A major challenge for any service organization is renewing, perpetuating and transitioning servant leadership across generations. Mentorship is one aspect of seamlessly transferring responsibilities for organizational stability, as is identifying promising candidates to take on leadership roles. Santee’s veterans post is home of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9327, the…
La Mesa California
LA MESA — A man jumped approximately 25 feet off a bridge in La Mesa in an attempt to escape police on Sunday, authorities said. A man was driving in La Mesa with three passengers Sunday morning when an officer tried to pull his car over for a traffic enforcement…
Several men stole an ATM from an AM/PM store Sunday, La Mesa police said. At least four men dressed in hoodies backed a gray Ford F-250 truck into the store on Massachusetts Avenue and Waite Drive at about 3 a.m. The suspects loaded the ATM into the back of the…
In partnership with CalNonprofits, the California State Legislature celebrated nonprofit organizations from across the state last Wednesday. Each legislator recognized a nonprofit organization from his or her district for the vital services they provide their communities. Senator Brian Jones’ selection from Senate District 38 is the Santee Santas Foundation. The organization…
I didn’t get home until just after 2 a.m. Work tends to keep me out late, both at the newspaper and at the diner. When I parked my car and turned the engine off, I heard an unusual sound in my neighborhood: shouting. The cries were agitated, aggressive and unrelenting.…
