LOS ANGELES -- As San Diego Pride organizers put the final touches on next month’s parade and festival, many San Diegans will head up to Los Angeles this weekend to celebrate Pride there.

Christopher Street West, as the event is titled, will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, under the theme “Pride 365: Power. Passion. Purpose.”

History of L.A. Pride

In a significant move for same-sex couples, the Internal Revenue Service has decided to recognize California's community property law and treat the income earned by California registered domestic partners as community property income for federal income tax purposes.

The decision, which was issued in a private-letter ruling on Friday, reverses a position the IRS took in 2006, when it said California's registered domestic partners should each report on their own federal tax return only the income they personally earned, not one-half of their community income.

SAN DIEGO -- The June primary is Tuesday, so registered voters who have not turned in their mail-in ballots can go to the polls and cast their votes on a number of elections and issues.

One of the hottest races is the District 4 race for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Longtime incumbent Ron Roberts is facing stiff competition from Stephen Whitburn, community health educator; Shelia L. Jackson, San Diego Unified school board trustee; Juan Del Rio, housing counselor; and Margaret Moody, a retired school teacher.

It’s that time again, California. It’s time for us to bake in the sun while those who we elected into office figure out how to close yet another budget deficit by fiscal year’s end. That’s right, lawmakers have 28 days to figure out how to close a $19 billion deficit.

Here’s the latest scoop on the budget streets.

Making the budget process easier: Legislators have passed two bills with the intention of making the budget approval process easier.