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This issue of La Mesa Courier features local holiday celebrations, public safety updates, community concerns along University Avenue, crime trends, school programs, housing and planning developments tied to SDSU growth, local culture, events, and East County wine highlights, alongside community voices and seasonal reflections.

This issue of La Jolla Village News highlights holiday celebrations across the community, City Council debates over police surveillance technology, opposition to offshore drilling, local sports achievements, new restaurant and retail openings, cultural events, and neighborhood traditions—from the Christmas Parade to seasonal arts, dining, and civic life.

The victim sitting on her porch, holding a child, on Christmas Day when she was struck by a bullet.

The open source approach championed by some Chinese tech companies is preventing monopoly platforms from taking hold in artificial intelligence (AI). The massive investment in AI is justified in the case of repeat monopoly winners from previous waves of tech development, such as Microsoft, Intel, Qualcomm, Google and Meta. However, as China views proprietary systems and platforms as potential chokepoints, it is leveraging its market to develop open source substitutes. Users in the wider world...

Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting a presidential residence, which President Zelensky called "typical Russian lies".

The community at Silver Lake nursing home is seeking justice after an explosion left two people dead and nearly two dozen injured in Bristol Township.

Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.

Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.

The ringgit’s surge to a five-year high against the US dollar is prompting Malaysians, especially travellers, to exchange the currency early, keeping money changers busy despite the usual post-festive lull. “We had expected the crowd to decline this week, but it is still at around 70 per cent,” Malaysian Association of Money Services Business president Jajakhan Kader Gani said. He said the ringgit’s current level of around 4.04 against the US dollar is among the strongest in recent years,...

He was scheduled for execution on Dec. 17, but the lethal injection was paused just days beforehand

Documents mentioning Andrew were briefly released before being withdrawn from the National Archives.

Documents mentioning Andrew were briefly released before being withdrawn from the National Archives.