Special Election + Unemployment Rate + Weekend Events

Happy Friday, La Mesa-Mount Helix! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 75 Low: 58.

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

1. Six candidates are looking to fill the La Mesa City Council seat vacated earlier this year by Akilah Weber. The all-mail ballot special election will be held Nov. 2. (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
2. The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 6.6 percent from a revised 6.9 percent in July, well below the year-ago estimate of 10.8 percent, according to figures released by the state Employment Development Department. (City News Service)
3. Authorities publicly identified a 40-year-old man who was fatally shot last weekend in a crowded Grantville-area parking lot. Patrol officers responding to reports of gunfire found Jason Twyman of La Mesa mortally wounded in the 5800 block of Mission Gorge Road, according to the San Diego Police Department. (City News Service)
4. Missed the headlines? Take a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County. (La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch)
5. Looking for things to do? See what's slated this weekend in San Diego County and Southern California. (Encinitas Patch)

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