• Woman sentenced for defrauding elderly patients,Neal Putnam

    Woman sentenced for defrauding elderly patients

    A former office manager for a La Jolla healthcare provider has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for stealing $349,144.72, with the judge ordering her to pay all of it back. “I will pay them back, even to my last dollar,” promised Ana Phimmasone, as she stood before U.S. District Court J

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  • Palm Street Ventures LLC apartment complex plans await verdict,Elaine Alfaro

    Palm Street Ventures LLC apartment complex plans await verdict

    Apartment complex plans near the village in downtown La Mesa are in limbo as the City Council faces the decision to ratify them, but some residents are concerned about the current designs.The plans for an apartment complex on the 0.49-acre lot (where the former historic Randall Lamb building once sa

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  • PLHS surf team rides wave of success,Scott Hopkins

    PLHS surf team rides wave of success

    Some high school students have to be dragged out of bed on school mornings, but a group of teens at Point Loma High School aren’t among them. They’re headed to the beach to go surfing long before school bells ring.The Surf Team at PLHS, which practices at early morning hours, has been in existence f

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