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LA MESA —  Twenty-five potential candidates have applied to become the next police chief in La Mesa, according to city officials who expect to announce the new hire in April. La Mesa’s previous police chief, Walt Vasquez, retired last August. A pair of police captains have been serving as acting chiefs on a rotating basis. Los Angeles-based executive recruiting firm Teri Black & Company is conducting the nationwide search at a cost of $25,400. City Manager Greg Humora said the firm has recruited police chiefs for 10 California cities in the past two years. The application period for t...

Print Re “City Council approves La Mesa homelessness plan” (March 4): As a member of La Mesa’s Citizen Task Force on Homelessness, I’m proud of the collaboration between residents and staff that resulted in the 2021-2026 Homeless Action Plan adopted by our City Council. La Mesa is proactively addressing homelessness and doing so without spending money on outside consultants to develop a plan or using general funds to enact its programs. Some folks posit that when you build it, “they” will come. However, there’s no local evidence proving that offering services like the HOME Prog...

LA MESA —  The city of La Mesa last week adopted a five-year plan to help people living on the streets and prevent others from becoming homeless. The City Council approved a 2021-26 Homeless Action Plan developed by the city’s Citizen Task Force on Homelessness with the support of the La Mesa Police Department. The action plan’s key initiatives are: More public communication and coordination related to the homeless population; Improving the city’s ability to prevent homelessness by providing direct outreach to homeless individuals, addressing public safety needs, and responding to n...

Coming at you. he was trailing the young man. >> the fact that law enforcement didn't immediately do after to prosecute the case is a chilling example of horrible decisions made by people in the process. >> inappropriate for the district attorney. to look into this and call a grand jury to find out what the facts are. >> one of ten miami area school walk-outs today, students formed a big t.m. on the football field. >> florida governor getting involved and appointing a special prosecutor to come down from jacksonville to investigate the case. statewide citizen task force will review the controv...