City of Chula Vista

An assembly bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in June has allowed the Chula Vista Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) and SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services) to expand and now pay for 100% of past-due, current and upcoming rent for eligible applicants.

Chula Vista City leaders are asking the county to set aside $16.8 million to help those in need pay for rent or utilities. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has more

Chula Vista leaders announced Monday city council is considering a million dollar program to help qualifying residents pay for past-due and upcoming rent and utility bills. On Tuesday, the city council will consider an item to allocate $16.8 million in state and federal funds. “Time is of the essence. There are many people in our community who have been disproportionately…

In the city of Chula Vista, someone may want to take that parking lot at the Otay Ranch Town Center and build 904 condominiums and apartments, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

Joni Mitchell may have to rewrite her song “Big Yellow Taxi.” “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Well now in the city of Chula Vista, someone may want to take that parking lot at the Otay Ranch Town Center and build 904 condominiums and apartments. “It’s really about creating what’s known as Otay Ranch Town Center...

NBC 7’s Joe Little explains why a Southbay testing site has changed into an appointment only site.

A free COVID-19 testing site in Chula Vista is making an immediate change. The site at the South Chula Vista Library is transitioning from first-come-first-served to appointments only. The line for tests began to wrap around an entire city block that took more than five hours to serpentine through. City of Chula Vista Emergency Services Coordinator Marlon King said they…

Chula Vista Mayor Casillas Salas will host her first virtual state of the city address. NBC 7’s Joe Little has more.

The State of the City Address will be streamed live on the city’s website, Cox cable channel 24, and AT&T channel 99 at 6 p.m.