NO FUN FOR EBGAMES STORE

EBGames store located at 5454 Grossmont Center Drive, was robbed yesterday when the sole worker was held in the backroom, bound with duct taped.
Three males in their 20s entered the store -one of them armed with a pistol.
After loading their car with several computer games the suspects fled the premises.
The 19-year-old female clerk was able to freed herself and then called police.

EARTHQUAKE RATTLES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A 5.8 earthquake was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego Counties.
It certainly was felt at 11:42 a.m. in La Mesa as furniture bounced back and forth inside homes.
No major damage has been reported in the area.
The 5.8 magnitude has been downgraded to 5.4 in the past hour.

TERMINATOR AFTER LOCAL RESOURCES

Mayors around the county got together today to ask Sacramento not to tap into their local funds as a desperate measure to ease the state's financial crises.
Art Madrid fears Schwarzenegger might take up to $2.5 millions from the city (from gas tax revenue)now that the state faces a $15 billion deficit, and legislators have not agreed yet in a budget for the new fiscal year.

GOT GAS?

One gallon of regular gas nowadays: $4.69
Five gallons of gas: $23.45
To get someone else to pay for it: PRICELESS!
With gas prices soaring, people are becoming very creative.
First was the middle-age, well-dress, Asian man that needed to pick up his dog at his mom's home. Unfortunately he was running out of gas, while nobody was home to bring his wallet to the gas station. "If you could only lend me a gallon of gas..."
The clerk looked at him and thought "If I help this guy, I will have to work half an hour to pay for his gas."
Good will prevailed and the clerk coughed up the gallon -at his expense.
Up until today -three weeks later, he's still waiting for the man that was just going to "pick up his dog at his mom's home."
Yesterday was the good looking, teenage girl that ran out of gas. She was carrying a five-gallon gas can, determined to fill it up at someone else's expense.
Thirty minutes at the gas station were enough for a good Samaritan to fill up her gas can. With a big smile she walked down the street, jumped to her car and drove away.

SHORT CASH LA MESA

It's official: The City of La Mesa will have to cut expenses to battle a $4 million budget gap. And that mean up to 35 employees will be lay off, around 12 percent of the payroll. A hiring freeze is in place for all departments except police and fire.
Other measures to fix the deficit are outsourcing some jobs and asking residents to pay more in sales tax. Since only voters can raise taxes, city officials are considering putting the measure in the November ballot.
According to Mayor Art Madrid the tough choices are going to be several, not only for the residents, but also for the city's employees.