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La Mesa California

La Mesa History Center historic home tour a comment on design, history

When La Mesa History Center’s historic home tour organizer Jim Newland describes the annual event, happening in person on Nov. 5 after two years of distancing, he talks about the wider area encompassing Grossmont and Mt. Helix, Rolando and College Grove, and weaves in commentary about culture, unseen red-lining and…

Kristine Alessio for La Mesa mayor

Kristine Alessio is a 56-year-old attorney specializing in land use, a cat lover who helped found non-profit Savannah Rescue, and a board member of La Mesa Historical Society. The former La Mesa City Council member is running for the mayoral seat. Her two largest donors are La Mesa Firefighters association…

Mark Araposthatis for La Mesa mayor

Mark Arapostathis, 56, is a full-time teacher at La Mesa Arts Academy by day and Mayor of La Mesa by night, a position he’d like to retain through one more term as an incumbent. His campaign donations hover around $100 apiece, mostly from individuals, with one larger $4,900 donation from…

Reichart running for supervisor

Amy Reichert, 54, is a private investigator who has owned her small practice for 22 years. She’s running against County Board of Supervisors District 4 incumbent Nathan Fletcher with three primary goals: to lower the cost of living in San Diego County, solve what she calls a “homeless epidemic” and…

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