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You Pick ’Em: Was State Football Title La Mesa’s Top Story of 2011?
Helix provided the biggest high, but what was the No. 1 story in La Mesa over the past year?
In its first full year, La Mesa Patch posted more than 2,500 articles, covering sports, crime, business, the arts, politics and major events. (Since Sept. 29, 2010, we've posted nearly 3,100 stories, tens of thousands of photos and hundreds of videos.)
With a September blackout, a change of police command, a rare officer-involved shooting death and a widely publicized dog poisoning, La Mesa provided plenty of news. What was the top story in the Jewel of the Hills?
Review these 25 candidates, and suggest your own in the comments. Also view our photo gallery, recapping the year and some of our top images.
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- Helix wins state football title
- PBID efforts split merchants in The Village
- Spate of armed robberies in the fall
- Lake Park Condos fire in May
- American Legion balks at Park Station
- Grossmont High School wins the Hurley
- Northmont PTA wins state fitness award
- Ed Aceves promoted to police chief
- La Mesan challenges SDG&E on smart meters
- Parents rap cell-phone tower near Murray Manor
- Oreo recovers from mystery dog poisoner
- Police shoot and kill Andrew Yacko
- Miss La Mesa and Teen La Mesa crowned
- Mayor Madrid meets with local clergy
- Garfield neighbors fight to retain sound wall
- Local schools lay off scores of employees
- Lights go out in La Mesa for 12 hours
- Friday Farmers Market moves west
- Veterans Memorial Parkway signs debut
- Sanfilippo daughter charged with officer threat
- Charcoal House closes, reopens after remodel
- Centennial Committee begins work on 2012
- U-Haul truck probed for bomb near police station
- Dan Barnes named Grossmont High principal
- Goodwill plants a flagship store in The Village
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