GSDBA's Blog (97)

                                                    Above L to R - Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego and Tom Welch,

                                                    Senior Vice President, Security Business Bank

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Aweber’s latest email takes a look at the different commitment levels between social media and email. They make a great point about the effort that your social audience has to take to be a part of your network, versus the effort that is required to join your email list.

Social Media vs.…

The City of San Diego's Recycling Ordinance  was unanimously approved by the City Council on November 13, 2007. The ordinance requires recycling of plastic and glass bottles and jars, paper, newspaper, metal containers and cardboard at private residences, commercial buildings, and at special events requiring a City permit.



The ordinance became effective on January 1, 2008 for City-serviced customers who already have blue recycling carts. For privately-serviced apartment and…

DiversionaryTheater, San Diego’svenue for presenting the stories of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT) community on stage, is seeking a collaborative and visionary Executive Director to lead us into thenext chapter of building our audience for engaging, entertaining and compellingtheatrical work.  Diversionary iscurrently celebrating its 25^th anniversary producing LGBT themesthat portray characters in their complexity…

Due to the bad weather and road closures, this month's Health Affinity meeting has been moved to Tuesday December 28th.

Call Akemi if you need more details or are unable to attend that meeting..
Facilitator: Akemi Rogers
Rogers Nutrition
(858) 693-7488 or info@rogersnutrition.com

GSDBA member Jeff Gelder, owner of GelderHead Audio Productions, handed out 500 CDs of holiday music to patients at Rady Children’s Hospital in Serra Mesa last week. After caroling and CD distribution to children who could get out of bed, Jeff went room to room to deliver CDs to those who…

Though I have written about this in the past it seems that the LGBT community has not taken heed to my warnings. Therefore, I find it necessary to write about it again. I ask that you PLEASE give this information serious consideration and pass this on to any couples you know who are contemplating having children. As of late I have had the sad experience of encountering a number of cases in which one parent lost their children upon removal of the children from the state by the…

Based on Recommendations of Elkins Task Force

Major changes in California’s family law are expected in 2011 and 2012, the biggest as a result of the recommendations from the Judicial Council of California appointed Elkins task force that’s been studying the issue for several years -- Elkins v. Super. Ct. (Elkins) (2007) 41 Cal.4th 1337. The new legislation will affect how family law cases travel through the court system, and what will be expected of clients, family…

On December 6^th, 2010, San Diego District Director Ruben R. Garcia of the U.S. Small Business Administration met with the Greater San Diego Business Association’s executive

committee to discuss ways the two agencies can work together more closely. GSDBA was represented by board chair Jon

Borgeson, vice chair Tom Welch, secretary Fred Shadlow, treasurer Rebecca Luers,

and CEO Tom Luhnow. Also present was…

Still, recruiters are also instructed to tell applicants that the moratorium on the policy could be lifted at any moment. Federal…

This afternoon the San Diego City Council unanimously approved the Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) proposed by Councilmember Todd Gloria that ensures City

contractors provide domestic partners of employees the same benefits provided

to spouses of employees.…

The Women’s Procurement Program will allow contracting officers the ability to restrict competition to women‐owned small businesses (WOSBs) if the procurement falls within one of the eighty‐three (83) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Any woman business owner interested in participating in this program must certify her business as a WOSB.

For WIPP’s…