June 2012 La Mesa Blog Posts (47)

Girls Softball Takes District Title

ROLANDO -- Rolando's All Stars final score was 8 to 0 defeating North Park in a two-day play off at King Street Park for the District 33 Championship Title.  The Rolando Team advances forward to take on Oceanside District 70 the second weekend in July.  Way to go girls!!  You're all Superstars!!  CELEBRATE THE WINS!!!   Support your local Little League!!…

Nationals 'No-Hit' Rolando In Friendly Rivalry

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LA MESA -- There is Charges vs. Oakland. Padres vs. Dodgers. And in the anals of local rivalries, there is the Rolando Little League All Stars vs. La Mesa National All…

Crooning For The Community

LA MESA -- Occasionally on Friday afternoons, when a jazz trio is giving…

Tolls On 125 Slashed Starting Saturday

CHULA VISTA -- SANDAG will reduce tolls on the South Bay Expressway at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning, making the convenient connection between eastern Chula Vista and the rest of the region easier to access and helping to bring congestion relief to South…

A "Cool" Friday Night In La Mesa

LA MESA -- A town becomes "cool" in subtle ways. Suddenly, you find out there is a new small music venue right downtown in your own Village. Next, you find a reasonable restaurant. And all of a sudden, people are coming from afar to visit your town.

Go…

Strong Voices, Good Fun 'Charlie Brown'

LA MESA -- The C. Hook Theater opened a four-day run at the Joan B. Kroc Theater Wednesday night and clearly had gathered together some of the leading voices on the San Diego County teen theater scene.

Performing the popular "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown,'' the young…

Council Lets College Prep Expand

LA MESA -- College Preparatory Middle School, a charter school located on Jackson Drive, will be able to add fifth grade to its program next year after the City Council came to the school's aid.

After two hours of speakers and debate, the council voted…

Runaway Car Kills Nursing Home Resident

LA MESA -- An 89-year-old nursing home resident died after a runaway car crashed through the wall of his home and knocked the man to the ground.

Police have not yet released the name of the…

Bicycle Safety And DUI Warnings

LA MESA -- Police spent a day cracking down on bicycle/traffic violations and are warning of extra DUI enforcement during he upcoming July 4 holiday. Also "cool zone" reminders in this Weekly Crime Report. Click on the police header above to read the weekly…

City Staff Agrees With School Size Limits

LA MESA -- The agenda published in advance of each City Council meeting holds some potentially bad news for the families waiting to see if they can join the new College Preparatory Middle School on Jackson Drive.

The agenda includes a recommendation from the…

Please come and enjoy this Awesome Event/ Free Food/Door prizes/Great Music from local musicians and my students. This Saturday 6:00-8:00pm Musicians are Josh Jordan, Jeanne Jordan, Al Neube, Vitor Marchal Sr. Amber de la Motte's kids, Mia Oldnettles, Nick Enriquez and his three students, Charles Ritter, Catherine Quinto, Chalsea Park, Doungmin Sung and Soon Chung and Jisoul Park, and Angel Wolfe and more....

Small Concert, Big Concert And Inspiring Films

LA MESA -- The Art & Light Studio in the Village on La Mesa Boulevard has quickly created a delightful tradition: small, intimate concerts featuring local musicians of all ages.

Presented in the beautiful gallery and attended by…

Changing The Face Of The American Home

LA MESA -- Children don't grow up and leave as soon as they used to. Sometimes they return.

Elderly parents are living longer and eventually need to live with…

Man Robbed At Grossmont Center

GROSSMONT -- Police are looking for a robber who struck while the victim was purchasing a movie ticket at Grossmont Center.

Police said Tuesday at about 10:15 p.m. officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Grossmont Shopping Center, located at 5500 Grossmont Center Drive.

The 23 year old male victim, told officers he was robbed while purchasing a movie…

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Local TV Star Heads For Season Two

LA MESA -- When the 22 Disney episodes were finally done, 12-year-old Jared Gilmore flew back from Vancouver, his home away from home, and rejoined his favorite pets in the backyard of his family's modest La Mesa house.

A day later he flew off to…

I am reflecting over the years regarding political races and how they are manipulated, almost always to the disgust of the electorate. Now, I understand fully when candidates feel it necessary to sling insults and very frequently scream outright lies at one another. We saw that for years on end, twenty four hours a day when Obama was peddling his snake oil show and convinced the weak-minded that his socialist version of "Hope and Change" would actually be a great…

Schoolmates Return To St. Martin Of Tours

LA MESA – The St. Martin of Tours Academy class of 1963 recently held its first ever reunion.

Students representing all years from kindergarten through eighth grade were on hand. Alumni from across California and from Arizona, Idaho and Oregon…

Police Warn Motorists, Praise Watchful Neighbors

LA MESA -- The car show's increase in Village traffic and the looming July 4th holiday has the police thinking about motorist safety.

Also this week, the police were publicly thanking local residents who were credited…

Residents Help Chase Down Car Burglar

LA MESA -- A Friday morning car burglary turned into a great chase and led to the eventual apprehension of the suspect.

Police said at just after 9 a.m. Friday a resident in the 7400 block of Sturgess Avenue, observed an unknown male burglarizing…