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Local Pets for Adoption: Ragdoll Mix is a Loving Lap Cat, Akita Good With Other Dogs
See what cats and dogs are up for adoption this month at the El Cajon Animal Shelter.

Email: Steven.Bartholow(at)patch.com
Phone: (619)794-4788
Hometown: San Diego
Birthday: July 6
Bio: Steven Bartholow is the local editor for Santee Patch. He is a San Diego native and a big fan of Santee Lakes. A graduate of SDSU and Grossmont College, he has written and created multimedia for a number of San Diego news outlets, including SDNN and KPBS. In his free time he plays music and experiments with a variety of creative endeavors.
Your Beliefs "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." I truly believe in that statement, and hope to tell the story of some of those things. I believe in living a rational, level-headed life, and treating others with honesty and respect. I went into journalism in order that knowledge and lines of communication would be opened.
Politics I have a progressive-libertarian political bend, whatever that means. Basically, "Live and let live" with some necessary social systems in place. I am a registered Democrat, for the time being, but don't buy into either party's line. I base my politics solely on "realistic" cause and effect.
Religion: Raised Catholic, currently spiritually agnostic. Very interested in spirituality, but certainly non-religious.
Local Hot-Button Issues: The issues facing Santee right now are all based on expansion in some form or another. Las Colinas, suburban expansion, landfills, highways, population, you name it. The city is changing and the future is uncertain. What will Santee look like in 10 years? It's hard to say, but I'm going to try and figure it out.
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See what cats and dogs are up for adoption this month at the El Cajon Animal Shelter.

Dominic Bailey was arrested by sheriff's deputies Dec. 24 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Santee for crimes allegedly committed in the spring.
Santee councilmembers make about $100 more each month than the El Cajon council, a neighboring city with nearly double the population.
The judge said Teresa Rose was responsible for about $3.1 million in a fraud that ended with at least nine Ramona properties foreclosed.
The following recent incidents were reported at the Ramona Sheriff's Department substation.
This information comes from Santee Sheriff’s substation reports.
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