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Message from El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells

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.

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Art in the Park coming soon at Mt. Helix Park

Now in its fifth season, Art In The Park camp by Art Smarts, Inc. at Mt. Helix Park begins Monday, Oct. 10 and running through Friday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Treat your kids to a creative outdoor experience at the historic Mt. Helix Park and Amphitheater. Art Smarts, which hosts’ after-school art programs throughout San Diego, will be offering Art In The Park is for kids’ ages 5 to 12. The camp coincides with the La Mesa Spring Valley fall break and gives kids the opportunity to develop their creative skills from atop Mt.

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Letter to the Editor-Government theft

The Californian Department of Water greed is destroying the quality of life in California. Mark Weston who controls all 24 San Diego County Water Districts is the San Diego County Water Authority’s Board chairman and wants a 62 percent five year price increase. The current Helix Water Board controlled by John Linden (Division 1), Charles Muse (Division 3), and DeAna Verbekeare (Division 2) have already voted to increase water rates 56 percent over the next five years even though the governor has declared the California drought is over.

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La Mesa and Santee seek pageant contestants for 2017

La Mesa, California, September 26, 2016 - The La Mesa Chamber

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Letter to the Editor

The Pot Peddler next door

Measure V on our Nov. 8 ballot would bring 15 marijuana storefronts to Lemon Grove, serving about 4,000 pot smokers apiece, yielding a mob scene of some 60,000 addicts (more than twice the size of Lemon Grove’s population).

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Five educators named San Diego County Teachers of the Year, next stop, California Teacher of the...

Five local educators were named San Diego County Teachers of the Year on Saturday night during the 26th annual “Cox Presents: A Salute to Teachers,” sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) in partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE). The annual event honors San Diego County’s public school teachers and was televised live on Channel 4 San Diego from the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego. 

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Letter to the Editor

On the shores where Imperial Beach meets The Silver Strand, the US Navy is beginning work on its newest Navy SEAL training facility. It will be a multi-million square foot, state of the art facility specifically designed to train the special forces of the future. And it will be built unapologetically on a 7,000 plus year-old Kumeyaay burial ground.

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Visit Florence, Italy with The La Mesa Chamber in 2017

TheLaMesaChamberisgoingtoFlorence,ItalyinSeptember 2017 with one of the most experienced travel consultants in the area, Phyllis Dorfman. Phyllishas beentheownerofRainbowTravelandCruiseforthepast35yearsandhasthedistinctionof visitingover150countries.ShehasputtogetheranexcitingtriptoFlorence,ItalyfortheLa Mesa Chamber members, family members, and friends in 2017. This 7 day, 6-night trip from Sept. 14 –Sept. 21, 2017 willbeginand end with a direct flight out of the San Diego airport.

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GI Film Festival 2016 Local Film Showcase Award includes nominees from Mt. Helix

GI Film Festival San Diego announces the 2016 Local Film Showcase Award nominees. Categories include: Best Student Film, Best Documentary Short, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Feature, Local Choice Award, and Audience Choice Award. 

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La Mesa Chamber launches annual senior project

The La Mesa Chamber is beginning to gather items for the seniors that the Chamber adopts each year during the holidays. It is the goal of the Chamber to collect, purchase and assemble items and place them in large gift baskets.

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