January 2014 La Mesa Blog Posts (36)

Northmont Park Gets A New Look

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LA MESA -- A newly renovated playground and picnic area in Northmont Park was dedicated on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. The new playground was made…

A Scaled-Back Park Station Project Emerging

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LA MESA -- The long-awaited draft Environmental Impact Report on the proposed Park Station project in downtown La Mesa has been released…

Chamber Joins Forces With Library

LA MESA --The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce is joining forces with the La Mesa Public Library to help the library grow its membership.

Chamber officials announced this week that La Mesa Chamber…

Is Patch Dead?

LA MESA -- It appears the local news experiment run at a huge corporate level, called Patch, is now dead, or at least being "significantly realigned," following its sale. I wondered aloud a few years ago how long AOL…

E-Cigarettes Get A La Mesa Pass -- For Now

LA MESA -- There is a reason they call election time "the silly season.''

It is only through that prism that what occurred during a three-hour City Council meeting Tuesday evening can…

For many years, generations, dating back to and a bit beyound the Roosevelt era, this nation has been in the throes of social restructuring and the evolution from a Republic based upon the Constitution to an American version, an American adaptation of Marxist/Trotski Collectivism which eventually brought the Soviet Union to ruin. Our own version is based upon what is euphemistically labelled as Social Equality but is…

Mayor Wants To Ban Sale Of E-Cigarettes

LA MESA -- The La Mesa City Council will consider a proposal to ban the sale of the new "e-cigarettes" that are becoming popular with smokers.

In a proposal put on the agenda for Tuesday's City…

Of Peace, Education And Beer-fests Future

By Chris Lavin

La Mesa Today Editor

LA MESA -- One of the subtle facets of the new Bo-beau in La Mesa is the community table you find…

The Writer's Block

LA MESA -- Today I got up early and drove down to Kettner Boulevard to do what's called a press check at Neyenesch Printers. That's when the press stops, the pressman hands me a press sheet,  I and I tell him…

Glass Meets Arts And Old Masters

LA MESA -- Debbie Solan (photo on…

While 180 restaurants drop prices and amp up specialty 3-course menus for Restaurant Week, San Diegans are looking forward to exploring new culinary tastes.

To help locals navigate and plan their way through one of SoCal's most popular weeks, Jan. 19-24, AT&T has prepared a list of 5 must-have…

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Big Crowd For Aquatics Crab-Fest Fundraiser

LA MESA -- Anyone who knows anything about high school…

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Slides Burger Customers Feast On Helix Art

LA MESA -- The new …

La Mesa Follows County Poverty Levels

LA MESA -- The San Diego Association of Governments issued a poverty update for San Diego County and La Mesa landed right about at the county average.

The report estimated about 12 percent…

Hearing Set On Shift From Tennis To 'Pickle' At Collier

LA MESA -- Tennis has found itself in a 'pickle' at Collier Park.

The City of La Mesa's Community Services Commission will hold a public hearing Jan. 29th on a plan to…

Police Hunting For Armed Robbery Suspect

LA MESA -- Police at 7:30 p.m. were conducting a manhunt, looking for an armed robbery suspect in the 7600 block of Normal Avenue.

Police said two suspects, both black males, wearing…

Car Thefts On The Rise In La Mesa

LA MESA -- Car thefts have increased markedly in La Mesa over the last year with Honda Civics, a brand popular with young thieves, leading the list of "most likely to be stolen.''

La Mesa police…

Come view a gorgeous selection of Paintings of a smaller size!

11 x 14 inches or smaller was the challenge we issued to our talented Artists.

Please join us for an Artists reception

on January 18th

from 5:30pm to…

3-2 Vote Strips Madrid Of SANDAG Post

LA MESA -- 2014 is an election year for the La Mesa City Council and that was immediately clear in the first meeting of the year.

Tuesday night's council meeting began with a warm and heartfelt…

 City Is In Good Shape, But Faces Challenges

LA MESA -- La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid delivered the following address at Tuesday's City Council meeting. It is his annual "Audit Report,'' reporting on the state of the city.

MADRID: Today…