Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: How 145 new affordable homes will reshape Spring Street Transit Center
Spotted on the La Mesa calendar: Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration
Good morning to you La Mesa! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How 145 new affordable homes will reshape Spring Street Transit Center
- Which Top Doctors are practicing right here in La Mesa?
Also on today's calendar: Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Blazing sunshine and very hot, with a high of 105 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, temps: high: 106, low: 69.
- Sunday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 107 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Affirmed Housing Breaks Ground on Affordable TOD in La Mesa (connectcre.com) — A major affordable housing complex called Spring View is now under construction at the Spring Street Transit Center in La Mesa, bringing 145 income-restricted homes right next to transit. Funded by a mix of federal, county, state and private sources, the project aims to link residents with jobs, services and the wider region through convenient MTS access. 
• San Diego's Top Doctors: The Annual List, 2026 (sandiegomagazine.com) — La Mesa residents can use this year's Top Doctors list to find highly regarded specialists practicing right in town, from cardiology and endocrinology at Grossmont Center Drive to pediatrics and family medicine on Parkway Drive and Avocado Boulevard. The extensive countywide guide highlights hundreds of peer-nominated physicians, but many are based in or near La Mesa, making it a practical resource for local care choices.
📸 Around La Mesa
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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Mesa
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★ Featured events ★
- Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration →
Liberty Station, Ingram Plaza, San Diego, CA,
12:00 pm - The Fall Home Garden Show →
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Bonneville 7 at Deano's Pub →
Deano's Pub, 5286 Baltimore Drive, La Mesa
8:00 pm - SCFOL Booksale
San Carlos Branch Library, 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego
9:30 am - Coffee with Christians: La Mesa | Small Business Edition →
Cafe of the Week, La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa
3:00 pm - La Mesa Wine Works Holiday Craft Club: October 2026 →
La Mesa Wine Works, 8167 Center Street, La Mesa
3:00 pm - Free Pickleball at Nite →
La Mesa, La Mesa
8:00 pm - Senior Stroll – Oct '26 →
Lake Murray, 5540 Kiowa Drive, La Mesa
9:00 am - Second Saturday Divorce Workshop →
Zoom
9:00 am - The Fall Home Garden Show →
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
10:00 am - Heartland Coin Show →
El Cajon Elks Lodge #1812, 1400 E Washington Ave, El Cajon
10:00 am - The Fall Home Garden Show →
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
10:00 am
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
📣 La Mesa Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ) has reopened after a closure.
3:07AM on Oct 1: McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ) is closed and expected to reopen at 6:00 AM. (Nextdoor )
- MBK Senior Living posted a job opening for FT Housekeeper in La Mesa. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Assistant in La Mesa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Mesa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lemon Grove
- Greater Life Baptist Teams With Local Leaders to Prepare San Diego Voters for Nov. 3 (sdvoice.info)
El Cajon
- Foodie Forecast: 24 Suns plans artful dinner with David Adey (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- Community events in San Diego County: From Surf Del Mar Festival to Rancho BEERnardo Festival (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- September Mission Support Memo: Nourishment for Arabic Refugees — Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA (gcsynod.org)
Santee
- Convicted Felon Arrested After Brief East County Pursuit (patch.com)
Ok La Mesa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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