Student Host Group Forced to Show Film at Much Smaller Venue
By Charis Johnston / LomaBeat.com / April 1, 2024
Voices of Love (VOL), a Point Loma Nazarene University student group that provides community for LGBTQIA+ students, had been told by their faculty and staff advisors that they followed the guidelines to host an all-campus showing of the film “1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture,” which discusses an alleged mistranslation responsible for the Christian condemnation of homosexuality.
Despite the event initially being approved by Jake Gilbertson, dean of students and faculty advisor to VOL, it was canceled by Mary Paul, vice president of PLNU’s Office of Student Life and Formation (SLAF) and Gilbertson, on April 1.
After several days not knowing if the event would be rescheduled, VOL was notified by Paul and Gilbertson that it could be shown in a limited capacity, only in the VOL group meeting, but not campus wide. The screening will now take place in Cunningham Dining Room on April 17 from 7- 8:45 p.m.
Rebecca Laird, interim dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministry, said, “The leaders of VOL respectfully followed the outlined processes for student events. Actions that can be viewed as silencing student views are hard to understand on a university campus.”
VOL members feel betrayed.
By Kate Callen
When I felt stuck in a fractured romance just after college, a wise friend told me: If you walk out now, tomorrow is a new day. If you stay, tomorrow is the same day.
I want tomorrow to be a new day. That’s why I’m breaking up with Cox Communications.
Doomed affairs often languish until one final transgression breaks the glass. For legions of Cox customers in San Diego, that break may have come with the wholesale dumping of Cox email accounts into unwanted Yahoo email accounts.
Looking back, the early days with Cox were great. All our needs for connectivity were covered. We could call anytime we needed help.
That ended decades ago. Cox now gaslights its customers. “Refurbished” cable boxes need constant rebooting. Internet service is erratic. Monthly bills are bloated
with itemized fees that resemble hieroglyphics.
by Marisa Kendall / Cal-Matters /April 18, 2024
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The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear the biggest case about homelessness in decades, and it seems like everyone in California has an opinion.
At issue: whether and under what conditions cities can fine or arrest people for camping in public spaces. The ruling will have nationwide implications for how local leaders manage homeless encampments.
Where does Gov. Gavin Newsom stand on that issue? What about the leaders of California’s major cities? Our law enforcement agencies? Homelessness experts? How about President Joe Biden’s administration?
Good questions! The good news is we can actually answer that. Many people and organizations have filed amicus briefs to the Supreme Court for the case, which means they’ve written out their opinion and submitted it in writing to the Justices for them to consider.
By Jeff McDonald / San Diego Union-Tribune / April 16, 2024
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria acknowledged in a public filing last week that he repeatedly violated the law by not reporting a series of contributions made to charities by outside donors at his behest.
According to the San Diego Ethics Commission, Gloria failed to properly report 10 separate contributions he solicited from private contributors — many of whom donated to For All of Us, the charity he helped set up in early 2021 to support his favored causes.