SAN DIEGO – The 13th annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, the largest such event in America’s Finest City, starts tonight with the award-winning documentary, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.”

Director Ramona Diaz is expected to attend the screening at the historic Birch North Park Theatre.

Sandy, the Frankenstorm, lived up to her nickname on Monday as the monster storm slammed into the Jersey Shore and caused massive damage across much of the East Coast.

Deaths related to the killer storm were reported in seven states and in Canada. At least 10 people are dead in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg reported on Tuesday morning, and he feared the toll will climb as rescue efforts continue.

“This was a devastating storm,” Bloomberg said. “This is maybe the worst we have ever seen.”

SAN DIEGO – This week, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News (SDGLN.com) observed its third anniversary as the most-read LGBT news source in San Diego.

Since its debut on Oct. 22, 2009, SDGLN has grown its readership throughout San Diego and California, across the United States, and to every corner of the globe. To date, SDGLN has totaled 3.5 million pageviews and 1.9 million unique visitors, according to Google Analytics.

Director Kerstin Karlhuber and screenwriter Jack Bryant are turning to Kickstarter to rustle up $50,000 to finish their film, "Camp Revelation," an expose on the dangers of the discredited ex-gay therapy.

As of Monday morning, they had raised about $4,000 toward their goal and turned to San Diego Gay & Lesbian News to get out the word.

On her Kickstarter page, Karlhuber describes the movie: