Casual Survey - What Type of Businesses Do We Need in La Mesa?

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Golden on September 26, 2010 at 9:29am

I would love to see a good bakery like Bread and Cie, and some mid century antiques!

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Permalink Reply by Kristin Kjaero on September 26, 2010 at 10:05am

I would love to not have to go out of town for organic shopping, especially Jimbo's and Whole Foods. And a't Burger Lounge would fit in perfectly.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Dean on September 28, 2010 at 10:33am

I look at the empty corner spot on the corner of La Mesa Blvd and Spring and think, wouldn't a nice yoga studio just be perfect right here.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Baldwin on October 22, 2010 at 8:47am

YES! We need to encourage more profitable businesses to La Mesa. After that we need to support those busisnesses so that our tax revenue can grow! We have numerious non-profit groups ( Chamber, The Village Merchants Assoc etc) who have limited success for generating support of local businesses. I often think of Earl Fite Plumbing as an example of a long term and overlooked business. Maybe, we should support what we have first and then other businesses would jump at the opportunity to try La Mesa.
Small business is the foundation of new and profitable community growth, yet it seems that only the big corporate busisnesses receive incentives. Maybe we need to concider improving our zoning laws. Let's face it the City of La Mesa is a business! For the present we are limited by too many regulations and laws that hamper free market decisions. YES! We have a whole series of issues and problems that need attention.
Imagine the risk that any new venture faces, concider the investment and finally the reward of profit.

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Permalink Reply by Andi Esposito on November 1, 2010 at 12:15pm

I would love to see a mid-century modern antiques store, as well, along the burgeoning antiques row. I would love to see all the storefronts open for business in some way, shape or form -- businesses that draw more people to the village and keep sidewalks bustling but don't drastically alter the character that is so appealing to us right now. Small, independent, trendy destinations for residents and everyone else who discovers that La Mesa is the place to be!

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Permalink Reply by Gary Baldwin on November 2, 2010 at 4:32pm

Andi Esposito said:

I would love to see a mid-century modern antiques store, as well, along the burgeoning antiques row. I would love to see all the storefronts open for business in some way, shape or form -- businesses that draw more people to the village and keep sidewalks bustling but don't drastically alter the character that is so appealing to us right now. Small, independent, trendy destinations for residents and everyone else who discovers that La Mesa is the place to be!

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Permalink Reply by Gary Baldwin on November 2, 2010 at 4:33pm

Gary Baldwin said:

Andi Esposito said:

I would love to see a mid-century modern antiques store, as well, along the burgeoning antiques row. I would love to see all the storefronts open for business in some way, shape or form -- businesses that draw more people to the village and keep sidewalks bustling but don't drastically alter the character that is so appealing to us right now. Small, independent, trendy destinations for residents and everyone else who discovers that La Mesa is the place to be!

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Permalink Reply by Batman on November 9, 2010 at 7:25am

More industrial buisnesses would be good for the tax base and provide employment. Easing up on environmental regulation would help the industrialites. Back in the 80s the City of La Mesa made it tougher for industry by outlawing gasoline storage tanks on all property except gas stations. Several buisnesses with large fleets of vehicles had to move out of town.

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