La Mesa Today's Blog – July 2012 Archive (36)

Dean Takes Another Run At Council

LA MESA -- Patrick Dean, the La Mesa resident who lost in his first bid for City Council two years ago, has spent the last two  years attending virtually every council meeting, meeting with local residents and learning more about his adopted home city.…

Police To Citizens: Report Traffic Scofflaws

LA MESA -- In its weekly crime report, the La Mesa Police Department is asking local residents to file traffic complaints listing places where motorists are…

Friends Gather To Celebrate A La Mesa Original

LA MESA -- Every few years, the friends of E. Kathleen Wood gather at the Grossmont Gardens Assisted Living Facility to honor this woman they all call "Katy."

She is 95 now, having lived much of her life in tandem with the city that itself…

Mt. Helix Fauna Has A Name!

MT. HELIX -- We asked the birders of the world to identify this feathered visitor to Mt. Helix and the birders responded. Osprey, baby golden eagle, peregrine falcon, cooper's hawk. And with that variety of answers, we were required to turn to a birding expert to…

La Mesa Police Arrest AM/PM Robbery Suspect

LA MESA -- On July 9th, the AM/PM MiniMart at Grossmont Center Drive and La Mesa Boulevard was robbed by a man brandishing a pair of scissors.

On Friday, La Mesa police announced that the cash box and scissors were recovered as they announced…

A Weekend Of Music And Movies

LA MESA -- Families can gather under the predictably cloudless summer skies Friday night for a free, outdoor movie being offered by the city's Recreation Department. The family-friendly film How To Train Your Dragon will be presented in La Mesita Park…

Council Won't Sign PBID Petition Yet

LA MESA -- This city is in its Centennial year and, well, its politics is showing its age.

Some may interpret that judgment as respect for the complexity of its issues and the measured ways it resolves its differences.

Others who sat through…

Kristine Alessio, Planning Commission Member, Starts Council Run

LA MESA -- The City Council race in November will have at least one loser. A third person has pulled papers in anticipation of a race for the two seats being contested.

City officials today confirmed that Kristine…

Power Outages Planned For Swath of La Mesa

LA MESA -- San Diego Gas & Electric announced today it will conduct two planned power outages in La Mesa that will leave hundreds of families and a number of key intersections without power for hours on upcoming dates.

The first of the…

College Promotion Makes The World Record Book

GROSSMONT COLLEGE -- Officials at Guinness World Records in London have confirmed that Grossmont College was successful in its bid to set a world record for the most signatures on a birthday card in one day.

The record was set at the…

Police Looking For Closer Ties To Neighborhoods

LA MESA -- Citizens have been important partners in a number of recent arrests this year and  La Mesa police are looking to nurture that partnership further. Police are offering to visit your neighborhood as part of the…

PBID Heads Toward Another Rubicon

LA MESA -- Tuesday's City Council meeting was supposed to be a final referendum on the proposed Property Based Improvement District for the La Mesa Village District.

In April, the council…

Dryer Lint Causes Fire, $100,000 Damage

LA MESA -- At 4:06 a.m. Friday morning, Heartland Fire & Rescue crews from La Mesa assisted by units from San Diego Fire were dispatched to reports of a residential structure fire in the 5500 hundred block of Dugan Avenue. Heartland Communication…

Classic Cars, Modern Colors

LA MESA -- The people who maintain many of the vintage cars that populate La Mesa's car show will go to legendary distances to maintain the integrity of their cars.

The…

Circle K Near Grossmont Robbed

LA MESA -- A sheriff's helicopter and La Mesa police units were searching just after 10 p.m. for a robbery suspect who hit the Circle K at La Mesa Boulevard and Grossmont Boulevard.

Police said the suspect used a knife to demand cash from the store and…

Starting With Signs And Signatures

LA MESA -- Shannon O'Dunn started her City Council campaign process Wednesday with a reception at her La Mesa Boulevard gallery. Music, food, and friends mixed with handing out lawn signs and T-shirts.

Candidates can keep the community aware of…

Police Plan Special Speeding Enforcement

LA MESA -- La Mesa police are planning special speeding enforcement efforts over the next few weeks in an effort to slow traffic before the resumption of the next school year. Officers will be running radar in areas where local residents have…

Teacher's Aide Charged With Sex Crimes

LA MESA -- A 25-year-old teacher's aide was arrested Monday and will face sex charges after police say their investigation determined the woman had had sex with a 15-year-old student on the school property.

Police responded to a complaint from the Reflections Central School located at 8374 Hercules St., La Mesa. School officials had contacted the police…

Two Jump Right In To La Mesa Council Race

LA MESA -- Monday marked the official start of the La Mesa political season and there was already some early action.

This was the first day La Mesa residents could "pull papers," officially signaling their intention to run for the two City…

  Heartland Fire Chief Stepping Down

LA MESA -- Mike Scott, the fire chief who helped create the unified Heartland Fire and Rescue Department for La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove, is stepping down and taking a new job with Homeland Security.

Scott told officials in all three towns…