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La Mesa California

Housing study: Vacancies diminishing as rents increase

In a recent study from the Southern California Rental Housing Association Spring 2022 Vacancy and Rental Rate Study showed a dramatic decline in the vacancy rate, dropping from 2.91% in Spring 2021 to 1.25% in Spring 2022. The city of San Diego vacancy rate decreased from 3.3% to less than…

El Cajon budget may lift freeze on filling voids

El Cajon City Council received its Fiscal Year 2022-23 preliminary annual budget report on June 14. City Council will be finalized and adopt the budget on June 28. City Manager Graham Mitchell said that the city came out of the COVID-19 pandemic fiscally intact, and that the 2022-23 budget assumes…

New roles for Grossmont-Cuyamaca leaders

Nicole “Nikki” Salgado and Kerry Kilber Rebman are taking on new roles at Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District, Salgado has been named Vice President of Administrative Services at Cuyamaca College while Kilber Rebman is the Associate Vice Chancellor of Technology for GCCCD. According to Chancellor Lynn Neault: “Nikki and Kerry will provide…

Festival organizers set sights on rec center hours

A group of Lemon Grove residents are organizing a festival in the hope of gaining more public access to the city’s recreation center. The inaugural Citrus Festival is scheduled for July 9, from 3-7 p.m. at the Lemon Grove Recreation Center, 3131 School Lane in Lemon Grove. Citrus Festival team…

Council approves balanced Santee budget with planned salary increases

The city of Santee approved a proposed $53 million operating budget for 2022-23 during the June 8 City Council meeting. The two largest sources of city income stem from property taxes and sales taxes. Out of the $53 million budget, $23.2 million comes from property taxes and makes up 43%…

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