100 Years In The Making

LA MESA -- Some of the scenes of 2012 as La Mesa celebrated its centennial year. You can click on video above or…

A large business owner, you try to keep your employees, if not happy then at least satisfied and thereby complacent. You see a group that, without advising you or your staff, is bent upon doing things their own way regardless of established rules and protocols Their actions are beginning to cost the company ever larger amounts of money through loss, misuse and blatant theft. When you approach them you note that well over half of your workers mindlessly support these actions and when you say…

Paint Store Fills A Prominent Gap

LA MESA -- The Ralphs Market next door may be closing, but the opening of the new Sherwin-Williams paint store is giving new signs of life to…

LA MESA -- Local and county police authorities are planning extra enforcement efforts to curb drunk drivers during the traditional end of year celebrations. Police are promoting special DUI towing and designated driver services.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says 774 people were killed in California last year as a result of alcohol-related…

Three New Members Join Board

LA MESA – The Grossmont Hospital Foundation recently appointed three new members – (shown left to right above) Harry Ellison, M.D., Lew Silverberg and Philip Szold, M.D. – to its 2013 Board of Governors. Each appointee serves a three-year term, which began October…

La Mesa Nurse Joins Healthcare Board

LA MESA -- La Mesa resident Betty Stieringer and El Cajon resident Bob Ayres were recently sworn in as new members of the Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) board of directors. Stieringer, a registered nurse, has lived in La Mesa since 1968. She was…

Structure Fire On Sunrise Avenue Kills Dog

Photos courtesy of La Mesa Today member Shawn Fleming.

LA MESA -- Fire crews were called to the scene of a small house fire Wednesday morning on Sunrise Avenue just east of the intersection with Fourth…

The Blessing Of Quiet And Time

LA MESA -- There is no news.

In a culture otherwise obsessed with non-stop action and the constant probing, publicizing and hand-wringing over our imperfections, we all stop for at least one day.

Christmas may be a Christian holiday in its roots,…

We turned on our televisions and were shocked and horrified at the reports of yet another school shooting. This time set in an elementary school of all places. As we watched the jumbled and unfolding, frequently contradicting reports, we were learning of incredibly young victims having fallen whilst being protected by their teachers. We began to learn of a looney, bent on apparently acting out his video games, to…

For almost thirty years my parents, back in Texas, raised beautiful flowers in their back yard, As you walked about the yard in the Spring and Summer you were practically surrounded by explosions of colour - reds, yellows, whites. For one in love with the magic of nature this always seemed like a great place to just sit outside in the afternoons and…

I would like to share my appreciation to the La Mesa Village Merchants Association for their presentation to me at the Christmas in the Village Christmas Parade.

After 20 years as the featured "D J " at the Back To The 50's Classic Car & Bike Shows each summer I'm not sure if I'm ready to "retire" or not.

I started with a great man, George Felix, who ran the…

Bringing Santa's Sleigh To La Mesa Streets

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LA MESA -- A few years back Bill Bryant of Ramona had a friend who was facing a grave illness. Convinced the friend was probably facing his last Christmas, Bryant persuaded him to dress like Santa Claus…

Robber In Santa Hat Caught, Jailed

LA MESA -- A quick call to police Friday afternoon led to the arrest of a masked bandit who sported a Santa hat while robbing a La Mesa liquor store.

Police said that at about  3:12 p.m., a man armed with a handgun robbed the Murray Lake Liquor Store located at 5395 Lake Murray Boulevard.. The lone male entered the store, pointed a handgun at the clerk, and demanded…

A Holiday Lesson In Ugly

LA MESA -- The faculty and staff of the College Preparatory Middle School gave their students a lesson in aesthetics on Friday. Specifically, they answered the question: What is ugly?

For each class, the answer was found in the holiday sweater sported by the…

Jacob Lauds PUC Rejection of SDG&E Plan

LA MESA -- County Supervisor Dianne Jacob lauded the state’s rejection of San Diego Gas & Electric’s scheme to bill its customers for the cost of the 2007 wildfires and any future wildfires caused by the utility.

“This is a huge win for San Diego County residents -- and for common sense,” said Supervisor Jacob. “SDG&E’s proposal to charge ratepayers…

My Christmas In The Village

LA MESA -- This is my first Christmas in the village of La Mesa in my little Lifesighs Store.  Just now two little children and their daddy stepped into my store and brought me a blooming bulb as a thank you for the two little books they got from my red…