Articles by Special to the East County Californian

The Fair Housing Act was signed into law in April 1968 following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. This act prohibits discrimination on the sale or rental of housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, and sex. It is illegal to set different terms or conditions for renting or selling a property for certain individuals. 

The La Mesa Chamber is proud to announce that Chamber Member, Lilly Pigg, owner of Lily’s Mobile Homes was submitted and chosen as the 79thAssembly District’s Hispanic Leader of the Year in the businesscategory.

By Monica Zech

The Cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove, whose jointly managed fire departments make up the Heartland Fire & Rescue Service, have selected Colin Stowell as its next Fire Chief.  The City Managers for the three cities, Douglas Williford of El Cajon, Yvonne Garrett of La Mesa, and Lydia Romero of Lemon Grove, made the announcement that Stowell will begin serving in this capacity beginning Nov. 7.  Stowell replaces Chief Rick Sitta, who retired on August 12, 2016.

I have been asked by several people since yesterday’s press conference if I intended to suggest by one of my responses that it is my opinion, after having watched the video, that the officer’s use of his firearm was not justified.  This was absolutely not my intent.

In answering a question from a reporter regarding how I would feel if the individual in the video was my son, I attempted to convey in my answer, as a father of three young adults myself, the very human anguish I would feel if that were the case.