5 Things: Hot Dog Day, Cell Phone Courtesy Month

The top "5 Things" to know in Santee Tuesday:

1. International Hot Dog Day- Celebrate the wondrous pork product that can be topped with an amazing amount of condiments, veggies, pickled goodies or even more pork (Ever try bacon on a hot dog?). Find dogs in and around Santee at Boll Weevil, get a classic Chicago Dog at the Chicago Pizza Company, the cheapest dog in town at Costco (good kraut as well, just ask for it) and of course, Wienerschnitzel. 

Where do you get a good dog in town? Anywhere have especially good kraut dogs?

2. Blog of the day: CAN ANYTHING GOOD COME FROM SANTEE? It's not what you'd expect!

3. June real estate overview for Santee- Watch this one minute video to get an idea of where the local real estate market stands. The median sales price in June was $370,000- up from $297,000 last year.

4. July is National Cell Phone Courtesy Month- Remember when you could eat a meal without getting distracted by a gadget?

5. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Board Meeting- Starts at 6:30pm at the Cuyamaca College Student Center, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway. Agenda includes a contract with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to enhance patrols at the two East County junior colleges.