New Chula Vista city council member plans to reopen Harborside Park | #citycouncil
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) — Harborside Park has been fenced off since 2022, leaving many in the district pondering its future. Rachel Morineau, the newly appointed city council member representing this area says she has plans to utilize it. This is similar to her successful efforts at Lauderbach Park, where she helped create a safe […]
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Chula Vista City Council appoints candidate to fill seat left vacant by Andrea Cardenas – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
The Chula Vista City Council announced Thursday night its appointment for the vacant District 4 seat. After interviewing eight applicants and multiple rounds of public comment, the council has sworn in Rachel Morineau to fill the seat in a unanimous 4-0 vote. “This is an amazing opportunity for me,” Morineau said after she was sworn […]
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Who’s running for Chula Vista City Council in the California Primary – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
Chula Vista voters will be asked this Election Day to narrow down a field of candidates for two seats on the city council left vacant in the middle of their terms. The District 3 and District 4 seats are on the ballot for the 2024 California Primary Election on March 5, 2024. District 3 council […]
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Southwestern Student, College Reporter of Year, Honored by City Council | #citycouncil
Nicolette Luna, in the Chula Vista City Council chambers, holding her honor. Photo credit: @SWCcollege via Facebook Southwestern College student Nicolette Luna, just 17, has been recognized in her South Bay hometown for making a name for herself in journalism in a very short time. The Chula Vista City Council this month presented her with a […]
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Mayors in San Diego, Chula Vista and El Cajon Preparing Differently for Possible Influx of Migrants in Need of Shelter – NBC 7 San Diego
The pending expiration of Title 42 brought crowds of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to apply for asylum. It remains to be seen how thin resources in San Diego will be stretched, if at all, once migrants are processed and released into the U.S. now that the pandemic-era policy has officially expired. Using history […]
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Filling Chula Vista’s Empty City Council Seat Could Take All Night – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
The Chula Vista City Council has a new member. Alonso Gonzalez, a real estate agent who worked briefly for the council more than a decade ago, was sworn in Tuesday for a two-year term after a 3-1 vote for his appointment. Chula Vista Mayor John McCann was the dissenting vote. The council had a vacant […]
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Filling Chula Vista’s Empty City Council Seat Could Take All Night – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
The Chula Vista City Council has a big decision to make Tuesday night. The mayor and three city councilmembers will select 1 of 10 applicants to fulfill the final two years of former Councilmember Steve Padilla’s term. Padilla, Chula Vista’s District 3 representative, was elected to the California Senate in December. “If we’re here until […]
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Chula Vista Looks to Fill Vacant District 3 City Council Seat – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
On Tuesday night, the Chula Vista City Council will begin the process of appointing a resident to its vacant District 3 seat. Seventeen residents applied for the seat that was vacated when Councilman Steve Padilla was elected to the California State Senate in November. “I saw this as an opportunity to elevate my service,” said […]
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Chula Vista City Council Decides How District 3, City Attorney Seats Will be Filled – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
At a Chula Vista City Council meeting Tuesday, local leaders decided how they will fill the District 3 City Council and City Attorney seats. For District 3, it was decided the seat will be filled by appointment and not an election. The District 3 seat was left empty as former councilmember Steve Padilla was elected […]
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Chula Vista City Council to Vote on Ban of Flavored Tobacco Products – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
Local leaders gathered at City Hall on Monday to call attention to why many local elected officials want to pass legislation ending the sale of flavored tobacco products. “This is important to me personally because my granddaughter has confided in me that she is very addicted to tobacco, and we can actually see the physical […]
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