More PBID Controversy, Glenn Beck Rants, and a Bad Birthday Gift

At La Mesa-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 La Mesa City Council voted 3-1 last week not to adopt the proposed PBID for the downtown Village, instead opting to readdress the issue in July. Mayor Art Madrid was the lone vote who preferred to approve the PBID immediately into the ballot phase.

It was announced that six La Mesa police officers have been exonerated in the fatal shooting of Andrew Yacko, which occurred in August 2011. According to police chief Ed Aceves, Yacko allegedly threatened the officers with a 12-gauge shotgun, before being fired upon by police.

Glenn Beck spoke at Skyline Church in Rancho San Diego on Sunday, April 22. Find out what he told the more than 3,000 assembled.

Russell Clilbraise III, the La Mesa man who was charged with committing lewd and lacivious acts with his 18-month son in a Vons bathroom, was closer to being released, after a mistrial was declared last Monday. Judge Joseph Brannigan said that the jury was "hopelessly deadlocked" and that no more deliberation would help them arrive at a verdict.

It was a bad birthday for one man, who was arrested on his birthday in connection with a robbery at Best Buy, which happened in November 2011.

Two residents of La Mesa, including Helix grad Kelsey Venter, are starring in the Lyceum Theatre production of "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women," which runs through June. Read a review of the production.