• Council ratifies Design Review Board’s approval for Palm Street Ventures LLC plans,Elaine Alfaro

    Council ratifies Design Review Board’s approval for Palm Street Ventures LLC plans

    After delaying their decision in the fall, the La Mesa City Council has approved the original design plans for the Palm Street Ventures LLC apartment building, despite mixed opinions from business owners and residents.The plans for a mixed-use building located at 4757 Palm Ave. was on the agenda in

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  • Celebrate Women’s History Month in March with some good books revolving around women,Denise Smith

    Celebrate Women’s History Month in March with some good books revolving around women

    March is Women’s History Month and the 2023 Women’s History Theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” According to the Library of Congress, Women’s History Month originated in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 creating “Women’s History Week.” This continued every year until 1987 when

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  • Sharma wins local speech contest,Dave Thomas

    Sharma wins local speech contest

    Kyra Sharma, a sophomore at La Jolla High School, took first place in the AAUW La Mesa-El Cajon Branch Speech Trek Speech Contest earlier this month. Sharma was one of two finalists to compete. Hussein Al Husseini, a senior at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon placed second.High school students

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