Mickelson: two for the record books
Walter Mencken 3:39 p.m., June 18
El Cajon
El Cajon takes tax revenue from the county
Does El Cajon gobble more than its share at the tax trough?
Hidden gem: Gillespie Field Duck Pond
Once an eyesore, now look at it
The Gillespie Field Duck Pond? What is it? Where is it? Why? These are all good questions. Rumor has it, the pond was part of a golf course long, long ago, but for decades it ...
Odd robber meets success and failure in El Cajon
Asks employees to call the police
A man entered the Chase Bank on Avocado Boulevard in El Cajon shortly after 5:00 p.m. and demanded money from the tellers. The man left the bank carrying bundles of cash and went down the ...
Fletcher Hills’ mystery radio station
Heymatt: I grew up in Fletcher Hills. Ever since I was a kid, I have wondered what was going on at the corner of Hacienda Drive and Hacienda Circle. There is a fenced-off area with ...
From sheep to sweater in 12 hours
The idiot-proof alpaca
Interviews with alpaca owners, spinners, and weavers who live in San Diego’s East County mountain region.
The El Cajon Brewing Company closed its doors as of April 1
In spite of subsidies and loans
Despite the best efforts of many in the city of El Cajon and others to help the struggling business stay afloat, the brewing company folded. The Craft Brewing Business website noted "to get off the ...
Coyote explores Gillespie Field
Flights delayed 20 minutes
At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, the normal traffic pattern at Gillespie Field was interrupted when a coyote decided to take a tour of the field. Six aircraft were ordered by the control tower ...
Marine aircraft conduct training exercise at Gillespie Field
Two V-22 Ospreys delay our guy in the sky
I was sitting in the engine warm-up area at the end of Gillespie Field's runway 27R at 10 a.m. on February 26, getting ready for takeoff on a flight to Camarillo. Four other planes were ...
El Cajon pit bull attack goes unpunished, unpaid for
Little T-Bone saved but separated from owner
At 7:00 in the morning on November 6, on a quiet block of houses in Lemon Grove, three pit bulls escaped from their yard. They attacked a seven-year-old, tan "cha-weenie" mix named T-Bone, who was ...
Blood money
Thom Beebe, owner of Guitar and Bass Land/Skin City Drums in El Cajon won’t deal in used musical equipment anymore due to an increase in secondhand/pawnshop permit fees.
