Articles by Cassidy Noblejas Bartolomei

SantaCon event in NYC. Credit: jpgmag.com Last Saturday, SantaCon hit the Gaslamp Quarter. San Diegans donning Santa costumes visited McFadden’s, Henry’s Pub, The Local, Hennessey’s Tavern, Hooters, and Dick’s Last Resort during the bar crawl, Christmas extravaganza. It was event not to be missed, but if you did miss it, you’re in luck because San Diego is hosting TWO SantaCon events this year! This Saturday, December 15, North Park continues its SantaCon tradition. The celebration will be goi...

Credit: http://patdollard.com/ California Senate Bill 1172, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September, will go into effect January 1, 2013. The law, which bans sexual-orientation therapy, has spurred litigation challenging its constitutionality. Earlier this month, two federal judges weighed in on cases brought before the US district courts, ultimately delivering distinctly different judgments. The first case, presented by the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), led to a temporary rest...

Credit: spiritofsharing.org Each year since 2000, the Spirit of Sharing, based in Oceanside, has run throughout the holiday season to provide seasonal comforts to active duty families throughout southern California. And this year’s fundraising season is well underway! With over one million charities in the US to choose from, it is often difficult to determine where donated funds and assets will be allocated best. According to the Independent Charities of America, of the 1,000,000 operating cha...

Credit: Better Business Bureau The Better Business Bureau has named seven recipients of its annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics. Tuesday, the BBB awarded On-Site Tech Support, Dream Design Builders, Reilly Financial Advisors, Quality Controlled Manufacturing Inc., Coles Fine Flooring, W Floor Covering, and Pacific Safety Center with the Torch, which recognizes businesses dedicated to ethics and integrity in the San Diego marketplace. On-Site Tech Support, awarded the Torch in the 1-4 em...

Credit: immigration-professor.com Judge RJB declined to be photographed in order to retain some anonymity. Nearly four decades ago, Judge Robert J. Barrett arrived in San Diego as a newly-appointed immigration judge ready to try his hand at adjudications. The year was 1976 and the San Diego immigration court was in its fledgling years. At that time, there was only one other immigration judge hearing cases at the San Ysidro court and the El Centro detention camp, Judge John Williams. Today, th...

Credit: immigration-professor.com Judge RJB declined to be photographed in order to retain some anonymity. Nearly four decades ago, Judge Robert J. Barrett arrived in San Diego as a newly-appointed immigration judge ready to try his hand at adjudications. The year was 1976 and the San Diego immigration court was in its fledgling years. At that time, there was only one other immigration judge hearing cases at the San Ysidro court and the El Centro detention camp, Judge John Williams. Today, th...

Credit: San Diego Housing Commission Living in a city where the winter months are filled with sunshine, many San Diegans celebrate the nearly perfect weather while the homeless of the city are faced with hardships that the more privileged habitually overlook. Estimates gauge that thirty to forty percent of San Diego’s homeless are veterans. This rate is higher than the national average, perhaps as a product of the city's proximity to military bases. In an effort to get those who served our coun...

Credit: http://ocbizblog.com/ Hopefully everyone had a delicious Thanksgiving meal with friends and family. As is tradition, the holiday season kicked off this year with some turkey, followed by Black Friday, and next week’s Cyber Monday. Now with satisfied appetites and the spirit of good cheer, many will enjoy the sales, sales, and more sales available at major retail franchises and e-commerce stores. In what marks one of the busiest shopping periods for American consumers, Thanksgiving weeke...

If you are looking for ways to give back to the community this holiday season, here are some ways to spend Thanksgiving in San Diego. United Run for the Hungry: Join thousands of San Diegans on Thanksgiving morning for the annual United Run for the Hungry 5K/10K walk. The walk begins at Horton Plaza and extends through the Gaslamp and East Village. There will be fun entertainment, tasty refreshments, and the proceeds go directly to benefit the hungry in San Diego County through the Food Bank’s ...