Well, I had a great Mother’s Day brunch, out by the beach, with my two favorite sons, and they mentioned that this year marks another “Big 0.” Uh oh!

Many GLBT activists have joined the boycott against, not only the Hyatt Manchester but, the Barra Barra and Fiesta De Reyes restaurants in Old Town. Councilmember Todd Gloria, Stephen Whitburn, Sara Beth Brooks, Bruce Abrams, Carolina Ramos, Carlos Marquez, San Diego Democratic Party Chair Jess Durfee, gay icon Cleve Jones and I have joined boycotters of the two restaurants. If you visit Old Town, there are more than a dozen restaurants to patronize besides the two anti-worker restaurants. Union buster Chuck Ross even fired the beloved tortilla ladies at the two restaurants. There are other places to enjoy in Old Town. I ate at La Piñata the other day, and for fabulous special gifts, check out two very popular shops in Old Town: Designs in Shell and Beacon Artworks Gallery. The ties between the GLBT and labor community are growing, and I know pro-union worker Harvey Milk would have joined these boycotts in a second!

State Sen. Mark Leno has called the upcoming Harvey Milk Diversionary Breakfast of San Diego County the premiere event in the state for May 22, Milk’s birthday. This civil right’s event sold out at 900 tickets last week and now there is a waiting list. Milk’s openly gay nephew Stuart Milk called me this week and is flying in for the breakfast. Indeed, Leno is right. This San Diego breakfast is the talk of California’s GLBT movers and shakers. The breakfast’s host committee is one of the most diverse and dedicated I’ve had the honor to work with. Stand up San Diego and take a well-deserved bow. You have done Harvey proud!

Greater San Diego Business Association Foundation president Stampp Corbin is San Diego’s newest City Commissioner. Corbin was sworn in at City Hall on Tuesday morning. I attended Corbin’s vote of approval at the City Council chambers along with his life partner Scott Bishop and Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Todd Gloria. DeMaio and Gloria praised Corbin’s leadership and qualifications. Corbin is a past appointee of the Governor of Ohio and business adviser during the Clinton administration. He was President Obama’s GLBT Advisory Board National Co-Chair and a strong advocate for the Human Rights Campaign. We all celebrated Commissioner Corbin’s appointment at an afternoon lunch at Bertrand at Mister A’s.

Former San Diego Mayor Maureen O’ Connor still holds the record as the youngest selected City Councilmember but Democratic activist Jonathan Goetz could become the second youngest. Goetz is looking at a run to succeed the ever-popular Donna Frye and is creating quite a buzz in political circles. While Democratic old-timers are trying to talk him out of running – they want Howard Wayne – younger voters and independents are encouraging him to become a candidate. Let’s not forget Jonathan Goetz was the number-one vote getter in his election to the Democratic Central Committee, with 9,866 votes. He was born and went to school in the district, and if he decides to run, could give Howard a run for his money.

During San Diego Pride weekend, the place to party in Hillcrest will be the upcoming Ruby Room Rainbow Festival. The Ruby Room has a huge parking lot and it will be turned into a fun festival, with entertainment, drinks, food, contests and dancing ’til 2 a.m. Co-sponsored by F St. bookstores, the festival promises to be one wild party, including a tattoo contest with more than a dozen categories. The festival will have the best drinks and drink prices in San Diego. Everyone is welcome. Keep your eyes open for more information.

Bourbon Street will host the annual Nicky Awards Nomination Night this coming Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. You will find out who the Nicky Awards 2009 nominees are and what categories they’re in at this event. On the next day, you will be able to cast your votes for “San Diego’s Gay Academy Awards.” For more information, call 619-602-9453 or visit www.nickyawards.com

If you’ve seen Chorus Line – what queen hasn’t – then you must see the movie, Every Little Step. The movie is now showing at the Hillcrest Landmark Cinema. It’s a journey from the ’70s to now with old tape movies on the making of this hit play. It’s just fabulous. Run, don’t walk, to see this wonderful movie. For more information, call 619-819-0236 or visit www.landmarktheatres.com.

Kathy Albee has brought the elegance of the old FloraStyle, previously located on Fifth Avenue, back. The shop is now located next to Baja Betty’s in Hillcrest. Kathy and her daughters were working all day long this past Saturday creating bouquets for mothers. Go see Kathy at her new location. FloraStyle is located at 1429 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, visit www.florastyle.com or call 619-276-0775.