Steve Padilla

Chula Vista Councilmember Steve Padilla, who may have been the first California politician to be diagnosed with the deadly virus, left the hospital over the weekend.

Chula Vista City Council Member Steve Padilla is returning home following a three-week battle with COVID-19 that landed him hooked up to a respirator in the ICU. His message to others: the threat of coronavirus is real.

Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Padilla told NBC 7’s Danny Freeman he has a new lease on life and plans to use his voice when he is fully recovered.

Chula Vista City Council Member Steve Padilla, who announced positive COVID-19 test Saturday, is now hospitalized.

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea has the latest on the councilman’s health.

The first elected representative with COVID-19 announced the diagnosis Saturday. NBC 7’s Erika Cervantes has more.

NBC 7’s Omari Fleming heard from councilmembers in support of and against the resolution.

Some members of the Chula Vista City Council turned their outrage into action Tuesday night, passing a resolution they hope will spur Congress curb gun violence.

Emergency response times for the Chula Vista Fire Department are the worst in the state of California, according to the Chula Vista Firefighters Union.

Former Sweetwater Board President John McCann retook the lead in the razor-close Chula Vista race for city council against former mayor Steve Padilla.

The neck-and-neck race between John McCann and Steve Padilla for Chula Vista’s City Council seat is only separated by two votes. NBC 7’s Wendy Fry has news of a recount in the works.