There was a knot in my stomach as I sat in traffic on I-125 heading into La Mesa on Monday morning. I am not a morning person, so it takes a lot to get me out of the house, looking any kind of presentable, before 7 a.m. – a protest…
La Mesa California
Fiftieth birthday parties are often occasions for celebrating longevity and hopes for a bright future of healthy activity. The commemoration of the Friends of the La Mesa Library’s half century of volunteer operations, dubbed the group’s 50th Birthday Party, was no exception. The event was celebrated on Saturday, March 9,…
LA MESA, Calif. — Police Wednesday were investigating a shooting that wounded a man in La Mesa. Officers arrived around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday about two minutes after receiving multiple calls reporting gunshots outside Denny’s located in the 4200 block of Spring Street, a La Mesa police dispatcher said. People inside…
July 23, 2009, is a day that changed Rhina Paredes-Greeson’s life forever. Her family was preparing to go on vacation. Her son, Eric Parades was just 15 years old, a sophomore at Steele Canyon High School. Best of Monica Dean’s Inspiring San Diego Stories from 2018 “He was beautiful, perfectly…
Investors across San Diego County say their relationship with Christopher Dougherty started with a “financial opportunity” pitch that promised them modest but dependable returns on their investment. Dougherty offered an investment opportunity in an organic beef ranch in Alpine. He touted new housing projects and a marijuana cultivation plan as…

