An Alpine woman who concealed a gun inside a boot and shot a man at a party pleaded guilty March 22 to voluntary manslaughter. Sentencing for Angela Marie Meza, 49, was set for April 22 in El Cajon Superior Court in the death of Lorenzo Alejandro Rodriguez, 42. Deputy District…
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SPRING VALLEY, CA – London stage actor Dean Chisnall visited Steele Canyon Charter High School March 7 – March 9 to help prepare the school’s theatre and music departments for their own production of the award-winning hit, Les Misérables, premiering March 20. Over two and a half days, Chisnall worked…
A Monday morning demonstration by the Westboro Baptist Church at two East County high schools turned into a county-wide invitation to come counter-protest, a self-declared “party” that garnered more than 200 participants. As early as 6 a.m. on March 25, 2019, counter-protesters gathered at El Cajon Valley High School where…
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…
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,…
