Given the recent disasters around the globe, I was reminded of my mother’s crisis of faith after the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia where more than 227,000 people lost their lives. My mother asked fundamental questions like “Why would God kill all those people?” “They were not all evil, why were so many taken” or “Why…
So the battle is engaged. Two city councilmen will face off in the upcoming mayoral runoff election; Kevin Faulconer versus David Alvarez. Both of the parties got what they wanted, the Democratic Party wanted David Alvarez and the Republican Party wanted to run against Alvarez in February. Wasn’t it obvious? Francine Busby and the Democratic…
The 2014 Absolut Hillcrest Mardi Gras will be held March 4, 2014 in its traditional location between First and Third on University Avenue. The event will be produced by renowned party promoter and producer Bill Hardt. The application for next year’s event was filed with the city of San Diego Nov. 15. “We expect the…
As the LGBT community goes to the polls Nov. 19 to vote for our new mayor, it is important to consider a host of issues. Personally, I always look at a candidate’s record on an issue that is near and dear to my heart: LGBT equality. Leadership is all about leading. It is not about…
In response to ‘Why endorsements don’t count’ Dear Editor, It is sad that the legacy of LGBT journalism is so blithely dismissed in your recent editorial (San Diego LGBT Weekly issue 131 10/10/13) on political endorsements. While it is true that more information is available to voters than ever before, this is in fact the…
Sometimes political insight comes at the most unusual times and from the strangest places. I participated in a chili cook-off last weekend at one of my favorite watering holes, SRO, and it helped crystallize what politics is all about. First, the cook-off was open to anyone. Just like anyone can run for office. You just…
This commentary first appeared in Huff Post Sports The current controversy over the NFL Washington Redskins’ name draws an inevitable comparison to the identical issue with the former restaurant chain Sambo’s. The unfortunate choice of name by Sambo’s owners, Sam Battistone, Sr. and Newell Bohnett, to name their restaurant based upon a melding of their…
Former Marine Captain Jacquelyn R. Atkinson and City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez have been elected co-chairs of the first LGBT Advisory Board to the Sheriff of San Diego County, Bill Gore. The Advisory Board held its first meeting with Sheriff Gore and his top commanders a few weeks ago. Former Marine Captain Jacquelyn R. Atkinson…
The Hillcrest Business Association elected officers and a new board of directors Tuesday night at Heat Bar & Kitchen, as longtime board member and SDGLN.com publisher, Johnathan Hale was chosen by members to take the reigns as president of the business improvement association, which has a $1 million annual budget. In addition to an election,…
The circus is in town again, also known as the San Diego mayoral race. Our citizens get to pick a mayor for the second time in a year. What I find fascinating is the fact that endorsements are completely along party lines. Knock me over with a feather. Endorsements are supposed to convince voters to…
