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.
Bill’s Briefs BY BILL HANSON For seniors and those who will be Why do responsible TV networks go against public sanity and schedule two momentous events at the same time? I mean, of course, the debacle last Sunday night: the British snobs opposite Honey Boo-Boo’s return. Naturally, as a staunch supporter of good manners and…
Arts BY ANDREW PRINTER I am certain most of you know about the wonderful Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in Balboa Park. Not every city has a space designed to collect and present the finest examples of photographic art, spanning the history of photography from the 19th century to the present day. San Diego does…
Real Estate BY TRENT ST. LOUIS The real estate market has historically always gone in cycles. This means that housing prices go up and they go down. When prices are up, it is considered a seller’s market and when prices are down, it is a buyer’s market. There are of course other variables that play…
BY STEVE LEE It has been publicly announced that a majority has been reached within the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to endorse a charter amendment to rename San Francisco International Airport as Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport. The amendment needs only six supervisors for it to become a charter amendment which will then…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council this week voted to endorse Ben Hueso for California’s 40th State Senate District. Hueso, currently serving as the Assemblymember for the 80th District, is running to fill a vacancy created by Juan Vargas’ successful campaign to represent the 51st Congressional District. “At every stop…
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” This famous quote came to mind as I thought about the overall tone in America and in our city. The ability to forgive can be a powerful human emotion, but sometimes it is the hardest thing for a person or community to do. As President Obama awaits confirmation…
The GSDBA will be holding a workshop Jan. 16 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Metlife Building, 3131 Camino Del Rio North 8th Floor, Suite 850. The workshop, Build Your Own Business Plan, will be presented by Nancy Fredericks of SalesLink and will cover the steps in strategic planning; explore the basic components and…
Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s masterful movie about the manhunt for Osama Bin Laden, arrived in San Diego’s theaters Jan. 4 with more baggage than any film in recent memory. It was shown to critics at the beginning of December and they went on to give it award after award. Then various…
Well, I’m in town this weekend but will be in Houston, Texas next weekend, then off to Atlanta, Ga. with Stuart Milk to attend the 20th annual Creating Change conference, sponsored by the N.G.L.T.F. and with more than 3,000 GLBT activists and leaders from all across the USA expected. It’s been a month for Mayor…
