Celebrating diversity and inclusiveness in the heart of San Diego City Hall, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Councilmember Todd Gloria will join San Diego LGBT Pride to raise the first Pride flags at City Hall, Tuesday, July 7 at 12 p.m. to commemorate the day as San Diego LGBT Pride Day and celebrate the 41st anniversary…
LOS ANGELES – Equality California announced Wednsday that it will endorse San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria for California Assembly District 78, José Cisneros for re-election as San Francisco treasurer and Chris Ward to replace Gloria as councilmember for San Diego City Council District 3. EQCA ma kes early endorsements of exceptional LGBT candidates in…
Address given by City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez at the San Diego Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast, May 21: Buenos dias; good morning and welcome to the 7th annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast. Thank you for once again selling out this event with over 1,000 of us gathered here this morning. Harvey Milk was proud that…
Democratic discussions of the 2016 San Diego mayoral race were long focused on one question: “Todd or Toni?” Some thought Assembly Speaker Atkins fundraising and connections gave her the best chance to defeat Mayor Faulconer. Others thought “iMayor” Gloria, who skipped the special election to put the city first, was the better option. Most were…
LGBT Weekly reviews the impact of the City’s new ordinances Nineteen years after California voters approved Prop. 215, which made medical marijuana legal in the state, San Diego’s first permitted medical marijuana dispensary opened March 18, 2015. While both the City and County fought against medical marijuana dispensaries for years, they finally came to an…
Gay icon, AIDS advocate leader, author, etc.; people either love him or hate him – Larry Kramer has been one of the most important voices in the LGBT community and civil rights movement. Larry and I have not really been friends but have had to deal with each other these last three decades. While we…
First of all, let me say that I like Anthony and I believe he has a future in politics, but there is a far more qualified candidate running for the Third District Council seat. As many of you know I have supported straight candidates over gay candidates but this council race has to do with…
SAN DIEGO – Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins today endorsed Todd Gloria in his bid to secure her 78th Assembly District seat. Atkins is termed out in 2016. In her endorsement statement for Gloria, Atkins was also full of praise for Sarah Boot who withdrew from the race to also endorse Gloria. Atkins said, “All…
City Councilman Todd Gloria announced today that he will run for the State Assembly 78th District seat in 2016. The seat is held by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, who will be termed out. In an email to his supporters Gloria wrote, “I was truly humbled to serve as interim mayor of San Diego and to…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and City Councilmember Todd Gloria will name April 7, 2015 “San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Day” in recognition of the organization’s 30 years of singing, social outreach and changing lives one voice at a time. The official proclamation will be presented Tuesday, April 7 at 10 a.m….
