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La Mesa California

Teen’s hearing in Lakeside stabbing case rescheduled

A 16-year old boy who allegedly stabbed a 16-year old Black girl on June 6 in a potential hate crime was scheduled for a readiness hearing on June 6 in juvenile court. However, that hearing has been postponed until June 21. A readiness hearing is the second court appearance for…

Flag Day parade returns to La Mesa

Families with young children and friendly dogs in tow cheered and waved for local organizations marching in the downtown La Mesa Flag Day parade on June 4. The parade was held ten days before the nationally observed date of June 14 which former President Harry Truman signed into law in…

Contenders hoping to make it to next round of sheriff search

CHUCK BATTLE Chuck Battle OCCUPATION: Owns Sting Productions Investigations, a defense investigation firm specializing in forensic examination of police reports. AGE: 72 EXPERIENCE: Served 14 years with San Diego Police Department, then 15 years with San Diego County Sheriff’s Department in Corrections, then Law Enforcement as a deputy before retiring…

Grieving during a pandemic

With COVID-19, due to lockdowns, social distancing, all those restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of disease, bereaved people may not have found that their needs for grieving were met. People were separated from their loved ones at the end of life. Hospitals were not allowing people in…

Water purification advances

On June 1, elected official, water industry leaders and city representatives’ broke ground on the East County Advanced Water Purification Program at the future site of the East County AWP Joint Powers Authority in Santee. Scheduled for completion in 2026, this project is a groundbreaking environmental project for East County,…

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