San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

The Hillcrest Farmers Market is back! But during the current public health crisis, the market will be modified to follow a number of safety protocols and be open to only serve fresh produce and groceries and pre-packaged food items.

With so many stories out there about people hoarding and stockpiling food items at grocery stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, one story that isn’t getting told as much is of the thousands of people across San Diego County alone who face food insecurity every single day.

UPDATE March 15, 2020

Gov. Newsom calls for closure of all bars and wineries amid coronavirus pandemic

The City of Escondido proclaimed June 2020 to be Pride Month in the inland North County city on June 3. The proclamation, which was presented to the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, was a first for Escondido.

The City of La Mesa updated its city hall flag raising policy at the Tuesday, June 9 city council meeting to allow for the rainbow flag to be flown.

City leaders plan to host a pride flag raising ceremony on Monday, June 22 at 1 pm at La Mesa City Hall. This will be a first for the City of La Mesa, located just east of San Diego.

For the second year in a row, the City of Encinitas raised a rainbow flag above their city hall on Tuesday to honor LGBTQ Pride Month. Encinitas, located in the northern coastal section of San Diego County, was the first city in the county to raise a rainbow flag over their city hall in 2019.

San Diego Pride declares our opposition to the state-sanctioned violence, murder, and terror being perpetrated by law enforcement agencies across the country.