San Diego to Get a Harvey Milk Street

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San Diego to Get a Harvey Milk Street?
 Neal Broverman
          
          Apr 12, 2012
          
        
Neal Broverman
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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A proposal to rename a street in San Diego after gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk is headed to the full city council. 

The San Diego planning commission approved the proposal on Thursday, which would rename Blaine Avenue to Harvey Milk Street. Milk has a direct connection to San Diego -- he was stationed in the city while serving in the U.S. Navy as a diving instructor.

        
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