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SDG&E URGES RESIDENTS TO PREPARE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS STARTING TUESDAY
Printer-friendly version Source: SDG&E January 6, 2025 (San Diego) – Due to extreme fire weather conditions and forecasted Santa Ana winds, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) has notified

BILL WALTON TRIBUTE TO HONOR BASKETBALL GREAT AT HELIX HIGH ON JANUARY 3
Printer-friendly versionTickets on sale now at https://www.gofan.co/event/2594824?schoolId=CA22796 By Ben Perez December 23, 2024 (La Mesa) –Always saying he was honored to be from East County, “Billy from La

TOUR DE TAPAS WITH ‘EURO SMALL PLATES & SIPS’ OPENS IN DOWNTOWN LA MESA
Printer-friendly versionCity Tacos founder Gerry Torres brings Spanish, French, and Italian cuisine to The Jewel of the Hills East County News Service December 22, 2024 (La Mesa) — Tour de Tapas, a

SDG&E SHUTS OFF POWER DUE TO FIRE DANGER; MORE COMMUNITIES FACE POTENTIAL OUTAGES INCLUDING MOST OF EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery, East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts December 9, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – With a red flag warning in effect from the National Weather Service

PASSAGES: JIM WIEBOLDT, SHERIFF’S DEPUTY AND LA MESA CIVIC LEADER, 1957-2024
Printer-friendly versionCelebration of Life to be held December 28 in La Mesa By Ben Perez Photo of Jim Wieboldt and his pug, Frank The Felon, courtesy Amanda Allsberry December 12,

MISSING SENIOR FOUND DEAD NEAR I-8 ONRAMP IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 3, 2024 (La Mesa) – The body of Vivian Crowder, a 71-year-old woman with dementia who has been missing since October 29th was found

EAST COUNTY ARSONIST ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH SETTING NINE FIRES IN NOVEMBER
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery December 2, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – Cal Fire investigators have arrested a serial arsonist accused of setting nine fires across East County between

MAN ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING OFFICERS AT GROSSMONT CENTER
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery November 30, 2024 (La Mesa) — A man who reportedly threatened police officers and security officers was arrested this afternoon at Grossmont Center. According to La

SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK HOSTS BLOOD DRIVES ACROSS EAST COUNTY IN DECEMBER
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service November 26, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – This holiday season, you can give the gift of life. The San Diego Blood Bank is
LA MESA CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS 2024 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC. November 27, 2024 (La Mesa) — The La Mesa City Council on Tuesday adopted
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CHAMBER’S “CABARET” EVENT SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL HEROES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery February 26, 2015 (La Mesa)—The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce celebrated the accomplishments of local police, fire, medical response and senior volunteers at its

SPRING HEADED TO COLLIER PARK
Printer-friendly versionBy Kristin Kjaero February 24, 2015 (La Mesa) – La Mesa residents can look forward someday to new life for the city’s oldest park, as the La Mesa City

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SUNSET IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly version February 22, 2015 (La Mesa) – Miriam Raftery snapped this brilliantly hued sunset earlier this month, when the setting sun mirrored an amber glow from a streetlamp