BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Born and raised in Chula Vista\, Mary Casillas Salas' South Ba y roots run five generations deep. She has dedicated her career and life' s work to family and to the community she loves. Mayor Casillas Salas has two daughters Michele and Sara and is the proud grandmother to Michael\, Adriana\, and Marissa. Mayor Casillas Salas is a product of local school s\, graduating with honors from San Diego State University. She began her public service on the Chula Vista Civil Service Commission in 1991\, and was then appointed to the City’s Planning Commission in 1993\, where she served until elected to the Chula Vista City Council in 1996. In 2000\, she was reelected with 66 percent of the vote. After leaving the Council in 2004\, she served as a Director of the Sweetwater Authority/South Bay Irrigation District. In 2006\, she was elected to the California State As sembly where she chaired the Committee on Veteran's Affairs. She also ser ved on the Jobs\, Economic Development and Economy Committee\, the Water\ , Parks and Wildlife Committee and the Health Committee. Her love of comm unity spurred her to once again seek election to the City Council. She wa s elected to the City Council in 2012 and in 2014\, she made history as t he first elected Latina mayor in Chula Vista and the County of San Diego. Serving her hometown has always been Mayor Casillas Salas' passion. Her effective leadership and consensus-building skills are her strength. Her work to move Chula Vista forward is evident throughout the city. She led efforts to secure funding for new urban parks\, formed strategic partners hips with various government agencies to ensure completion of Olympic Par kway and other major traffic thoroughfares\, played a key role in the pla nning of the award-winning communities of Eastlake\, Otay Ranch\, and San Miguel. During her tenure as Mayor\, Chula Vista has received national a nd international recognition for our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases a nd prevent climate change\, our smart cities initiatives\, and our action s to ensure sustainable development. The City obtained ownership of the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center from the U.S. Olympic Committee . Mayor Casillas Salas led the campaign to adopt Measure P to rebuild our aging infrastructure\, and advanced the development of the Bayfront in p artnership with Port of San Diego with a signed "Letter of Intent" with R IDA Development. She continues to guide major projects\, including the d evelopment of a four-year university and the revitalization of western Ch ula Vista. Now Mayor Casillas Salas is looking to the future and is commi tted to a better quality of life for the people of Chula Vista through ex cellent public safety\, effective stewardship of public funds\, and caref ul planning that leads to superior sustainability of community resources. DTEND:20180427T203000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T120218Z DTSTART:20180427T191000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:State of the City - Chula Vista UID:0e005feb-ed32-477e-b99d-262df25cdccb X-ALT-DESC:
Born and raised \;in Chula Vista\, Mary Casillas Salas'\; S outh Bay roots run five generations deep. She has dedicated her career an d life'\;s work to family and to the community she loves. Mayor Casill as Salas \;has two daughters Michele and Sara and is the proud grandm other to Michael\, Adriana\, and Marissa. Mayor Casillas Salas \;is a product of local schools\, graduating with honors from San Diego State U niversity.
\n\nShe began he r public service on the Chula Vista Civil Service Commission in 1991\, an d was then appointed to the City&rsquo\;s Planning Commission in 1993\, w here she served until elected to the Chula Vista City Council in 1996. In 2000\, she was reelected with 66 percent of the vote. After leaving the Council in 2004\, she served as a Director of the Sweetwater Authority/So uth Bay Irrigation District. In 2006\, she was elected to the California State Assembly where she chaired the Committee on Veteran'\;s Affairs. She also served on the Jobs\, Economic Development and Economy Committee \, the Water\, Parks and Wildlife Committee and the Health Committee. Her love of community spurred her to once again seek election to the City Co uncil. She was elected to the City Council in 2012 and in 2014\, she made history as the first elected Latina mayor in Chula Vista and the County of San Diego.
\n\nServing her hometown has always been Mayor Casillas Salas'\; pa ssion. Her effective leadership and consensus-building skills are her str ength. Her work to move Chula Vista forward is evident throughout the cit y. She led efforts to secure funding for new urban parks\, formed strateg ic partnerships with various government agencies to ensure completion of Olympic Parkway and other major traffic thoroughfares\, played a key role in the planning of the award-winning communities of Eastlake\, Otay Ranc h\, and San Miguel.
\n\nDuring her tenure as Mayor\, Chula Vista has received national and international recognition for our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and prevent climate change\, our smart cities initiatives\, and our actions t o ensure sustainable development. \; The City obtained ownership of t he Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center from the U.S. Olympic Commit tee. Mayor Casillas Salas led the campaign to adopt Measure P to rebuild our aging infrastructure\, and advanced the development of the Bayfront i n partnership with Port of San Diego with a signed "\;Letter of Inten t"\; with RIDA Development. \; She continues to guide major proje cts\, including the development of a four-year university and the revital ization of western Chula Vista.
\n\nNow Mayor Casillas Salas \;is looking to the future and is committed to a better quality of life for the people of Chula Vis ta through excellent public safety\, effective stewardship of public fund s\, and careful planning that leads to superior sustainability of communi ty resources.
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