El Cajon is a city in San Diego County,California,United States,17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón,which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city,and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".
La Mesa is a city in San Diego County,located nine miles east of Downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census,up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."
Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County,California,United States. The population was 27,627 at the 2020 census,up from 25,320 at the 2010 census.
State Route 125 (SR 125) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves as a north–south freeway 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.
Helix High School,or Helix Charter High School, in La Mesa,California,is a charter high school built in 1952. It received its charter in 1998. Part of the Grossmont Union High School District,it serves a mid-level socioeconomic community and has a student body of approximately 2,400 pupils. Helix serves parts of La Mesa,Lemon Grove,and Spring Valley;however,as a charter school,all high school students in the state of California are eligible to attend.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
State Route 94 (SR 94) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that is 63.324 miles (101.910 km) long. The western portion,known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway,begins at Interstate 5 (I-5) in Downtown San Diego and continues to the end of the freeway portion past SR 125 in Spring Valley. The non-freeway segment of SR 94 that continues east through the mountains to I-8 near Boulevard is known as Campo Road.
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.
Art Madrid,a La Mesa,California resident since 1958,held elective office in La Mesa from 1981 to 2014. Elected as a City Councilman from 1981 to 1990,Art was then elected Mayor of La Mesa,California in 1990 and then re-elected in 1994,1998,2002,2006 and 2010. He was defeated by Mark Arapostathis in the November 2014 election.
Todd Rex Gloria is an American politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of San Diego since 2020. As mayor,he is the chief executive officer in the city of San Diego. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Lemon Grove Depot is a station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley. It is located in the San Diego suburb of Lemon Grove,California and serves the densely populated surrounding commercial and residential area.
Kevin Lee Faulconer is an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Diego,California from 2014 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Faulconer served as the member of the San Diego City Council for the 2nd district from 2006 to 2014.
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 2016 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday,June 7,2016,to elect the Mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as Mayor against former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris and former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 6,2018,with the primary elections being held on June 5,2018. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
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.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Akilah Faizah Weber is an American politician and physician serving in the California State Assembly from the 79th district,which includes parts of eastern San Diego,and all of La Mesa,El Cajon,Lemon Grove,and La Presa. She is the daughter of California Secretary of State Shirley Weber,whom she succeeded in the Assembly after winning a special election in 2021.
The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
