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Jim Sandoval
City Manager
 Veteran planner Jim Sandoval was appointed to the position of City Manager, December 10, 2008. Sandoval, who served five years as Chula Vista’s Planning Director, guided the General Plan Update effort to completion, developed the Western Chula Vista Revitalization program and negotiated the land agreement that paves the way for a four-year university.
In 1999, he joined the City of Chula Vista as Assistant Planning Director. His 30-year career in municipal government includes positions as Director of Planning and Community Development for the cities of Del Mar and Imperial Beach.
As City Manager of the county’s second largest municipality, Sandoval will administer a $274 million budget and oversee 10 departments with a workforce of more than 1,000 employees.
Sandoval earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of California, Davis and a Masters degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University. His professional affiliations include: the American Planning Association, where he served as past director of the San Diego section; Congress for New Urbanism; Association of Environmental Professionals; SANDAG; Urban Land Institute; and the San Diego County Planning Directors Association.
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