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In race to become La Mesa’s next mayor, candidates draw lines on homelessness and affordability

Candidates split over the city’s homelessness response and housing affordability, with renters backing more development and others opposing state housing mandates.

Summary by Times of San Diego
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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Meet the candidates for the La Mesa mayoral race

Get to know Laura Lothian, Patricia Normandy-Dillard, Quinn M. Reese and Jim Stieringer as we explore their backgrounds, their top priorities, and what is at stake for voters in this election.

·San Diego, United States
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In race to become La Mesa’s next mayor, candidates draw lines on homelessness and affordability

All candidates oppose SB 79’s state-mandated transit-oriented development as an overreach from Sacramento. But sharp divisions arose over homelessness.

·San Diego, United States
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La Mesa Mayoral Race: Candidates Split on Homelessness

La Mesa's four mayoral candidates clashed over the HOME outreach program and housing affordability at a September 29 forum ahead of November's election.

·San Francisco, United States
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Times of San Diego broke the news in San Diego, United States on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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