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Mean Girl
One day when I was in high school I was sitting on a bench in the locker room of the girls' gym waiting to go outside and play tennis. Well, play tennis is kind of a stretch. Try and play tennis is more like it. Several of us were sitting on the bench tying our sneakers when…
Added by chris shea on June 30, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
Crime Watch
All Night SWAT Standoff Ends With Arrest
LA MESA -- An all-night SWAT standoff on La Mesa's north side ended early this morning when police used a taser to subdue a parolee who had barricaded himself in his house.
Police were called to 6100 Blain Place, near Nagel and Dallas streets, at about 10 p.m. for a domestic violence call. The female victim reported that her husband,…
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City Council
City Inks Deal With Police, Employees
LA MESA – The City Council has made tentative agreements with its police and employee unions and will leave salaries unchanged from the 2010-11 contracts they have been working under.
These “status quo’’ contracts won’t raise salaries but will give these employees a $500 bonus with the possibility of another $500 if the city can end the…
Added by La Mesa Today on June 28, 2011 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment
City Council
Council Puts 'Great Wall' Debate On Hold
By Chris Lavin
LaMesaToday.com Editor
LA MESA – Back in 2005, when the real estate market was still booming, Michael Reynolds thought he could build a new home project between the 125 and Garfield Street south of Lemon Avenue.
He met with the existing neighbors around the project site and, in some views, won them over with a promise of a sound…
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Why Is the City Council Sitting on Its Hands?
I'm increasingly frustrated by the lack of action on the part of our elected representatives to reign in fundamentally unfair and unaffordable pensions granted to public sector employees. The most recently passed MOU's - for Police and non-safety employees- did nothing to reduce the problem. I have no idea why there is no MOU for Fire (was there one last year?). Here are my comments at tonight's City Council meeting:
I notice that the changes made to this year's MOU's do nothing more…
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Crime Watch
Third Armed Robbery In Two Days
LA MESA -- City police are investigating the third armed robbery in the last two days, this one involving a 7-11 store on Baltimore Drive.
At about 2:30 Tuesday morning, police say two suspects, both armed with a semi-automatic handguns, entered the convenience store located at 5650 Baltimore Drive and demanded the lone store clerk open the cash…
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Crime Watch
Armed Man Robs Motel 6
LA MESA -- City police are looking for a man who robbed the Motel 6 on Alvarado Road Monday evening.
Police said that police responded shortly after 6:30 p.m. to the Motel 6 at 7621 Alvarado Road.
The clerk reported the suspect entered the motel office and inquired about a room. The suspect then pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the clerk and…
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Local Artist Joyce Philpot featured at Foothills
Award winning local artist Joyce Philpot will be the featured artist for the month of July at the Foothills Art Gallery, La Mesa. The show will run from Friday 8th July through Thursday 4th August.
There will be an artist's reception on Saturday 9th July from 1-3 pm when the public is invited to meet the…
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Crime Watch
Two Arrested In Shooting Incident
LA MESA -- La Mesa Police Thursday announced the arrests of two alleged gang members for the shooting early Monday morning of a 16-year-old Arizona youth on El Cajon Boulevard.
The victim was shot in the head after being robbed in front of 7366 El Cajon Boulevard early Monday morning.…
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Boot Camp Update
By Gina Garcia
Publisher
MT. HELIX -- If you think life is short, join a fat flushing boot camp. We began following Jake Glaze's Adventure program last Monday at 5:45 a.m. and the intervening week felt like a month.
After a few outings, the first light of day started to feel like the finger's…
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Boy Scout Reshaping Mt. Helix
MT. HELIX -- Boys Scouts and their fathers gathered atop Mt. Helix Sunday morning and began studying the rock walls while mixing cement and gathering up stones to add their own contribution to the legacy of the park.
Nick Jones, a 15-year-old junior at Grossmont…
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Summer Notes From Distant Friends
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City Nears Deal With Unions, Employees
LA MESA -- The La Mesa City Council is nearing final deals on new contracts with its fire fighters, police and other employee unions.
The agenda for Tuesday's upcoming City Council meeting includes items to approve memorandums of understanding with the employee groups.
While the deals are not completed yet, the council has scheduled a closed session prior to Tuesday's meeting at which they are expected to approve the deals hammered out by the city's negotiating teams.
While…
Added by La Mesa Today on June 24, 2011 at 10:00am — 5 Comments
Car Show Continues Winning Ways
LA MESA -- For the third week in a row, the Thursday night car show has shown signs of revving its engines like the car show of old.
Crowds are up. Participants are up and, each week, new elements are spontaneously arriving to add a sort of carnival feel to the weekly summertime event.
Among those attending this week's show were cartons of puppies that were selling fast outside Mr. D's and a popular East County car club that…
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PBID Committee Ups The Ante
LA MESA -- It was the best of times and the worst of times for the Property Based Improvement District committee Wednesday night.
There were moments of great democratic wrangling and priority setting and low moments of on-going personal infighting between committee members and critics in the audience.
On the best side, after weeks of slow wrangling about little details, the group shared food and moved ahead quickly setting general parameters for spending that would be done on…
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C. Hook's "Once Upon A Mattress'' Opens Big
By Will Lavin
La Mesa Today Correspondent
ROLANDO -- La Mesa's C. Hook Theater opened a four-day run of the comic fable "Once Upon A Mattress'' Wednesday night to a large and warm audience.
The teen theater group, an outgrowth of the…
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Goodwill Industries Purchasing 'Clocktower' Property
LA MESA -- Representatives from Goodwill Industries began visiting with residents and civic leaders Wednesday informing them of the organization's plan to purchase the iconic downtown 'Clocktower' building at the corner of Spring Street and La Mesa Boulevard. Goodwill plans to operate a resale…
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Victim Takes A Bite Out Of Crime
GROSSMONT CENTER -- A would-be robber tried to steal a deposit bag from a woman outside the Bank of America at Grossmont Center this morning, but in this case the victim decided to bite back.
Literally.
Police said the woman was approached at 9:50 a. m. as she was walking from her parked car toward the Bank of America. The female victim was carrying her deposit bag, in plain view, under her left arm.
The male suspect approached the victim from the west while he pretended to…
Added by La Mesa Today on June 22, 2011 at 4:49pm — 2 Comments
Commission Debates Benefits of Public Restrooms
Laura Lothian, the local realtor who unsuccessfully faced Art Madrid in last year's election, said she…
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By Gina Garcia
Publisher
MT. HELIX -- I have always associated the amphitheater at the top of Mt. Helix as a pleasant place for lovely music and great plays.
No more.
As the sun rose Monday morning, we gathered -- 25 women wanting to tone, loose weight and…
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The Wall Street Journal
Over 50 percent of Americans expect home prices to rise
More than half of Americans now expect the country’s home prices to climb within the next year, illustrating a growing optimism toward the health of the housing industry, according to new data from Fannie Mae. Read the full story.
Los Angeles Times
Some homes are slow to sell even in the hottest markets
With full-fledged sellers’ markets underway in dozens of metropolitan areas around the country, new research has found curious statistical patterns emerging: Even in cities where listings get multiple offers within days or hours, significant numbers of homes are sitting on the market for six months, 12 months, or more with no takers. Among the reasons: Mispricing, excessive restrictions on access to buyers and agents, failure to clean or make repairs, and a variety of other marketing bungles. Read the full story.
The Wall Street Journal
Principal forgiveness could reduce costs for taxpayers
Allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce loan balances for borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth could ultimately reduce mortgage defaults and save the government money, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office. Read the full story.
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