Where Oh Where Have The Little PBID Petitions Gone? Oh Where Oh Where Can They Be?

Why is TeamPBID seeking City Council support when they should be contacting all the property owners and allowing them the opportunity to participate in these public discussions?

2 La Mesa Teams Triumph in AYSO Area Tournament of Champions

The Golden Eagles and Purple Crush won final matches in the TOC to advance to the Sectional TOC in February 2012.

Our Government: Corporate Stalinism

In the last 30 years, adjusted for inflation, top 1% income is up 275%, while average income is up only 18%.

Is Pearl Harbor a Fading Lesson?

Our world is a global world. Economic issues, energy issues and strategic security are all global concerns. While isolation is easy, history has also shown that it does not work.

Fair Trade Part Deux Coming Soon! Side Run Through Environmental Commission

Several have outlined substantive reasons to not support resolution supporting the Fair Trade movement. The revised resolution does nothing to overcome many objections.

It Takes a Village to Light a Village!

There is still plenty of work to be done before next week. To make this the best Christmas in the Village ever John is asking all businesses to “Dress up your stores to the nines!”

La Mesa Village PBID: Ready, Set, GO!

Expect PBID signature gathering now. What techniques have the workers learned from their hired professional campaign consultant?

La Mesa AYSO Sends Talented Teams to Terrific Tournaments

La Mesa AYSO sends upper division, All Stars and top regular teams to compete in local and sectional tournaments including the Tournament of Champions held this coming weekend.

Can Public Education Teach Morality?

With the waning presence of the nuclear family, children born in other circumstances become victims of a system where morality takes a backseat to political correctness.

Holiday Hook-Ups: No, Not the Kind You Are Thinking!

The Holiday Season can bring up feelings of loneliness and pain. Don't allow yourself to get lost in those feelings. Create Holiday hook-ups with friends and find the Magic of the Season once again.

What Reality TV Does to Girls: Natural to be Catty? Value Based on Looks?

To be blunt, it appears to make them more shallow. Nearly 40% of those surveyed think that a girl’s value is based on how she looks. That statistic makes my skin crawl, but I get it.

Once a Scottie, Always a Scottie: Here’s to Helix High Football at My Alma Mater

For four years, Fridays meant meeting up with friends, grabbing dinner at the taco shop, then cheering on the Highlanders to yet another win.

SDG&E Files Opt-Out Proposal for Its Problem-Ridden Smart Meters

SDG&E’s proposal provides costs and comments on the viability of four potential smart meter opt-out options that the CPUC wanted more information on.

National Security: The Unspoken Elements

The security of America entails far more than a strong military posture. There are a significant number of lesser elements that together comprise a larger slice of the national security pie.

Thankful for a La Mesa Upbringing

I hope other La Mesa kids will be inspired to share their childhood memories after reading a few of mine. We are very lucky to have been born and raised right here in La Mesa.

A Letter to PBID Chair, Parking Commissioner & Village Business Owner Lynn McRea

I felt you were hounding the Merchants Association, but over the course of our two-hour conversation, you made it pretty clear that you really just want to help the LMVMA with its accounting.

Trifecta Construction Rebounds Nicely

Building permit activity leaps 39-Percent

Affordable Holiday Photos—If You are Willing to Be Creative

My daughter was running ahead of me as kids do, and she kept stopping at all of the decorated displays that were set up with different holiday themes.

Inspiration Strikes at the Dentist: The Butterfly Effect Seen at La Mesita Park

I am reminded of how even the smallest of things may in fact cause real change, even change that is remarkable.

PBID Efforts Led by Parking Panel Chairs: Unmistakable Conflict of Interest

That the PBID and the parking meters offer two opposing spending options for improving the Village and are both chaired by Wieboldt and McRea is wrong, wrong, wrong.

Revealed: SDG&E Smart Meter Technical Data and Bio-Effects

Despite its insistence that SDG&E follows FCC guidelines, the new information may explain why so many are reporting headaches, ringing and clicking of ears, nausea and sleeplessness.

On Veterans Day, I Remembered Linden Eiler

Eiler has a special place in my mind because he had taken my place. The Vietnam mission that cost him his life had originally been set for the day before.

Our Responsibility to Our Community: the Power of an Individual

People often believe that the common citizen lacks the power to invoke change, but when we find our passion and educate ourselves, we actually become very powerful.

Sewer Bill Solution Reported at 10/25 City Council Meeting

Plans are under way to discontinue bimonthly mailing of sewer bills, but will instead appear on property tax bills.

That Screeching Sound You're Hearing Is The Trifecta Slowdown

Stormy Weather Sees A 48 Percent Drop In New Construction

Faces of Drug Addiction Recovery: Our Parents, Children and Friends

What a powerful experience to watch people learn to believe in themselves again, becoming able to find a place in the world, going back to school or becoming employable.

Is Fair Trade Also Big Corporate Business?

This is no grassroots campaign to singularly help the 3rd world underclass. It now reflects a full scale corporate marketing plan utilizing unknowing local jurisdictions.

Who Needs a Free Internet? I Would Never Allow Pay-to-Play

If you vote for Romney or Cain and Duncan Hunter in the next election, you are voting for the people dedicated to ending your free access to the Internet.

On Meeting Duncan Hunter, a Fine Young Man

Despite what political extremists left or right might expect, we had a brief but very cordial conversation.

Construction In The Trifecta Still Grows

Trifecta construction (La Mesa, Mt. Helix, Spring Valley) sees 12-percent increase over last week

SOS: Save Our Shops by Buying from Local Independents

More independents means more choice, more diversity and a truly unique community. Isn’t that worth fighting for?

Fair Trade Folly to Return to City Council Again?

If the FTT business model is sound and worthwhile, no government endorsement is needed to convince ever more people of the merits of joining their cause.

Open Letter to Sempra & SDG&E Demanding Analog Meter Replacement of Smart Meter

Be forewarned: If this is not forthcoming, I will seek and hire a qualified electrician to remove my meter and replace it with an analog that I purchase.

Local Youth Soccer Players Practice with Women's World Cup Player Rachel Buehler

The players were divided into groups by age and then moved through a series of skill workshop stations coached by Miss Buehler and other instructors.

Miniature Monsters Multiply at Murdock Elementary’s Halloween Happening Carnival

Murdock Elementary principal gets pies in the face at super spooky Halloween carnival.

In Honor of Samhain and Halloween: Some Thoughts on Human Sacrifice

The religion of Cutthroat Capitalism shares the element of human sacrifice with most of humanity’s other violent socioeconomic religions.

La Mesa AYSO VIP Program Sends Teams to Kick or Treat Classic

La Mesa AYSO joined special needs children’s VIP soccer teams from across San Diego County to participate in the first Kick or Treat Classic soccer competition held at Kennedy Park in El Cajon.

Fair Trade Endorsement Would Be Misuse of a Public Resource

The name of the City of La Mesa is a public resource, supported and maintained by taxpayers, and must not be used for political purposes or political endorsements.

Practical Gifts for the Single Mom—’Tis the Season!

This last gift certificate idea may just be the most practical of all. The oil change.

Occupy San Diego Announcements for Friday, Oct. 28

These announcements are from Occupy San Diego and San Diego Imperial County Labor Council, urging people to join a solidarity sleepover.