🌱 Parents Anti-Mandate​ Rally + Santa Ana Conditions

Happy Thursday, La Mesa-Mount Helix! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 91 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in and around La Mesa-Mount Helix:

1. A 32-year-old El Cajon resident was arrested on suspicion of shooting his domestic partner. The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. (City News Service)
2. El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells spoke at a parents anti-mandate rally. As many as 200 people gathered in front of Grossmont High School on the El Cajon-La Mesa border prior to a school board meeting. (Times of San Diego)
3. San Diego County public health officials said fewer San Diegans are getting vaccinated for influenza than last year. A total of 761,199 San Diegans had received a flu vaccine through Saturday, compared to 850,196 at the same time last year — about 90,000 fewer people. (City News Service)
4. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a policy change intended to curtail hate speech and inappropriate conduct during county meetings, following a contentious session last week in which some members of the public used racist and threatening language. (City News Service)
5. A spell of blustery Santa Ana winds coupled with a significant warming trend will heighten San Diego-area wildfire hazards — potentially to near-critical levels — for the remainder of the work week, meteorologists advised. (City News Service)

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La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch Notebook

• County of San Diego: "No stranger to running local elections, Interim Registrar Cynthia Paes has now been appointed as the new San Diego County Registrar of Voters." (Instagram)
• Foothills Art Association: "It's a Wild Life — be sure to see our Wildlife in Art Show! Visit our historic Porter Hall Gallery Tuesday through Saturday." (Facebook)
• La Mesa Chamber of Commerce: "Keep track of your energy use and costs with email or text alerts. Stay on top of your bill, energy use and more." (Facebook)

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