Volume 2 Issue 2
Jan. 28-Feb 10, 2011
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Majority Whip, MAJOR AGENDA
By Christy Scannell | GSD Reporter
In November, Toni Atkins was elected to the California Assembly, rep- resenting the 76th District, which includes the community of Clairemont west to the beaches, south to downtown and east to City
see Atkins, pg 18 uTheatre
Harshbarger’s attackers plead guilty Deputy district attorney says crime not hate motivated
By Neal Putnam | GSD Reporter
“Waving Goodbye” reaches remarkable heights at the New Village Arts Theatre.
aSports On Jan. 19, Christopher Matthew Blount and
Michael John Brandon, both 23 and from East County, pleaded guilty to assaulting North Park resident Jacob Harshbarger, 23, in his alley in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2010. San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles Gill set sentencing for Feb. 24. Harshbarger was walking his dogs around 3 a.m. in
the alley between Texas Street and Meade Avenue when he came in contact with Blount and Brandon. After a few spoken words, the two men beat Harshbarger to uncon- sciousness and he received a concussion. Blount has agreed to accept one year in jail as a stipu-
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lated sentence. Brandon faces up to one year in jail, and both men will be placed on probation, according to court records. Since both men were drunk during the crime, they will likely be ordered to abstain from alcohol for three
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Kehoe elected to third term as chair of state’s LGBT Caucus
By Margie M. Palmer | GSD Reporter In a unanimous vote, state Sen. Christine
Kehoe was elected to serve her third term as the chairperson of the state’s LGBT caucus. As chair, Kehoe will be responsible for setting each meeting’s agenda were members take positions on bills currently going through the legislative process. The group’s seven mem- bers meet once a month in Sacramento. Kehoe said that although a number of for-
ward strides have been made toward LGBT equality, there are still hurdles to overcome. “There is still bias and discrimination,” she said, noting that an important function of
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