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Concert at Dos Picos Park Saturday: R&B, Rock and Salsa Amongst the Oak Groves
Rhythm and blues, classic rock and even salsa performed by the Bassics, Steal Dawn and Affrojazziacs.

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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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Rhythm and blues, classic rock and even salsa performed by the Bassics, Steal Dawn and Affrojazziacs.

The Sheriff's Dept. says it can't write tickets, though speeding and running stop signs is common around Sky Ranch.
The group voted to suggest to Caltrans that no medians be constructed from Quail Rock Road east to Ramona.
Supervisor Dianne Jacob: "These changes equate to a streamlined process which will lower costs to the consumers while still ensuring any new or expanded stable will not adversely impact the surrounding properties."
Main Street was closed in both directions Tuesday just after the accident.
The catalyst for the loss of momentum that mortgage bonds had going was linked to President Obama stating that there may be a more peaceful option in dealing with Syria than airstrikes.
What to know in Santee Wednesday.
What to know in Ramona Wednesday.
A brief daily roundup of Santee residents that have been arrested on suspicion of various crimes.
The grocery store opened in Santee in 2012.
Operation Mountain Shadow culminated Tuesday morning with a large number of law enforcement vehicles in the area of San Diego Country Estates.
The community is welcome to visit the school and see work by young Ramona artists.