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LA MESA -- Things were tough for all businesses at the height of the Great Recession that is now receding.
But it was…
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Sharp Grossmont Names Nursing Chief
LA MESA – Dale Beatty, RN, BSN, MSN, NEA-BC, has joined Sharp Grossmont Hospital as chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services. In this role, Beatty will oversee the patient care / nursing services in the hospital. He will also be…
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A La Mesa Photographer Eyes The Car Show
LA MESA -- The talented lens of La.Mesa photographer Gary Junker finds real character and beauty when applied to the weekly gathering of the car lovers of East…
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LA MESA -- Consider it a variation on the old Drive-In movies.
The City of La Mesa presents “Movie Night Under the Stars” on Friday, July 26, at La Mesita Park. The movie, “Wreck it Ralph” (rated PG), starts at 8:00 pm with…
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LA MESA -- Police Tuesday night arrested 46-year-old Ronald Neville of La Mesa after he allegedly pointed a loaded gun at a neighbor during a confrontation and then accidently firing the weapon into…
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Amid Bitter Fight, Council Clips Budget, Madrid's Wings
LA MESA -- If La Mesa was run with a parliamentary form of government, Mayor Art Madrid would be calling for new elections today.
After a few hours of angry debate and a series of votes that, in the parliamentary form of…
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LA MESA -- Telephone theft is a hot crime these days and hot days can also be a threat to small children left in cars.
See some timely advice from police authorities below.
Case Highlights:
On Friday July 19, 2013 at…
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Stolen Car Pursuit And Arrest On Lake Murray
LA MESA -- Sunday morning calm was disrupted near Lake Murray Boulevard and Jackson Drive as police cruisers and helicopters swarmed into the area in pursuit of a stolen car.
The events happened after 8 a.m. and police stopped the car and pursued its occupants through the neighborhood.
Police report one of the suspects in custody and two others still…
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LA MESA -- Week Two of the Back to the '50s Car Show once again drew a large and appreciative crowd and more than a few new cars not seen recently at these La Mesa gatherings.
One car turning heads had been modified by…
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Dancing The Night Away -- Arabian Style
LA MESA -- Among the newest Jewels of the Hill are some of the new restaurants that have followed the burgeoning population of Iraqi,…
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Thieves Are Stealing Catalytic Converters
LA MESA -- Car part thieves are prying off expensive parts of cars and then scrapping them for cash. See Case Highlights…
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Large "Live Fire" Drill At Grossmont
GROSSMONT COLLEGE -- Sounds of gunfire and police in battle gear swarming the campus will occur on campus this week as local police hone skills they hope to never use.
A sign of America's violent side, perhaps, but the San Diego Sheriff's Department…
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Man Slashed In Face With Knife
LA MESA -- Friday evening police were called to the scene of a stabbing where a victim had received slash wounds to his face.
Police said that at approximately 7:40 p.m. La Mesa Police received a 9-1-1 call of a stabbing that just occurred in the 7400…
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Car Show Comes Roaring Back
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LA MESA -- Perhaps vintage car shows are like vintage wines -- they're best if you wait for them, letting them mature.
The Back to the '50s car…
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New General Plan Grants Lemon Aid
LA MESA -- City staff worked for years, reviewing growth projections and updating its game plan for managing the inevitable changes that come with that growth. The nearly $500,000 study -- called the General Plan Update -- is intended as a guide to citizens…
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Madrid, Ewin Face Off In Public Spat
LA MESA -- A subtle, simmering feud between La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid and City Councilman Ernie Ewin became very public -- and a little bit ugly -- Tuesday.
In a prepared presentation at the start of a regular council meeting, Ewin revealed that Madrid…
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PBID Lite Comes With Budget Pains
LA MESA -- It was Week II of the new, slimmer Property Based Improvement District planning and the lesson was clear: Less Is Not More.
The team of merchants and property owners trying to come up with a plan acceptable to a majority of Village property…
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La Mesa Arts Academy Gets A Tryout
LA MESA – When, many years from now, someone chronicles the history of the new La Mesa Arts Academy magnet school, they will mark today, July 8, 2013, as its unofficial birthday.
On Monday morning, 60 students and parents gathered in the gymnasium of La…
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MT. HELIX -- July 4th Weekend brought another new visitor to a Mt. Helix neighborhood.
Sitting quietly on a high wire, this small, but majestic visitor kept watch for prey on the slopes below one early morning.
Hey birders, can you identify this…
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Police Chase Results In Crash, Arrest
LA MESA -- Police spotted a stolen Las Vegas vehicle in La Mesa Friday and pursued the car to an eventual crash scene near the Mexican border.
Police said that on July 5th at approximately 8:49 PM, a La Mesa Police officer observed a stolen vehicle getting onto southbound SR-125 from Grossmont Boulevard in La Mesa. The vehicle had been reported stolen in Las…
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