On Dec. 7, recruiters Teri Black and Tina White held a community forum where anyone could call in with suggestions on hiring the next La Mesa Chief of Police. Every single caller mentioned concerns such as eliminating systemic racism within the law enforcement agency, building shared culture with the community and a desire for neutral, possibly external applicants who...
A group of La Mesa residents formed an unofficial security force in the wake of the May 30 rioting, which left the Union and Chase banks on Spring Street burned to the ground and countless businesses broken into and looted.
The La Mesa Civil Defense, organized by local attorney Scott McMillan, met in person June 5 to strategize for that...