SAN DIEGO -- Stephen Whitburn, candidate for San Diego County Board of Supervisors, will kick off the campaign season this week by unveiling significant recent endorsements and holding a rally.

The gathering will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, on the west side near the fountain.

Whitburn, an openly gay Democrat, is trying to unseat long-time Supervisor Ron Roberts, a Republican, in the November election.

SAN DIEGO – City Council candidate Lorie Zapf, who is seeking the District 6 seat, has raised a few eyebrows in the LGBT community while running a campaign that stresses financial reform of city government.

Zapf, a Republican, is running against Howard Wayne, a Democrat.

The incumbent Donna Frye is termed out in District 6, which includes the neighborhoods of Bay Ho, Bay Park, Villa Marina, Birdland, De Anza, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Linda Vista, Mission Bay Park, Mission Valley, Mission Village, Morena and Serra Mesa.

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Gay & Lesbian News will present a “Meet the LGBT Candidates” forum tonight at Anthology, 1337 India St.

The free event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, is designed to give the community a chance to meet its current and prospective LGBT elected officials.

Four gay and lesbian elected officials are scheduled to be presenters tonight. They are San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego City Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Todd Gloria, and Solana Beach City Councilmember David Roberts.

SAN DIEGO -- Prescription drugs are easy to get and often times end up in the hands of teens and young adults who use them to get high.

This problem afflicts both the LGBT and straight communities.

Recognizing that prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the region, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) sponsored a prevention conference to address the issue and develop regional plans to prevent the problem from escalating.