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Park Station Project Continues Moving Slowly
LA MESA -- More than two years ago the Kitzman family of La Mesa proposed a major "smart-growth'' development that could transform a largely vacant area of downtown,…
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Propeller Kills Pilot At Gillespie Field
EL CAJON -- At 8:30 a.m. Monday a 41-year-old pilot and his passenger began to taxi out of a hangar located at the west end of Gillespie Field Airport, just south of the air traffic control…
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Man Found With Knife In Stomach
PARKWAY DRIVE -- Police responding to a reported stabbing Sunday afternoon found a blind man with a knife protruding from his abdomen.
Police said the man was found just after 2:30 p.m. at…
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Celebrating The Year Of The Dragon
RANCHO SAN DIEGO -- An Asian dance troup marked the beginning of the Year of the Dragon with a ritual dance with music at the commercial center in Rancho San Diego.…
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Centennial Will Be Off To A Rolling Start
LA MESA -- The La Mesa Centennial will officially arrive by rail.
The Centennial…
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Supporters Say 'Petition Phase' Looking Promising
LA MESA -- Three weeks into the petition phase of efforts to establish a Property Based Improvement District in La Mesa Village and supporters report they are more than…
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Youth Arrested For Robbery
LA MESA -- San Diego police stopped a stolen car on Fairmont Avenue and may have helped solve a recent robbery in La Mesa.
On Monday, Jan. 16 a La Mesa man had his car and wallet stolen at gunpoint from an apartment house parking lot on Parks Avenue. The victim's 2005 Hyundai Elantra was…
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City Program Will Subsidize Composters
LA MESA -- After a meeting of much ceremony and contemplating future projects -- bike paths will be everywhere! -- the City Council settled on one thing they could do right now: compost.…
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The Time Spent Saving Armando
Second of Two Parts
By Chris Lavin
Editor/LaMesaToday.com
LA MESA – It is…
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Honoring Leaders In A Special Year
LA MESA -- Each year, Mayor Art Madrid delivers an "audit'' report that is essentially his State of The City Address. It is printed here below in full:…
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Can The Robbery Wave Be Stopped?
The First of Two Parts.
By Chris Lavin
Editor/LaMesaToday.com
LA…
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Celebrating Diversity In La Mesa
LA MESA -- The City of La Mesa's Human Relations Commission presented the 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Festival Sunday.
Scheduled at the same time…
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La Mesa Talents Headed To Symphony Concert
LA JOLLA -- Much of La Mesa's young syphony music talent traveled west Saturday morning to practice for the upcoming concert of the San Diego Young Artists Symphony.
Conductor Jane Frey, a Mt. Helix resident and a suzuki method violin teacher, led the…
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Honoring The Heart & Soul Of Lemon Avenue
LEMON AVENUE – The truth about good schools is that there is no consistent corporate model. No Starbucks Elementary duplicated from town to town.
Every school has a unique…
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"Fair Trade" Thursdays Begin At Cosmos
LA MESA -- Last fall, a group of people interested in encouraging local consumers to think about "fair trade'' practices went to the City Council and asked it to declare La Mesa a "fair…
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Juvenile Flashes Gun, Takes Ipod
LA MESA -- Police are looking for a juvenile who used a large caliber handgun to rob a man of his Ipod.
Police said that about 9:30 Tuesday evening they received a report of a robbery…
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New Smart Meters Delivering Profits
LA MESA -- It has been more than a year since the city installed new smart parking meters that allow credit
card transactions and use sensors to keep track of cars coming and…
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Armed Robber Takes Wallet, Car
LA MESA -- Police are looking for a robber who pulled a gun on a local man and then took off in the victim's vehicle.
La Mesa police responded to a call Monday just after 11 a.m. of an armed…
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Organizers Plan Monthly Fair Trade Events
LA MESA -- The Fair Trade debate, which roiled City Council waters this…
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Student Wins Geography Bee At La Mesa College Prep
LA MESA --Matthew Ticknor, a 7th grade student at College Preparatory Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 12 and has a chance at a $25,000 college…
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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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