that we commemorate and remember their lives…
Being Alive, the longest, continually operating support service organization for people living with HIV/AIDS in San Diego County presents A Sweet Affair, a dessert and wine fundraising social to be held Friday, Feb. 8 7-9 p.m. at the Mezzanine Art Gallery, 2525 University Ave. Entry is through Pleasures and Treasures. More than seven bakeries will…
The Greater San Diego Business Association, San Diego’s LGBT chamber of commerce since 1979, has just released its free 2013 Business Directory, the 35th edition. This year’s Directory of the GSDBA’s 800 members is 304 pages and is distributed at more than 100 locations in San Diego County.
The San Diego Foundation has announced that their 2013-2014 Common Scholarship Application is now available. The scholarships are not just for graduating high school seniors; they are also awarded to current college students, trade/vocational students, graduate students and adult re-entry students. The Foundation is the largest scholarship provider in San Diego County (outside of the…
Working families advocate Lorena Gonzalez has announced she will run for the 80th state Assembly District, vowing to seek the seat once it is vacated by the current assemblymember, Ben Hueso. Gonzalez will seek election as early as this year if Assemblymember Hueso is elected to the state Senate in a special election this spring….
San Diego Coastkeeper, an organization that protects and restores swimmable, fishable and drinkable waters around San Diego County is reminding people this Thanksgiving to dispose of their cooking oil correctly. According to Coastkeeper, this year alone cooking grease has led to 40,040 gallons of sewage to spill into local waters just in the City of…
This month’s HRC Connect will be held at the Bamboo Lounge, 1475 University Ave. in San Diego 7-9 p.m. HRC Connect is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to mingle, have a good time and get an HRC national update. This month’s HRC Connect will be helping HRC San Diego support Mama’s Kitchen. HRC Connect…
