One year from the election and less than two months from the first votes cast to start determining the Republican nominee for president, more than 400 grass roots activists of San Diego Republicans, the local area’s official GOP presence, gathered Monday night to hear from representatives of all the presidential campaigns and participate in a…
The California Reserve Peace Officers Association (CRPOA) has announced their unanimous endorsement of Bonnie Dumanis for mayor of San Diego. The CRPOA represents more than 6,000 sworn peace officers statewide. The association was founded in 1974 for the purpose of “raising the professional, educational and employment standards of reserve peace officers.” Announcing its endorsement, CRPOA…
Several months into what’s becoming an increasingly anticipated monthly exhibition of art by local LGBT and allied artists at the sleek offices of San Diego LGBT Pride (you know; the folks who put on the Pride parade and festival) in North Park, painter Jonathan Williams, also of North Park, wooed a modestly sized crowd of…
You tried everything. When you had trouble with insomnia the other night, it seemed like nothing would lull you back to sleep. Warm milk tasted bad. That previously tired book on your bedside table suddenly turned intriguing – even infomercials held your interest, so you started counting sheep. Then you got to wondering … why…
We’ve all been to Palm Springs (I am guessing) and I suspect we’ve all been there for just one or two things; the White Party or Dinah Shore, to relax by the pool at a Warm Sands resort or to simply escape the city and find some peace and tranquility out in the desert. But…
Brett Ratner has resigned as the producer of the 2012 Oscars after using a gay slur in response to a question about his methods and procedures as a producer on film sets saying, “Rehearsal is for fags.” In an open letter Ratner wrote, “Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a well-deserved earful from many…
Basking in the hot desert sun, Palm Springs is an ideal oasis for San Diegans looking to escape the fast-paced city life and spend a weekend lounging poolside. Palm Springs, home to the Dinah Shore Open and the notoriously wicked White Party, is about as welcoming and friendly atmosphere an L, G, B or T…
While San Diego LGBT Weekly makes its home in one of the world’s most popular resort and vacation destinations, even we at the newsmagazine and our fellow San Diegans need a place to “get away from it all.” Less than 150 miles from the coast into the desert lies that mythical gay mecca called Palm…
Hunters When planning a night out in Palm Springs, one place you won’t want to pass up is Hunters. During the last 13 years, Hunters has gained the reputation as being one of the city’s premier nightspots. This video bar, nightclub and hot dance destination keeps patrons entertained by providing attractive and friendly staff, some…
Gauging the effect of the repeal of DADT – one reaction Dear Editor, Your article (Unfriendly Fire: In Afghanistan, unit greets gay Marine with threats to life, by Ian Stokell – Issue 52, Nov. 10) on the persecution being inflicted on the U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan points up the tragedy implicit in the refusal…
