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La Mesa

American  
[lah mey-suh] / lɑ ˈmeɪ sə /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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She graduated in 2023, entered the police academy and joined the La Mesa Police Department in February 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

The museum also has a location in La Mesa.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2024

You wrote to me about why you adore where you live, from Rancho Mirage to La Mesa to Davis.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2023

“There is one item I see on bucket lists that is actually getting less expensive – education,” says Brandon Welch, an investment advisor in La Mesa, California.

From Reuters Feb. 21, 2023

They spun swiftly along University, slowing for East San Diego where there were officers with bad reputations among speeders, through La Mesa, the cross on Mt.

From Eve to the Rescue by Dudley Gloyne Summers

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