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La Mesa Development
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, but to date not a shovel of dirt has been turned.
And city and project…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 31, 2012 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments
Heartland Fire & Rescue
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 tower in El Cajon. Reportedly the single-engine plane stalled…
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Crime Watch
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 Parkway Drive and Lambda Lane.
The victim, 30, was…
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The Year Of The Dragon
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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La Mesa Centennial
Centennial Will Be Off To A Rolling Start
LA MESA -- The La Mesa Centennial will officially arrive by rail.
The Centennial organizing committee this week sent out invitations to sponsors and VIPs to…
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Property Based Improvement District
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 one-third of the way to success.
Lynn McRea, the La Mesa accountant…
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Crime Watch
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 Council
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.
The council approved a staff recommendation to begin a…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 25, 2012 at 6:45am — No Comments
SPECIAL REPORT: Policing La Mesa 2012
The Time Spent Saving Armando
Second of Two Parts
By Chris Lavin
Editor/LaMesaToday.com
LA MESA – It is just after 6 p.m. when the night shift and its supervisor sit down for…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 25, 2012 at 6:00am — 2 Comments
Mayor's State Of The City Address
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:
By MAYOR ART…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 24, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments
SPECIAL REPORT: Policing La Mesa 2012
Can The Robbery Wave Be Stopped?
The First of Two Parts.
By Chris Lavin
Editor/LaMesaToday.com
LA MESA – City police officer Gary Moss was driving by a 7-11 on Baltimore Drive…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 24, 2012 at 10:30am — 4 Comments
Multicultural Festival
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 of two major professional football championships, the gathering was…
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La Mesa Arts
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…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 21, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments
La Mesa Schools
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 character determined by the unpredictable mix of the teachers,…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 19, 2012 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments
Fair Trade La Mesa
"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 trade'' city.…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 19, 2012 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments
Crime Watch
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 that occurred in the parking lot of Highwood Park, located at 7777…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 18, 2012 at 6:08am — No Comments
La Mesa Parking Commission
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 going.
The theory: easier payment choices and the fact a departing car…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 17, 2012 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments
Crime Watch
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 robbery that had just occurred at 4842 Parks Ave. The 67 year…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 16, 2012 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments
Fair Trade La Mesa
Organizers Plan Monthly Fair Trade Events
LA MESA -- The Fair Trade debate, which roiled City Council waters this Fall, has moved out of the political…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on January 16, 2012 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments
College Prep Middle School
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 scholarship.…
Added by La Mesa Today on January 13, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments
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