Victor Rivera was working at Tiramisu Restaurant in La Mesa Village that night and witnessed the peaceful protests turn chaotic. “We started hearing people screaming -- a lot of noise in the street,” he said. “I walked out and smelled burning…we started blocking the windows and doors. La Mesa is usually very quiet and calm, so it was very disturbing.” Local government and community leaders gathered to mark the anniversary Sunday near the site of the destruction, at La Mesa First United Methodist Church. The event, called “La Mesa Day of Remembrance Sunday,” was organized by the ...