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Main Street lights up for the holidays

The Downtown El Cajon Business Partners is readying downtown El Cajon for its annual Holiday Lights On Main Street in the heart of downtown on Nov. 25 from 2-8 p.m. Held on Small Business Saturday, this signature event brings thousands to downtown El Cajon with venders, live entertainment, Santa’s Village,…

Juilliard violinist returns to his roots in El Cajon

El Cajon native Christian Gonzales, a violin student from Juilliard School of Music, is coming back to El Cajon to perform with his first orchestra, the East County Youth Symphony, as a soloist. The concert is on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Kroc Theater as a celebration of…

Inequity burdens families

On Oct. 25, the San Diego Foundation released its new report which provided a snapshot of economic inequities and poverty in San Diego County. The San Diego Economic Report, developed in partnership with the San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center included key data on housing, poverty, education, health equity,…

Veterans to be honored

The city of El Cajon Veterans Coalition has named its 2023 Veteran of the Year, Lewis Biszant. Biszant and other veterans will be honored during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11. According to the city, “Biszant is an Army veteran who, after his military service ended, lived on the streets…

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