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Ramona Crime: $5,400 in Gardening Tools Stolen, Car Burglaries on 11th St.
The following recent incidents were reported at the Ramona Sheriff's Department substation.

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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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The following recent incidents were reported at the Ramona Sheriff's Department substation.

A question and answer session with three local teens gives some suggestions for making Santee more youth-friendly.
Check out some of the latest homes on the local market, see what's on sale near you.
Things to know Thursday in Ramona.
Things to know in Santee Thursday.
Looking for a new place to live? See what's for sale in Ramona this week.
The battle over Castlerock continues in court.
The family of Stevie Eastman is "outraged" that no charges have been filed after he was struck and killed while walking with a green light.
The well known Santa Ysabel bakery opened a Santee location Wednesday.
Danny Shaw appeared before a judge in El Cajon Superior Court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to register as a sex offender.
The new storefront is located at 205 Town Center Pkwy. Get your fresh bread, sandwiches, fruit bars and pies.
Things to know in Santee Wednesday.
Things to know in Ramona Wednesday.
About 400 adoptions are facilitated each year under a program created in 1948 that doesn't fully utilize today's technology for an efficient process.