In race to become La Mesa’s next mayor, candidates draw lines on homelessness and affordability
Candidates for mayor of La Mesa are divided on homelessness policies while expressing shared opposition to state-mandated transit-oriented development.
All candidates oppose SB 79’s state-mandated transit-oriented development as an overreach from Sacramento. But sharp divisions arose over homelessness.
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