Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County,California,United States. It is the 2nd-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area,the 7th-most populous city in Southern California,the 15th-most populous city in the state of California,and the 82nd-most populous city in the United States. The population was 275,487 as of the 2020 census,up from 243,916 as of the 2010 census. Located about halfway—7.5 miles (12.1 km)—between the two downtowns of San Diego and Tijuana in the South Bay,the city is at the center of one of the richest culturally diverse zones in the United States. Chula Vista is so named because of its scenic location between San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills.
State Route 125 (SR 125) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves as a north–south route in the San Diego area. It runs from SR 11 and SR 905 in Otay Mesa,near the Mexican border,to SR 52 in Santee. SR 125 also connects SR 54,SR 94,and I-8.
The South Bay,also known as South County,is a region in southwestern San Diego County,California,consisting of the cities and unincorporated communities of Bonita,Chula Vista,East Otay Mesa,Imperial Beach,Lincoln Acres,National City,and South San Diego.
Otay Mesa is a community in the southern exclave of San Diego,California,just north of the U.S.–Mexico border.
California's 52nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Juan Vargas.
The following is a list of transportation options in San Diego County,California.
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is a public transit service provider for the metropolitan area of San Diego. The agency operates a transit system that includes the San Diego MTS bus system,San Diego Trolley,and Rapid. MTS also controls the San Diego and Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) freight railway and regulates taxicabs,jitneys,and other private for-hire passenger transportation services.
Cheryl Cox was the mayor of Chula Vista,California,from 2006 to 2014. She received both a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in education and moved on to working for Chula Vista Elementary School District as a teacher,principal,and administrator. She is a Republican and ran for mayor in November 2006 against the incumbent mayor Steve Padilla and Councilman Steve Castaneda,beating both in the election,and was re-elected in June 2010 by defeating Councilman Steve Castaneda with more than 50% of the vote in the Primary Election.
South San Diego is a district within San Diego,and is in the larger South Bay region of southwestern San Diego County,California. South San Diego is a practical exclave of San Diego,having no land connection with the rest of the city. It is the only part of the city which borders Mexico. South San Diego includes four of the city's official community planning areas:Otay Mesa,Otay Mesa-Nestor,San Ysidro,and the Tijuana River Valley.
Mary Casillas Salas is an American politician from Chula Vista,California. She is a former California Assembly member who represented the 79th Assembly District from 2006 to 2010. She ran for the California State Senate in 2010 but lost. In 2012 she was elected to the Chula Vista City Council,a position she previously held from 1996 to 2004. She was elected Mayor of the city of Chula Vista in 2014.
The Chula Vista Bayfront is a planned development on the San Diego Bay waterfront within Chula Vista,California,United States. The bayfront is undergoing major development under the project title Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan,one of the largest waterfront planning efforts in the United States.
Stephen C. Padilla is an American politician,public policy,advocacy and communications consultant serving in the California State Senate since 2022. From 1994 to 2002,he served two terms on the city council of Chula Vista,California. He served as Mayor of Chula Vista from 2002 to 2006 and as a member of the California Coastal Commission from 2005 to 2007,and again since 2017. He served as a member of the Board of Port Commissioners of the Unified Port of San Diego,as Board Secretary and Vice Chairman-Elect from 2009 to 2011. In 2016,he was again elected to the Chula Vista City Council.
San Diego County,officially the County of San Diego,is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,298,634,making it California's second-most populous county and the fifth-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is San Diego,the second-most populous city in California and the eighth-most populous city in the United States. It is the southwesternmost county in the 48 contiguous United States,and is a border county. It is home to 18 Native American tribal reservations,the most of any county in the United States. There are 16 military installations of the U.S. Navy,U.S. Marine Corps,and U.S. Coast Guard in the county.
Otay Mesa West is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego,California. It borders Interstate 805 to the east,Interstate 5 to the west,and California State Route 905 to the south. It neighbors Ocean View Hills to the east,Nestor and Palm City to the west and Chula Vista to the north. The northern boundary of Otay Mesa West roughly coincides with the Otay River. Just north of the Otay River the community of Otay resides within the city of Chula Vista. Major thoroughfares include Palm Avenue,Coronado Avenue,Picador Boulevard,Del Sol Boulevard,Beyer Boulevard,and Beyer Way.
David Alvarez is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly from the 80th district,which includes Chula Vista,National City,and parts of southern San Diego. A member of the Democratic Party,Alvarez previously served as a member of the San Diego City Council from the 8th district from 2010 to 2018 and was the Democratic nominee in the 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election.
Shirley Weber is an American academic and politician serving as the secretary of state of California. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly for the 79th Assembly District,which includes portions of San Diego,Chula Vista,and National City and all of Lemon Grove and La Mesa.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the legislative branch of the county government of San Diego County,California. Though officially nonpartisan,three Democrats and two Republicans currently comprise the Board of Supervisors,with one vacancy and the latest election occurring in 2020.
The 2020 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Mayor of San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Chula Vista,California.
