People Opinions & Politics

People, Opinions & Politics: Todd Gloria’s Neighbor Murdered; Stuart Milk Visits San Diego

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Todd Gloria’s Neighbor Murdered; Stuart Milk Visits San Diego

Wall separates Todd Gloria and five bullets An interesting sidebar to the recent tragic murder-suicide in City Heights last week is that only a condo wall separated District 3 City Councilmember Todd Gloria from five bullets and two dead bodies. Yes, Councilmember Gloria is the next door neighbor of murder victim Eric Schulthise. Word is... »

People, Opinions & Politics: San Diego/Philadelphia Businessman Faces Federal Charges

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: San Diego/Philadelphia Businessman Faces Federal Charges

The Weiss family of Philadelphia has a long established reputation as very successful people and outstanding philanthropists, owning some of this city’s biggest and most popular gay and straight nightclubs and restaurants. About five years ago, the Weiss family purchased Bourbon Street and opened Lei Lounge. They immediately got involved supporting numerous charities and civil... »

People, Opinions & Politics: Pride Resignations – Insider Scoop

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Pride Resignations – Insider Scoop

This past weekend, the three “Pridegate” board members (Philip Princetta, Mike Karim and Carl Worrell) were asked to attend a special meeting called by State Senator Christine Kehoe, former San Diego Deputy Mayor Toni Atkins and current District 3 Councilmember Todd Gloria. The hour-long meeting, held at Senator Kehoe’s district office, consisted of the three... »

People, Opinions & Politics: One Pride Board Member Resigns, Others to Follow

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: One Pride Board Member Resigns, Others to Follow

Three Pridegate Board Members Resigning I’ve just finished long discussions with several San Diego GLBT community leaders and elected officials. It is confirmed that one of the infamous three remaining board members of San Diego Pride has resigned, effective today. The other two are expected to resign sometime in February. Word is that the resignations resulted... »

People, Opinions & Politics: Pride ‘Spin’ and Political Seats

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Pride ‘Spin’ and Political Seats

Paid Pride PR Machine is “Spinning” “Since the Town Hall meeting, we’ve been receiving a lot of positive response from volunteers offering their time and services for this summer’s event and other pre-events that are on the schedule,” stated the PAID public relations man for San Diego Pride to the media. He further stated that... »

People, Opinions & Politics: Pride Updates & TV News Anchor Sex Tapes

Friday, January 22, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Pride Updates & TV News Anchor Sex Tapes

New Pride Board: All White, Two Women The three remaining San Diego Pride board members have brought on three (3) more members and now the six-member Board of Directors is an all white board with four men and two women. I guess no blacks, latinos or Asian-Americans need apply. Though the Pride... »

People, Opinions & Politics: Pridegate, Chargers & Political Musical Chairs

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Pridegate, Chargers & Political Musical Chairs

Community Boycotting Pride! Never has the GLBT community been more united than now in its demands that San Diego Pride has to go. While the infamous three remaining board members (Princetta, Karim & Worrell) are refusing to resign and putting themselves above the will of the people, GLBT leaders, activists, business people, past board... »

People, Opinions & Politics: Your Voice Matters – Contact Pride’s Board

Saturday, January 9, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Your Voice Matters – Contact Pride’s Board

The current San Diego Pride Board of Directors has refused to resign and do not believe they have lost the support or confidence of you, the community. Below are the email addresses for the three remaining Pride board members. Send them a message to let them know how you feel. Let your voices be heard. Dr.... »

People, Opinions & Politics: Former SD Pride Board Members Meet

Saturday, January 9, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
People, Opinions & Politics: Former SD Pride Board Members Meet

Yesterday evening (January 8,) 16 former chairs, officers and members of the San Diego Pride Board of Directors met at the Council of Community Clinics offices to discuss the current situation with Pride and set the agenda as well as select the moderators, both male and female, for Sunday’s Pride Community Town Hall at... »

Former San Diego Pride ED’s Annual Salary Exceeded $102K

Thursday, January 7, 2010
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
Former San Diego Pride ED’s Annual Salary Exceeded $102K

In the ongoing discussions and negotiations with the three remaining San Diego Pride board members and, of course, the many concerned community activists and leaders asking for complete transparency and full disclosure of the organization’s business dealings by this Sunday’s Town Hall Meeting, I was shocked and dismayed to learn that former Pride Executive... »

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