Boy Scouts cannot lease city property, court upholds
Boy Scouts cannot lease city property, court upholds
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court’s finding that the Boy Scouts cannot lease city-owned parkland in Balboa Park because it is a religious organization. The nation’s high court refused to hear an appeal from San Diego-area Scouts who had traditionally leased the 18-acre Camp Balboa for $1 per year. U.S. District Judge Napoleon Jones Jr. ruled in 2003 that the city failed to …
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City Addresses Complete Smoking Ban
City Addresses Complete Smoking Ban
Restaurant Zydeco is a place where you can get delicious crawfish pie. It is also one of the few restaurants in the city where you can still smoke, so long as you sit in the bar area. Zydeco General Manager Patrick Barnes is confident his restaurant is obeying city codes—only it isn’t.
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In conservative Turkish city, Iranian gays find uneasy refuge from persecution
In conservative Turkish city, Iranian gays find uneasy refuge from persecution
KAYSERI, Turkey - The salmon-coloured building has seen better days. Paint peels from the mouldy facades. Pieces of cardboard, newspaper and plastic cover the many missing windows - not worth replacing, because the neighbourhood kids, who know this as “the gay building,” will just smash them again.
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Grand Prix Helps City Promote Itself
Grand Prix Helps City Promote Itself
The story has become something of an urban legend — with the twist that it is true. In the early 1980s, Abram Pritzker, head of the business dynasty that developed the Hyatt chain, visited the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Oil City discrimination declining
Oil City discrimination declining
SRU goes to extensive measures to make sure there’s no discrimination or negative actions done to students, faculty or staff members who are part of the LGBTQI community. Tuesday night, the university confirmed this by having an open panel about LGBTQI issues on campus and talking about what the community can do to make everyone feel more welcome.
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Sun 7/23 Tegan & Sara Banter - Sleeping in a Parking Lot + City Girl @ #4 The Henry Fonda 10/19/08
7/23 Tegan & Sara - Sleeping in a Parking Lot for Smashing Pumpkins + City Girl @ #4 The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA 10/18/08
Sun 7/23 Tegan & Sara Banter - Sleeping in a Parking Lot + City Girl @ #4 The Henry Fonda 10/19/08
7/23 Tegan & Sara - Sleeping in a Parking Lot for Smashing Pumpkins + City Girl @ #4 The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA 10/18/08
San Francisco LGBT Center asking city for $1M
San Francisco LGBT Center asking city for $1M
San Francisco’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is asking the city for some big financial help to stay afloat.
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City finds rival for Mardi Gras
City finds rival for Mardi Gras
THE Chinese New Year Festival is steadily catching up to Mardi Gras as a money-spinner for Sydney and a cultural event attracting thousands to the city in February.
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