🌱 Plane Crash + COVID-19 Hospitalizations + Winter Storm

Good morning, La Mesa-Mount Helix! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, a shower; cool. High: 53 Low: 47.

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

1. A small airplane crash in a neighborhood near El Cajon caused an unknown number of fatalities and damaged one home. The crash happened a few miles east of Gillespie Field airport, where the plane was scheduled to land. (City News Service)
2. Three people were displaced by a fire in a home's garage Sunday in Lemon Grove. (City News Service)
3. San Diego County's number of coronavirus cases surged over the weekend, officials said, while the number of county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 surpassed 400, according to the latest data. (City News Service)
4. The latest winter storm due Tuesday evening is expected to bring chilly temperatures countywide and significant snowfall in the mountains, the National Weather Service said. (City News Service)

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Today in La Mesa-Mount Helix:

• La Mesa City Council Meeting. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego County Library: "All our branches will be closed on Friday, Dec. 31! #SDLC #libraries #books." (Facebook)
• San Diego Humane Society: "San Diego Humane Society will be closed for New Year's from Friday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. through Saturday, Jan. 1. We will reopen for normal business hours on Sunday, Jan. 2." (Facebook)

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