Tag: Jack Shu

The city of La Mesa issued a proclamation on Tuesday to declare Jan. 30 Fred Korematsu Day of  Civil Liberties and the Constitution. Korematsu was an American citizen of Japanese ancestry who was ordered to leave his home and report to an internment camp following the attack on Pearl Harbor but was imprisoned after he refused to comply with the 1942 presidential order. A federal...

Jack Shu believes that La Mesa is at a crossroad. He said the city has been on the cusp of change in the past, but always falls back into a small city protective role rather than looking forward with a better vision for all of La Mesa. Shu said every square mile needs revitalization to be vibrant and believes he...