San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

In an effort to repeal the California Gas Tax initiative, two North County gas stations dramatically cut their prices on gas today.

Although the one Mobil station in Encinitas has put their prices back to normal, there is another in Carlsbad which will sell gas for $1.99 per gallon until 6 pm tonight.

The MO’s Universe Group is adding a new restaurant called insideOUT to the revitalized section of Hillcrest landscape on University Avenue in March 2018. This venture will bring their food service industry and entertainment reach to a total of five in the area.

Last week we reported that Fernando Lopez Jr. was poised to take over executive director duties at San Diego Pride after the sudden resignation of Eric Heinritz hired last May.

The group “Patriotic Picnic” is headed back to Chicano Park this weekend despite last year’s controversial visit which was motivated by their desire to “topple” the Latino historical space in retaliation to the removal of a Confederate marker in Horton Plaza last September.

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News has learned that the new executive director of San Diego Pride, Eric Heinritz (pictured left),  has resigned and current Director of Operations, Fernando Lopez Jr. will more than likely be the interim executive director, eventually taking over the role officially. 

There is no formal word as to why Heinritz is stepping down. 

It looks as though Target will be moving one of their "mini" stores into North Park, taking over the old Wang's Restaurant space. It is scheduled to open in November 2018.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R) said in a statement on Wednesday he won’t seek re-election in 2018.

He will thus become the 18th Republican member of the House to say they are retiring before the 2018 elections according to NBC.

Southern California weather forecasts are predicting a powerful storm to roll into the county on Monday and Tuesday with snow likely in the San Diego mountain regions.

Zillow has forecast that San Diego renters are not going to see a break in rent prices in 2018; they will continue to rise significantly.

Over the past year, San Diego rent rose 2.4 percent.

Fire crews battled a blaze at an auto body shop near Lindbergh Field on Tuesday morning.

Plumes of thick black smoke could be seen in surrounding neighborhoods near the 4000 block of Pacific Highway.