Monday,
October 23,
2006
Best Wishes to the Newlyweds
North County native Denise Rogers married Dustin Moors, son of HillQuest publisher Nancy Moors, on a beautiful Sunday at Vista’s Thibado Park. The wedding united their two families and five children: Emyle, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Zachary and Lauren. The celebration continued with an afternoon luncheon in Cardiff by the Sea. The happy newlyweds are now winging their way to the Hawaiian Islands for a week’s honeymoon in Maui.Sunday,
October 22,
2006
Where the Wild Thangs Were....
Last night’s sold out gala at downtown’s Marriott Hotel brought together nearly 700 supporters of the San Diego LGBT Center. With a theme “Where the Wild Things Are” The Center celebrated their 33rd anniversary gala. The fundraising event included a silent auction, entertainment by Haute Chile, dancing and an award ceremony honoring community leaders who have made positive, lasting impacts in the city.
Honorees included MARYAH (Metro Area Realtors for Young Adult Housing), Scott Allen, Qualcomm and James Ziegler. Politicans included US Congresswoman Susan Davis, State Senator Christine Kehoe, DA Bonnie Dumanis, City Attorney Mike Aguirre, Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego City Councilmembers Kevin Faulconer and Toni Atkins, Assemblymember Lori Saldaña and Coronado Councilman Frank Tierney.
Funds raised during the event will help The Center’s 40+ programs, projects and services that reach out to the LGBT, HIV/AIDS and allied communities. Photos: (top) The Center’s Chair Todd Gloria and CEO Dr. Delores Jacobs happily accept a $66,625 check from the San Diego LGBT Pride Board. Phillip Princetta, Pride co-chair (at the podium) and Executive Director Ron deHarte (right) presented their check from proceeds of SD largest civic event as other board members proudly looked on.
Saturday,
October 21,
2006
Donna Walker and Lisa
Vella owners of South Bark Dog Wash hosted an eat-a-thon
for Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Eatable dog food today at San
Diego’s favorite doggie wash shop located at 2037 30th Street. Their
time trials led to the finals as owners and dogs enjoyed the tasty
challenge. The dog food which features all human-grade ingredients got
rave reviews. As a bonus, the winners went home with enough free
Natural Balance for a whole year!
Ride,
Sally,
Ride
She became our first American woman astronaut in 1983 with a six-day flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger. The following year Sally Ride made her second flight into space. She now serves as the CEO of Sally Ride Science, an innovative science content company that creates programs and materials for kids. This afternoon Dr. Ride shared her knowledge of Mars history at the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park before signing her newest book, The Mystery of Mars. The event was part of MarsFest which continues next Saturday afternoon.
Friday,
October 20,
2006
Gay & Lesbian Times and Toni share 30 minutes
“I never intentionally would misinform the public,” Toni Atkins said re: the Kroll report’s allegations. “We had a lot of professional people that the city paid very good money to [advise] us, and the advice we got was not good. And, not to push the responsibility a hundred percent on somebody else, [but] the council as a whole and individual council members including myself should have asked more questions. …It all broke down, and we all share some responsibility for that.“...to supporters: ‘I did my best to serve you. I did my best to serve the city. And mistakes have been made, and I am part of the process that made those mistakes. And the focus has got to be now to fix it, so that people like me can still run for office and do a good job and know they are going to have the right kind of [experts] advising them.”
from this week’s GLT Letters to the Editor...
“...in Councilwoman Toni Atkins district, District 3, there are 67,756 registered voters; only 10,163 valid signatures would be needed to launch a recall.”
— Hillcrest resident
George Wedemeyer
“I
like the analogy in the publisher’s editorial
of 9/21/06
about Atkins’ supporters being Kool-Aid drinkers. In my opinion,
however, the GLT over the years has been the pitcher that has served
the Kool-Aid. This community has a long and storied history as a great
big mutual admiration society that never questions the motives of
carpet-baggers, charlatans, and grifters coming to town, being wined,
dined, and lauded by our prominent community members, given a Nicky or
some silly Mr. or Ms. Gay-whatever title, and then silently slipping
out in the night when yet another scandal erupts.“ — Jim Krupiarz,
former GLT co-owner (with Michael Portantino)
Thursday,
October 19,
2006
— Letter to CityBeat re: the
use of the word “queer”
Wednesday,
October 18,
2006
Lawsuit filed today to stop 301 University
A local committee will file a major lawsuit against the city today that will challenge the council’s September 12th approval of the 12-story, 96-condo 301 University project. “Unfortunately, our Hillcrest community cannot rely on our elected city officials to look after the best interests of our neighborhood,” says John Taylor of Save Hillcrest. “We have to instead rely on the courts to enforce the laws that govern and protect our unique neighborhood.”
Their lawsuit alleges that the project “will cause unmitigated adverse impacts to the one to three-story surrounding neighborhood, streets, cafes and public access due to its height, bulk, shadows, additional traffic and lack of committed public facilities (parks).” It also claims that, by approving the project, the “city has improperly applied state environmental-protection laws, the city’s own community plan, zoning ordinances and development requirements.”
The Superior Court is being asked to issue a Writ of Mandate declaring the city council decision null and void. The lawsuit also asks the court to order the city to prepare an Environmental Impact Report should the developers wish to pursue the project. The court is also being asked to issue a stay of the September 12th decision until the plaintiff’s claims may be adjudicated by the court. Also included in the 85 sections of the lawsuit are issues of increased traffic congestion; miscalculation of allowed residential density; the unlawful gift of public land by abandonment of an alley; violations of the Public Records Act and violations of local variance laws. The lawsuit also covers issues beyond the Hillcrest project by asking the court to require changes in the city’s development approval process.
Contact John Taylor at (619) 997-5299 for more information or to make a donation to the lawsuit fund. Checks should be made out to Friends of San Diego with “301 University” noted on the memo line.
Tuesday,
October 17,
2006
