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Events

Today,  11:00 am

Foothills Art Association Special Show

4910 Memorial Dr
Today,  3:00 pm

Sam Johnson Jazz Duo

Cosmos Coffee Cafe
Today,  3:00 pm

La Mesa Village Farmers Market

Date Ave & …
Today,  5:45 pm

Preschool Ice Hockey

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

News

Sheriff Bill Gore

Police & Fire

Sheriff Reduces Jail Terms for Inmates to Avoid Overcrowding

4 hours ago
File photo of Timberline Apartments on Waite Drive.

Police & Fire

Broom Handle Used in Assault at Timberline Unit; Man Being Sought

Yesterday

Police & Fire

La Mesan Sought in Mexican Mafia Gang Sweep Plows into Police Car

Yesterday
Math teacher Cheryl Tyler

Schools

Helix Math Teacher Tyler on 5-Year Fellowship: ‘I’m Teaching Them to Understand’

Yesterday
2005 Hyundai Elantra similar to this car was taken Jan. 15 in La Mesa carjacking.

Police & Fire

2 Teens Arrested in Carjacking of Man Taking Out Trash on Parks Avenue

Yesterday
Send letters to the editor to ken.stone@patch.com

Government

Note to S.D. Council: My Family Owns Two-Thirds of Land Under Lake Murray

Yesterday
Carlos Lugo, named new general manager of the Helix Water District.

Government

Carlos Lugo, Helix Water District Veteran Engineer, Named General Manager

2 days ago
Image from Strong City / Strng State website

Government

Group Profiles La Mesa as Strong City

Local Voices

Patch Blogs

My Grandma’s Leaking Memories About the Japanese WWII Internment Camps

East County Mom and Blogger

it breaks my heart to imagine my great-grandma’s disappointment when her hopes were dashed and she along with her children were forced to abandon the farm together.
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California Exposed – Fewer Employees Than You Think

La Mesa educator, labor leader

California has a paltry 110 state employees for every 10,000 residents. The national average is 142 state employees per 10,000 residents.
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What’s So Unfair About Trade? Awful Hidden Cost Behind Cheap Products

La Mesa resident and Fair Trade proponent

The first in a series of essays that examine the question: “What’s so unfair about the way we buy and sell things in our economy? Why is ‘Fair Trade’ even necessary?”
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Taxes Are a Civic Responsibility

La Mesa educator, labor leader

All Americans should be concerned about the developing belief in our country that we can somehow have services yet not pay the price.
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100 Kids Talking in the Grossmont High School Gym = Catalyst For Change

Life Coach for Teen Girls

Can a 6-hour program for high school kids really change the way they think about each other? Challenge Day attempts to help kids see beyond stereotypes and much more.
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