People, politics and opinions
Recently, I had dinner at Baja Betty’s with the frontrunner for the 78th Assembly District race Sarah Boot, who Toni Atkins has endorsed as her successor. But local Republican Party officials are pushing former Marine captain and out lesbian Jacque Atkinson to become a candidate. Atkinson is currently the co-chair of the Sheriff’s GLBT Advisory…
Nightcrawler
dvd of the week Lewis Bloom, played by a balls-out brilliant Jake Gyllenhaal, is a nightcrawler, a freelance reporter who spends the nights wandering the city, waiting for a police scanner to announce a car crash or a murder that can be filmed and turned into the bloody local TV news. Pathologically ambitious, solicitous and…
Better Call Saul
dvr this AMC, Sunday, Feb. 8, 10 p.m. Before Breaking Bad finished its much (and perhaps overly) praised run, AMC announced that they would be a producing a prequel series about meth dealer Walter White’s lawyer Saul Goodman. Saul is one of the few characters from Breaking Bad who was always funny, though there was…
Decision time: Will Francine Busby step up to the plate?
In 22 months San Diego will be voting once again in elections that promise to change the complexion of politics in America’s Finest City. The question is whether the Democrats can marshal the intestinal fortitude to make the hard decisions early. Now that Francine Busby has been re-elected the chair of the San Diego County…
Can ‘Oscar’ get it wrong?
Feb. 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will give out its coveted Oscars, long relished as the highest honor in filmdom. Then, we will know the very best movie of 2014, right? Let’s just say the answer is not always … yes. But how could ‘Oscar’ ever be wrong? Keep in mind…
Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors will recognize three for lifetime achievement
“This isn’t about ‘they’ or ‘them,’” Dr. Delores A. Jacobs said. “This is ‘us.’” “Us” is the essence of the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors, which will recognize Assemblywoman Dr. Shirley Weber, Stan Lewis and Phyllis Jackson with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The event will take place Friday, Feb. 27 from 6-8 p.m. at The San…
Cupid Ain’t Stupid 2015
Skip the clichés this Valentine’s Day – because flowers and candy send the very special message that you have zero time to be considerate – and swap them for more creative and sentimental surprises. A little thoughtfulness goes a long way with these small-but-meaningful gifts given with love. Kiss Pillows and Paintings Contemporary artist Olesya…
I kissed a girl and the NFL didn’t like it
Katy Perry’s performance at Super Bowl XLIX was the best half-time show I have seen. I say this knowing it puts my gay card at risk for both watching the “sportsbowl” enough years to compare her to prior performers, and because Beyoncé and Madonna were among them. But Perry had a motorized lion, dancing sharks…
My mortgage guru answers lending questions
I asked Matt Young of MDC Financial Services Group (www.mattyoungloans.com) to answer a few questions posed by potential real estate buyers. He was kind enough to fill us in. In fact, his answers were so comprehensive that I decided to give you his complete answers and to spread this column over two issues. Question No….