La Jollans who want to see the village separate from San Diego and become its own city are taking up the cause anew.

The group called Independent La Jolla met on Feb. 17 to discuss how it will move ahead in 2010.

By a majority room count of the approximately 25 people present, the group decided to lobby Sacramento to change the law that requires San Diego residents to vote to allow La Jolla to leave.

Those present at the meeting expressed doubts that the rest of the city would give them a free pass to separate.

SAN DIEGO -- They make a difference in our lives. Some are well-known activists in San Diego's LGBT community and others are working tirelessly outside the spotlight.

Ten key players in the LGBT community will be honored Feb. 26 at a Heroes, Pioneers and Trailblazers gala at The Center that is sponsored by Lambda Archives of San Diego (LASD).

In the days leading up to the gala, SDGLN will profile each of these individuals and provide our readers with an inside peak at what this award means to each honoree.

2010 Honoree Judy Forman

SAN DIEGO -- The Council of Representatives, the major legislative body of the American Psychological Association (APA), will not meet at the Manchester Hyatt Hotel in San Diego during the association's August convention.

In response to a sizable donation made to the Proposition 8 campaign by Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Hyatt, a number of APA divisions and members voiced concerns about APA's use of the hotel during its annual meeting.

Putting on the annual San Diego IndieFest has meant six years of headaches. And worse.

Four years ago, festival co-founder Alicia Champion “has a grand mal seizure on stage,” fellow performer and organizer Danielle LoPresti recalled, “and has no condition whatsoever that contributed to it. The doctors concluded it was an overdose of good old-fashioned indie-induced stress. I got pneumonia and coughed till my back went out, so that I could not move for five days.”

On the bright side, LoPresti added, “Fishbone was awesome and then proceeded to have sex in the green room. I could go on.”