Weather smiles on eighth annual event hosted by La Mesa Village Merchants Association, with 75 booths attracting young and old—and their dogs.
Russell Buckley: “There can’t be many left who doubt the major threat that out-of-control public sector pension costs pose to our city’s (and our state’s) finances.”
David Smyle: "Now they are talking about raising our rates again to pay for an accelerated capital improvement program. Enough is enough."
Spring Valley father accused of posting fliers at El Cajon college in hopes of separating man from his 19-year-old daughter, a La Mesa resident.
Spring Valley father accused of posting fliers at El Cajon college in hopes of separating man from his 19-year-old daughter, a La Mesa resident.
Incident happened about 10 p.m. Thursday, and assailants were last seen running towards the intersection of Palm Avenue and Echo Court.
Small audience at Maryland Avenue Elementary School came up with big questions at latest in series of neighborhood forums on crime and public safety.
Father and son reportedly saw Michael Solorzano masturbating last Friday while sitting under a tree at Jackson Park, according to police.
Arrests and selected incidents reported by the La Mesa Police Department for March 21-22, 2011.
FBI and La Mesa police confirm arrest. Bank has been target of robbery twice in past two months.
Federal block grant allocations to local charities trimmed as Congress dithers on cuts in HUD budget.
College Prep Middle School proud of seventh-graders Jordan Krimston, Carlos Sanchez and Lindsey Snyder. Their science teacher is Patty Burke.
Three men, including one with a handgun, flee mall in tan car after 2:35 p.m. robbery, police say.
200-pound purse-snatcher fled in getaway car, which was followed by witness. Purse was recovered at 70th and Mohawk streets.
Arrests and selected incident reports from the La Mesa Police Department for March 17-20, 2011.
Jay Steiger: “When faced with a growing threat to the funding which supports the schools they oversee, school boards can and should speak out to protect that funding.”
Rancho San Diego's Skyline Wesleyan Church also was invited to attend meeting of La Mesa clergy on tackling social ills.
Craig Maxwell: “Desensitized to qualitative distinctions by ‘value-neutral’ public education, several generations have already been stripped of their motive to read.”
Judge ordered probation for Carter Bremner and told him to stay away from Grossmont Center Drive and Interstate 8 westbound. The next day, Village transient was arrested on a charge of public drunkenness.
A $45,000 phone poll of 800 residents details residential satisfaction with city services, recreation and cultural offerings—with misgivings about crime and traffic.
