La Mesa Funds Its First Official Pride Celebration; Lemon Grove Hires New City Manager
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La Mesa's City Council this week approved funding for what KPBS is describing as the city's first official Pride celebration, planned for next summer. The funding approval is the pivotal step, moving the event from community aspiration to a city-backed commitment with money attached — a threshold that signals something about civic identity beyond the event itself. La Mesa has been navigating an evolving sense of community character over several years, shaped by the 2020 civil unrest, subsequent conversations about policing, and shifting demographics.
La Mesa residents — or anyone interested in a free community event — can also attend the Bike Skills Drills safety fair at 8085 University Avenue on Saturday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In Lemon Grove, the City Council voted 4 to 1 to hire Tony Winney as city manager on a three-year contract. City managers carry outsized influence at the local level, overseeing daily operations, managing staff, and implementing council directives. A four-to-one vote suggests strong consensus, though the lone dissenting vote is worth tracking as Winney's tenure takes shape. The transition comes as Alysson Snow, who previously served as Lemon Grove's mayor, this week stepped into a new role leading San Diego County's new Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Unit — leaving the small city navigating significant leadership turnover in a compressed period.