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LA MESA -- Police patrols and helicopters were being used this morning in a search for a missing five-year-old girl who was last seen along El Cajon Boulevard, she's described as a light-skinned black female.
La Mesa Police encourage anyone with information on the missing girl to call the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400.
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Back To The '50s Car Show
Car Show Adds A Laser Touch
LA MESA -- The car show continued its summer run Thursday night with a comfortably cool evening, some good music and an added attraction: laser tag in the…
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Property Based Improvement District
PBID Gets Down To Brass Tax
LA MESA -- The group of merchants and property owners working on downtown La Mesa's future took a definitive step Wednesday night in shaping the proposed Property Based Improvement District.
The steering committee voted to raise $378,100 annually by levying fees against the 170 properties and using the money to improve…
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Heartland Fire
LA MESA -- An early afternoon report of a strange odor had Heartland Firefighters blocking traffic and quickly searching a block just west of the trolley tracks on La Mesa Boulevard Wednesday afternoon.
A ladder truck and other fire fighting equipment was dispatched, but no fire and no source of the…
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Of Mockingbirds and Jackhammers
(Sometimes small pieces of writing, like this one, seem to come from out of nowhere. I think they just…
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La Mesa City Council
Getting Back To Basics
LA MESA -- The La Mesa City Council met for almost four hours Tuesday night and, in many ways, it was a night of basic elements: Time, Water, Electricity, Sewer, and Horticulture.
TIME
Dr. Sunita Cooke, president of Grossmont…
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Crime Watch
Youths Beaten, Robbed At Gunpoint
AMAYA DRIVE -- Police are looking for a group of youths who beat, robbed and threatened the lives of two youths near the Amaya Drive trolley stop Monday night.
At about 9:30 P.M., police received a report of a robbery that occurred near the Amaya Trolley Station, located at 9100 Amaya Drive. The male victims told…
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La Mesa Dining
Finding Fine Food In New Places
EL CAJON BOULEVARD – For years, Howard Richardson managed an upscale restaurant in…
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La Mesa Police Department
LANNING TO RETIRE AS LA MESA CHIEF
LA MESA -- Police Chief Alan Lanning is stepping down as head of the city's police force.
Word began circulating through town…
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Crime Watch
Beating Victim Suffers Severe Injuries
JACKSON DRIVE -- La Mesa police are looking for potential witnesses to an assault which has left a victim in the hospital suffering from serious head injuries.
Police said that early Saturday at about 1:55 a.m., a 43 year old man was attacked by two unknown suspects in the 5500 hundred block of Jackson Drive, near Rigoberto’s Taco Shop.…
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Crime Watch
DUI Checkpoint Results: One arrest, 17 Citations
LA MESA -- The La Mesa Police Department conducted a DUI and Driver License checkpoint Saturday night along Spring Street and arrested one driver while citing a number of others.
The checkpoint was executed in the 4100 block of Spring Street on Saturday and was operated for six hours.
• 483 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint.
• 14…
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San Diego Open Soccer Tournament
Continuous Play in La Mesa All Weekend
LA MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL -- La Mesa's youth soccer fields were busy this weekend with teams from all over the Southwest taking part in the San Diego Open AYSO-Matrix Soccer…
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Commission Debates Benefits of Public Restrooms
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Back To The '50s Car Show
Car Show Motoring Along
By Will Lavin
LaMesaToday.com Correspondent
LA MESA -- Another solid week of attendance at La Mesa's Thursday night car show. Crowds were good and organizers were spreading the word of next week's special event: outdoor lazer tag at the…
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Helix Water District
A Small But Angry Crowd At Water Meeting
LA MESA -- The Helix Water District has about $1.5 billion invested in its system. It has 700 miles of pipeline in the ground, 25 storage tanks,…
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La Mesa Parking Commission
Commission Mulls Seeking Sanctions For Lothian
LA MESA -- Sometime during the Clinton Administration the era of the endless campaign became part of national politics. As subsequent presidents have learned, the next election begins the day after the inaugural balls.
La Mesa may have joined the game this year.
Tuesday…
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Fire On The 52
Car Blaze Spreads, Snarls Traffic
MISSION TRAILS SUMMIT -- A car fire on the eastbound lane of the 52 Monday afternoon spread quickly to a nearby hillside and snarled traffic throughout…
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Crime Watch
One Arrested After Attempted Robbery
GROSSMONT CENTER -- A shopper at the Grossmont Center was again a target of thieves working that shopping center.
Just after 8:30 Saturday evening, La Mesa police responded to a report of a robbery at the Grossmont Shopping Center.
A 33 year old female victim was talking on her cell phone near the Panda Express, when two juvenile female…
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Smyle: Local Leaders and Elected Officials A No Show on the Helix Water Increase
Only a week away from the "Town Hall" public meeting on July 21st from 6-7:30 at the community center about the proposed Helix Water rate increase and our current elected officials and candidates for the upcoming City Council elections are mysteriously silent about the issue. One would expect our City Council to take a position on the matter like Lemon Grove does and either support or oppose the increase publicly since they are the second or third largest water user in the District but…
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East County Arts
Challenged Students Take On Grease
KROC CENTER -- Friday and Saturday at the Kroc Center Theater on University…
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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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