Harvey Milk would have been 81 this May 22nd. In honor of the slain San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Governor Jerry Brown has declared his birthday "Harvey Milk Day" in California. "I call on all Californians to observe the 81st anniversary of Harvey Milk’s birth with appropriate ceremonies and activities," said Brown in his declaration. more ›

Harvey Milk became a household name when his story was immortalized by writer Dustin Lance Black and Sean Penn in the 2008 film, "Milk." Now, KABC reports that Long Beach residents will continue the effort to honor Milk, with a proposal to name a park after the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor who was gunned down in 1978. The Long Beach Press Telegram reports that the proposal was introduced on Monday by City Councilmember Robert Garcia, who is openly gay. more ›

Pink's Hot Dogs were on hand over the weekend to participate in one of the local celebrations of Harvey Milk Day. At The Milk Party at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, the longtime local hot dog-seller made use of their cherished foodstuffs to show their support for the slain San Francisco civic leader who refused to let his sexuality keep him from making a difference in his community. more ›

In honor of what would have been Harvey Milk’s 80th birthday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared tomorrow to be the first ever “Harvey Milk Day.” The day will be celebrated with special appearances, demonstrations, BBQ’s, and events all over Los Angeles County. more ›

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater brings its old-time radio variety show stylings to Hollywood tonight at 8 pm. The troupe re-creates comic book stories from yesterday with the theme of "Hollywood" at the i/O West Mainstage. Tickets: $10 tickets at the i/O West box office aor website at or limited 1/2 price tickets at Goldstar. more ›

The Sacramento Bee has put together a nice A-thru-Z list of new state laws in 2010 (also a fancy poster to go along with it). We won't list all of them here, but here are a handful of the ones that we found interesting: more ›

The Red Sox has permeated nearly every facet of Bostonist's lives. When they're not live-blogging the games, waxing poetic about the games, thanking Curt Schilling for his splendid work, or telling Dane Cook to watch his hair, they're watching certain presidential candidates hop on the Red Sox bandwagon (sorry, Gothamist). The Sox are so branded on the local brain that people are using the Series to spice up their sex lives. Speaking of spice, Bostonist is really sick of that taco promo. And, while they're proud of John Williams, Bostonist is still trying to figure out Williams' "Very Special Arrangement" of the "Star Spangled Banner." more ›

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant - it all happened across our sites this week! more ›