Elected Representatives*

Position	Name	Term Expires
Mayor	Mark Arapostathis	2018
Vice Mayor	Colin Parent	2020
Councilmember	Guy McWhirter	2018
Councilmember	Bill Baber	2018
Councilmember	Kristine C. Alessio	2020

*Elections are every two years for four-year terms.

City Information

Stat	Information
Incorporated:	1912 (Founded in 1869)
City Government:	La Mesa is a general law city which derives its power from state law and uses the State Governmental Code to enumerate the City's powers and form of government. In this case, La Mesa employs a Council-Manager form of government. In this arrangement, the council is responsible for determining policy, and the City Manager ensures that such policy is implemented.
City Employees	259.75 full-time employees budgeted
Police Sworn Personnel	68 full-time employees budgeted
Fire Sworn Personnel	43 full-time employees budgeted
Fire Stations	3
City Parks	14
City Slogan:	Jewel of the Hills
City Flower:	Bougainvillea (Barbara Karst Red)
City Tree:	Plum
Budget FY 16-17:	$128,465,255
Size:	9 square miles
Miles of City Streets:	153
Population (2014):	58,769 (Provided by the State of California, Department of Finance)
Median Household Income (2015):	$60,390 (Provided by SANDAG)*
School Districts:	La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Grossmont Union High School District
Weather:	Average January low: 47° Average January high: 70° Average July low: 68° Average July high: 98° Average Annual Precipitation: 13.8 inches Current La Mesa weather

*The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has an extensive listing of demographic data.