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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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Check out some of the latest homes on the local market, see what's on sale near you.

Check out some of the latest homes on the local market, see what's on sale near you.
What you need to know in Santee today.
What you need to know in La Mesa today.
Patch media partner the La Mesa Courier reports on a $529,000 grant that would allow better timing of lights on the busiest traffic corridor in town.
Councilmember Ewin: "I get a sense there's not much of an incentive for conserving water... rates keep going up."
Every 1 degree centigrade increase in temperatures is expected to cause three times more wildfires and six times more acreage burned.
KUSI's Michael Turko: "They need to step up and do the right thing; people's lives are at stake."
The first service will be September 8.
Ali Alkafaji was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and assault on a peace officer.
What you need to know in Santee today.
What you need to know today in La Mesa, Spring Valley and Mt. Helix.
The list of live acts at the annual night of art and entertainment was recently released. See the full lineup.
A brief daily roundup of Santee residents that have been arrested on suspicion of various crimes.
The meet begins at 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Granite Hills.