A Murder For Hire Conviction, Water Rate Hikes, and Exploding (Literally) Fireworks

At Mount Helix Patch, we know that in your busy lives there may be some stories that you can't read about the day they happen. With the "Week That Was" column, we'll provide a roundup of the most important stories of the week.

, the Spring Valley man who in March was arrested and charged with solicitation of murder for putting a bounty on his daughter's boyfriend, was convicted of his crimes this week. He faces up to 12 years in prison and will be sentenced in August.

You're water rates may be going up... again. But you have a chance to voice your opinion about it at a public forum hosted by .

What do local politicians Dianne Jacob, Marty Block and Joel Anderson think of the new state budget? Find out here.

Renovation to the Spring Valley-East Communities Center continued last weekend with the demolition of blighted handball courts. See the video.

The Fourth of July is now over, but there's still a chance to see fireworks blow up. This story from last week has video of over 100 pounds of illegal fireworks exploding.

Former Helix High prep football star Reggie Bush returned to San Diego last weekend to host a football camp for kids. Patch was there, and we have the photos.