• Art is essential part of curriculum at Grossmont High School,Connie & Lynn Baer

    Art is essential part of curriculum at Grossmont High School

    Since its inception in 1920, Grossmont High School’s staff and its community viewed art as an essential part of its curriculum. The floor plans for the 1922 “Castle” reveal a classroom, labeled “Art Department”, in a prominent location; the 1922 yearbook names Luella M. Hughes as its music and art t

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  • Bringing HOME to the City of La Mesa,Elaine Alfaro

    Bringing HOME to the City of La Mesa

    According to San Diego County’s Regional Task Force On Homelessness (RTFH), “The 2022 Point-in-Time Count found no less than 8,427 individuals experiencing homelessness across San Diego County, a 10% increase from 2020.”This uptick in the number of people experiencing homelessness hasn’t resulted in

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  • La Mesa man gets 16 years to life in state prison for fatal stabbing,Neal Putnam

    La Mesa man gets 16 years to life in state prison for fatal stabbing

    A La Mesa man who stabbed his husband 50 times was sentenced Jan. 11 to 16 years to life in state prison as family, friends, and co-workers of the victim looked on in a crowded courtroom.Nearly everyone who knew Kevin Powell, 38, and who wrote letters to El Cajon Superior Court Judge Kathleen Lewis

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