LA MESA
Ray Sweeney, La Mesa’s new police chief, can’t talk about the significance of where he is without talking about where he was.
It comes down to one day as an 8-year-old, when he was put in a chokehold by a relative’s partner, who held a gun to his head.
“I was scared to death,” he said, recounting the incident with family members that took place outside a hotel in Orange County.
He felt helpless that his own flesh and blood, a person who was supposed to protect him, stood by and did nothing, even as his brother begged them to stop.
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The fund will use more than $47,000 in parking meter revenues to help create fun events in La Mesa Village, hoping to draw people to area businesses to spend money.
From the fiery riot in the city that destroyed and damaged businesses last May to the pandemic restrictions, Maxwell s House of Books owner Craig Maxwell will tell you: it s been a tough year-and-a-half for some neighboring business owners. Those that rely entirely on walk-in business have been hanging by their fingernails, said Maxwell.
Hoping to help, on May 25, La Mesa City Council renewed its Village Enhancement Fund for a second year.
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