Gaylord Entertainment Kills Chula Vista Convention Center - (11/18/08)

Gaylord Entertainment, a Tennessee developer and operator of hotels, said Nov. 17 that it is withdrawing its plans to build a $1 billion convention center/hotel at Chula Vista’s bay front.

Gaylord notified the city of Chula Vista and the San Diego Unified Port District of its decision to pull out of the project in a letter sent to both bodies. In the letter, a Gaylord executive cited an inability to strike an agreement with the San Diego Building and Trades Council, a group representing a variety of labor organizations.

Gaylord had struck an agreement with Chula Vista and the Port District in July 2006 to build a 2,000-room hotel and 400,000-square-foot convention center on 32 acres of bay front property.

The two governmental agencies agreed to spend $308 million for infrastructure to support the project.

But last year, Gaylord said it was backing out because of unreasonable demands by labor groups. During the course of several months, Gaylord was coaxed back to the negotiating table, but apparently the labor group demands were still too much for the company.

The project would have created some 2,000 temporary construction jobs and 6,500 permanent hospitality jobs at the convention center.

— by Mike Allen, San Diego Business Journal

2008 Chula Vista Police Food and Toy Drive - (11/04/08)

The Chula Vista Police Activities League (PAL) would like to form a team with citizens and community organizations to ensure another happy holiday season for the underprivileged children of Chula Vista. In 2007, the PAL Annual Holiday food and Toy Drive provided over 300 families and over 950 children with food and wrapped gifts. PAL’s success reflects the generosity and holiday spirit of the community.

The majority of children are from the elementary school level. However, to ensure no child is left out, PAL provides gifts to every child in the home under age 18.

The collected food and wrapped toys are delivered to pre-selected families in early December by uniformed police officers, firefighters, police explorers, volunteers and the PAL Board of Directors.

PAL was organized in 1992 to create and provide activities for the youth of South Bay. PAL is a community based, non-profit organization operated from the Chula Vista Police Department. PAL works with low income and at-risk youth providing after school recreation programs, job training and taking children to major sporting events.

Please come visit the Chula Vista Police Department with a new, unwrapped toy at 315 Fourth Avenue Mon-Fri from 8:00am-5:00pm or at our collection site on:

Friday, November 28th, 5am-2pm – Wal-Mart 1360 Eastlake Pkwy., Chula Vista

Election Results For Chula Vista, Ca - (11/04/08)

Chula Vista City Council
Member

Seat 3
Russ Hall 26,088 50%
Pamela Bensoussan 25,969 50%

Seat 4
Steve Castaneda 28,183 53%
Scott Vinson 24,876 47%

Chula Vista Elementary
Governing Board

Seat 2
David Bejarano 24,320 39%
Archie McAllister 16,994 27%
Norberto P. Salazar 10,813 17%
Diego Vargas 6,758 11%
Willard Howard 3,280 5%

Chula Vista Elementary
Governing Board

Seat 4
RUSSELL CORONADO 25674 42%
PATRICK JUDD 21556 35%
AURORA MURILLO-CLARK 12961 21%

State Assembly

78th District Seat
MARTY BLOCK 72554 54%
JOHN MCCANN 59441 45%

Sweetwater School District
Governing Board

Seat 2
PEARL QUINONES 44187 50%
LORENZO PROVENCIO 27532 31%
GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ 16422 18%

Sweetwater School District
Governing Board

Seat 4
BERTHA J. LOPEZ 37679 42%
JAIME MERCADO 31803 36%
STEPHANIE M. ALCARAZ 11952 13%
TRINA LOPEZ 6208 7%

US Representative

51st District Seat
BOB FILNER 92846 72%
DAVID LEE JOY 32196 24%
DAN FRODO LITWIN 3831 2%

PROPOSITION Q
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Change Amendment to Elect City Attorney

YES = 33511 or 59%
NO = 22855 or 40%

PROPOSITION R
Southwestern Community College
Classroom Repair & Job Training

YES = 73301 or 70%
NO = 30542 or 29%

Southwestern Community College
Governing Board

Seat 1
JEAN ROESCH 41905 44%
MITCH THOMPSON 30281 32%
BRETT DAVIS 21020 22%

Southwestern Community College
Governing Board

Seat 3
NICK AGUILAR 55724 60%
DAVID AGOSTO 36418 39%

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