Chula Vista, California
| Chula Vista, California | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Chula Vista
John McCann | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2022 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2026 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 5[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 268,920 |
| Race: | White 64.8% African American 4.7% Asian 16.4% Native American 0.4% Pacific Islander 0.5% Two or more 5.4% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 59.8% |
| Median household income: | $81,272 |
| High school graduation rate: | 82.8% |
| College graduation rate: | 29.4% |
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Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County, California. The city's population was 275,487 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Chula Vista utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[2] The current Mayor of Chula Vista is John McCann (nonpartisan). McCann assumed office in 2022.
City manager
The city manager is Chula Vista's chief executive. Appointed by the city council, the city manager's responsibilities include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, carrying out council policies, and hiring most city government employees.[2]
City council
The Chula Vista City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]
The city council consists of five members including the mayor. All are elected to four-year terms and are limited to serving two terms of office. Elections for the four city council members are held by district, while elections for the mayor are held at large.[2]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Mayoral partisanship
Chula Vista has a Republican mayor. As of February 2025, 64 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, four identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and three mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
Elections
2024
The city of Chula Vista, California, held general elections for city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2023.
2023
The city of Chula Vista, California, held a special general election for city attorney on November 7, 2023. A special general runoff was held on March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 11, 2022.
2022
The city of Chula Vista, California, held general elections for mayor, city attorney, and city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.
2020
The city of Chula Vista, California, held general elections for city council districts 3 and 4 on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The top two vote-getters advanced to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019.[3]
2018
The city of Chula Vista, California, held general elections for mayor, city council, and city attorney on November 6, 2018. The primary was on June 5, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 9, 2018.
2016
The city of Chula Vista, California, held elections for city council in 2016. The general election occurred on June 7, 2016, and a runoff election was held on November 8, 2016. Two of the five city council seats were up for election.[4]
2014
The city of Chula Vista, California, held elections for mayor and city council on June 3, 2014. A runoff election for races in which a single candidate failed to receive a majority in the elections on June 3 took place on November 4, 2014.[5] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014.[6][7]
Including the mayor's office, three of the five city council seats were up for election. The only incumbent was Seat 2 council member Patricia Aguilar. In the mayoral race, Mayor Cheryl Cox was ineligible to run due to term limits. Seat 1 council member Rudy Ramirez was also ineligible to run because of term limits.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
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| Demographic Data for Chula Vista | |
|---|---|
| Chula Vista | |
| Population | 275,487 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 49 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 32.7% |
| Black/African American | 5.3% |
| Asian | 14.9% |
| Native American | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more | 29.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 60.4% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 85.7% |
| College graduation rate | 32.3% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $105,173 |
| Persons below poverty level | 8.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city charter gives responsibility for drafting a preliminary budget to the city manager. The city manager then submits that budget to the city council for review. The city council then votes to approve the budget. At least three members of the city council must vote in favor of adopting the budget in order for it to be approved.[8]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[8][9][10][11][12]
| City of Chula Vista historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2024-2025 | Adopted | $608,525,161 | $595,298,680 |
| 2023-2024 | Adopted | $548,300,569 | $543,907,179 |
| 2022-2023 | Adopted | $552,532,000 | $533,711,000 |
| 2021-2022 | Adopted | $462,849,000 | $472,932,000 |
| 2020-2021 | Adopted | $405,697,000 | $403,924,000 |
| 2019-2020 | Actual | $426,273,000 | $403,489,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Actual | $412,676,000 | $371,639,000 |
Chula Vista, California salaries and pensions over $95,000
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Contact information
Mayor's office
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone: 619-691-5044
City Clerk's office
276 Fourth Ave., Bldg A
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone: 619-691-5041
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
Chula Vista is located in San Diego County. A list of ballot measures in San Diego County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Chula Vista, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Chula Vista, California, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[13]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 City of Chula Vista, "Functions and Duties," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "Upcoming Elections: Next Election - March 3, 2020," accessed February 5, 2020
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Elections," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ San Diego Source, "Chula Vista mayor's race, council seat 1 undecided," June 3, 2014
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "Elections," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ The Charter of the City of Chula Vista, "Article III, Section 300.A.3," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 City of Chula Vista, "Budget Information," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "Proposed Budget 2021-22," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "City of Chula Vista 2022-23 Adopted Budget," accessed October 18, 2022
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "City of Chula Vista 2023-24 Adopted Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2025," accessed October 29, 2024
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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