The city of La Mesa launched the first phase of their new Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement program in which an outreach worker and a mental health clinician will be dispatched on non-emergency police calls involving homeless individuals on Nov. 1. La Mesa Police Captain Matt Nicholass, who spearheaded the…
La Mesa California
The East County Homeless Task Force held a bi-monthly meeting Nov. 13 featuring Community Housing Works’ Senior Vice President of Housing and Real Estate Development Mary-Jane Jagodzinski and Project Manager Jana Zawadzki who explained some of the challenges in bringing affordable housing to San Diego county based on experiences in…
By BONNIE OWEN Linda began her studies in art at Southwest High School in San Diego. She received a scholarship to study commercial advertising art at Platt Collage. Linda then received the United States Achievement Academy Award in the field of Art, and the Bank of America Achievement Award. She…
By JENNIFER OSBORN The end of the first term of the 2020-21 school year is quickly approaching. Helix students will conclude their first term classes with finals week Dec. 14-18, then will be on Winter Break from Dec 21 to Jan. 5. New basketball coach named Coach Jason Cavazos Helix…
By CONNIE and LYNN BAER A treasure trove of memories await in the Grossmont High School yearbooks. Since 1921, each “El Recuerdo” captures in photographs, drawings, and words the experiences of students during the past 100 years. If we listen, we can hear these student voices from the 1920s. A charming…


