🌱 Unemployment Rate + Arson Guilty Plea + Weekend Events

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 71 Low: 51.

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

1. One of two men charged with setting fire to a Chase bank in La Mesa following last year's contentious protest outside the city's police headquarters pleaded guilty to arson and burglary charges. (City News Service)
2. The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 5.6 percent from a revised 6.6 percent in August, well below the year-ago estimate of 9.6 percent, according to figures released by the state Employment Development Department. (City News Service)
3. San Diego County's Climate Action Plan won't be ready until late 2023, the Board of Supervisors was told. The plan calls for reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2035. (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)

Today in La Mesa-Mount Helix:

• Household Hazardous Waste Event. (9 a.m.)
• Breathe. (7 p.m.)

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— Kristina Houck

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