La Mesa’s wasteful spending: $250,000 for street murals while businesses still struggle

La Mesa’s wasteful spending: $250,000 for street murals while businesses still struggle

La Mesa is about to waste a quarter of a million dollars painting the street, instead of repairing the streets at the corner of Baltimore Drive and Lake Murray Boulevard—funded by federal pandemic relief dollars.  That’s right, $250,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money is being allocated to paint over existing crosswalks with murals, while local businesses and residents still struggle with the lingering impacts of COVID shutdowns and the…