San Diego Port Commissioners to address rising sea level issues in Chula Vista

A KPBS story on November 15 focused on San Diego Port Authority draft maps which indicated the rising sea level might call into question the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan. According …

Willie Gandara, Jr is nephew to former Sweetwater superintendent Jesus Gandara scheduled to go to trial in January

Former El Paso County Commissioner, Willie Gandara Jr., was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in a federal prison for drug smuggling. According to the El Paso Times, "In August Gandara pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, …

Incoming chancellor requests pay cut

In October the California State University board of trustees appointed Timothy P. White chancellor to the 23 campus CSU system. White, currently University of Riverside's chancellor, will assume his new position in December. The Sacramento Bee reported today that White …

Bob Filner, Shirley Weber, Dave Roberts, Proposition 30 and 32 — these winners have Democrats in San Diego celebrating and Republicans regrouping. San Diego Democratic Party chairman, Jeff Durfee, attributes the party's success to a number of factors. In a …

Chula Vista changed in a significant way November 6--not at the ballot box but at the city council meeting. The council voted 3-2 on language that implements Proposition C, an ordinance approved by voters last June. Proposition C limits the …

Even though Chula Vista is still reeling from the default/closure crisis, residential development continues to be the city's economic engine. McMillin's east side Mellenia development includes 2,983 condos. Now that the bay front plan has passed, west side development by …

The Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee has entered the local election with big league support. According to a recent filing, county supervisor Greg Cox through Friends of Greg Cox for Supervisor 2012 gave the chamber PAC $7,500. …

Chula Vista city council voted October 23 to disband the Tourism Marketing District. A grand jury report released on the subject in June suggests funds were mismanaged.

The Chula Vista city council voted October 24 to disestablish the Tourism Marketing District. The action was prompted by a petition of 53% of the city's hoteliers requesting the district be dissolved. In December 2008 Supervisor Greg Cox gave the …

Pictured: Linda Wagner speaking to the media about EyeCandy Residents have been in an uproar since the nude dancing club, EyeCandy, took up residence on Chula Vista's Bayfront Boulevard. On October 15, a council candidate, Linda Wagner, marched on city …

On September 25 the Chula Vista city council will consider changing their 4:00 PM meetings to 10:00 AM. The staff report for the meeting time change suggests this would serve the city financially because overtime compensation for staff would be …

Calexico Unified School District and Sweetwater High School District have run on parallel paths for the last few years. Like Sweetwater, Calexico brought a superintendent out of retirement in 2011. Calexico Unified brought back Richard Fragale and Sweetwater brought back …

Willie Gandara Junior, pleaded guilty August 17 in a federal court in El Paso, Texas to drug trafficking conspiracy charges. Willie Gandara is nephew to Jesus Gandara, former superintendent of Sweetwater Union High School District. Jesus Gandara was indicted by …

The California Coastal Commission approved Chula Vista's Bayfront Master Plan at a Santa Cruz meeting on August 9. Collaboration between the city of Chula Vista, the Port, and various community stakeholders produced a plan that will include 1,500 condominiums, four …

On August 8 the bond oversight committee for Sweetwater Union High School District's Proposition O convened a special meeting. The $644 million proposition was approved by South Bay voters in 2006. Nick Marinovich, chair of the Prop O committee, said …

The San Diego Field Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, announced in a July 26 press release that six individuals were arrested and more than 7000 packages of Spice and Bath Salt products seized in Escondido, …

According to many people who attended the July 23 Sweetwater Union High School District meeting, the majority of the trustees continue to abrogate the rights of public speakers. Kevin O'Neill, a member of Sweetwater's Proposition O Bond Oversight Committee, and …

Chula Vista's city council moved a step closer toward district elections in their July 17 meeting. The Charter Review Commission presented their report/recommendations to the council. Council members refined the proposals. Though the discussion on the dais was politically charged, …

The city of Chula Vista received a disturbing notice at the July 10 council meeting. City Manager Jim Sandoval told the council the "bad news" was that the city received a bill for $5.5 million dollars from the County of …

Another Gandara made Texas news yesterday. This time it was Guillermo "Willie" Gandara, Jr. According to the El Paso Times, this Gandara, who is nicknamed "Godfather," is scheduled to plead guilty July 13 to federal drug-trafficking charges. The July 6 …

In the early months of 2012 Jesus Gandara, former superintendent of Sweetwater Union High School was charged with perjury, bribery, and other charges. In February, El Paso Commissioner Willie Gandara, Jr, nephew to Jesus, was charged with drug trafficking. Now, …