Today’s newsletter is presented by Kaiser Permanente.
Hello, La Mesa!
Another edition of La Mesa Courier comes out tomorrow, so here’s a quick preview of our main stories.
🥵La Mesa joined heat map study to combat extreme weather
🛏️Short-term rental regulations coming
🎫Top spot for parking tickets
🚸City studying fix for deadly intersection
🎣Bass Pro Shop coming to Grossmont Center
Several of these stories came out over the past month, but a few people who procrastinate (who me?) submitted articles that came online last minute. Those are new to newsletter readers, like my look at how the cannabis industry changed La Mesa 10 years after Measure U passed.
This edition has an unofficial roads theme, with articles on parking, dangerous intersections and potholes.
The main one I want to draw attention to comes from intern Eileen Mamaghani, who used public records to find where the most pothole complaints occur.
Apparently there’s one big enough to fit a basketball near the I-94 and Spring Street intersection. That one receives the most attention from residents who take the time to complain to the city.
A lot of the other most lamented potholes were around freeway on-ramps and off-ramps, which makes sense in terms of wear and tear on the road. But these complainers are concerned about wear and tear on their cars.
We’ve been reassured that the city jumps to fix potholes within five days of receiving a complaint, but the persistence of these complaints brings that into question.
Drew Sitton
La Mesa Courier newsletter host
La Mesa story spotlight
How La Mesa became the ‘Amsterdam of San Diego’
By Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego
A decade into voting to legalize medical cannabis dispensaries, the city of La Mesa has benefited economically.
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