Candidates in Districts 3 and 4 say homelessness, housing, police response and park space are top issues this year
Chula Vista leaders appointed two residents to the City Council after the seats became vacant: one left for a higher office and the other faced felony charges. Come November, voters will choose who represents them and whether to renew a half-cent sales tax.
Inzunza also wants a more unified approach to addressing homelessness between all cities, the county and the San Diego Association of Governments. He will push to establish multiple safe sleeping zones. Additionally, Inzunza said one way to attract a major university is to bring more housing and job opportunities. “We should be incentivizing developers to help bring biotech and AI jobs,” he said.
“If you see panhandling or when we have a situation where we find somebody on a corner really early in the morning, folks call it in right away,” she said. “But I would like to see city resources the way you see in D2 and D4 where an identified team is out there doing their assessment.”Cesar Fernandez, 51, is a Chula Vista Elementary School District trustee and oversees before- and after-school programs for the Sweetwater Union High School District’s middle and high schools.
“We have the highest concentration in D4 of union members, the working class. That’s who’s building the Gaylord hotel right now,” he said. “I want Chula Vistans to have first access to those jobs. We built it; it’s ours.” “Our issues are political and all our options are at the grassroots level, with rigorous civic engagement … and helping the community understand what can be done and what we can do together,” he said. “This is one of the ways that you might address NIMBY reactions.”
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Meet the candidates squaring off in the races for Chula Vista City CouncilMichael Inzunza and Leticia Munguia are running for Chula Vista City Council District 3 and César Fernandez and Rudy Ramirez are running for district 4.
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Meet the candidates squaring off in the races for Chula Vista City CouncilMichael Inzunza and Leticia Munguia are running for Chula Vista City Council District 3 and César Fernandez and Rudy Ramirez are running for district 4.
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