Jury deliberations continued this week in the federal murder trial of David Enrique Meza who is accused of killing his wealthy boyfriend Jake Clyde Merendino in Mexico in 2015 so he could inherit his estate. The eight woman four man jury began deliberations Monday at 2:26 p.m. after hearing closing arguments. They had a legal…
Real estate brokers eager to capture the millennial market need to change their ways. First, here’s why they should bother. Millennials are the group born from 1982 until 2004. This segment of the population is huge and represents the largest potential market of homeowners. There are more than 80 million millennials in the United States,…
thursday, april 27 Scott Thompson Well known to fans as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson is anything but your average comedic talent. After Lorne Michaels discovered them in the late eighties, The Kids in the Hall created a groundbreaking television series which ran from 1989 to…
“Are trans actors playing the parts of the transgender characters in the play?” That was the foremost question I had when Matt Harding, general manager of Diversionary Theatre, reached out to me via email and asked me to promote their upcoming world premiere of Ballast, a trans-centered play. I had to know. As a trans…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Thursday, San Diego Councilmember Chris Ward (District Three), who serves as vice chair of the Regional Task Force on the Homeless, joined Task Force Chair and Supervisor Ron Roberts, and RTHF Executive Director Delores Diaz to announce the results of the 2017 Point-in-Time Count of the region’s homeless population. They were…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! As we ponder Holy Week, I invite you to pause in your busy life to make…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez has been elected as a national co-chair of the upcoming National March for Equality set for June 11 in Washington, D.C. Commissioner Ramirez, who has been a Latino gay activist now for almost half a century, holds the distinction of being the only gay activist…
thursday, april 20 Seeds of Inspiration The San Diego Watercolor Society presents Seeds of Inspiration, an art exhibition juried by award-winning artist, Helen Schafer Garcia. The exhibit runs through April 29. San Diego Water Color Society, Liberty Station, 2825 Dewey Rd #105 in San Diego, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., 619-876-4550, sdws.org friday, april 21 Lil…
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. SAN DIEGO — The board of directors of the San Diego LGBT Community Center and The Center’s CEO Dr. Delores Jacobs have announced, in back-to-back statements posted on Facebook, that she will not seek…
San Diego’s 14th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment ceremony was held Friday April 14 at Hillcrest’s LGBT Center. An estimated 200 + audience heard local professionals, community organizers, and youth leaders bring home again and again the message “We are here to help make it easier for you”. Scholarships were awarded to give transyouth the…
