El Cajon
Pop. 97,000

City Hall
619-441-1716
200 E. Main St.
El Cajon, CA 92020
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Closed holidays.

El Cajon, which in Spanish means “the box,” was incorporated in 1912. Once considered the agricultural center of San Diego County, El Cajon is now the largest of the East County's four cities. It is about 14 square miles. Its fiscal 2007 budget is about $124.5 million.

The five-member City Council also sits as the Redevelopment Agency. The mayor and council are elected to four-year terms. The council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 3 p.m. (general discussion items) and 7 p.m. (public hearings). Council agendas are posted on the city's Web site after 4 p.m. on the Friday prior to a meeting.

City Council
Mayor Mark Lewis
Mayor Pro Tem Bob McClellan
Councilwoman Jillian Hanson-Cox
Councilman Gary Kendrick
Councilman Dick Ramos

To contact them, call (619) 441-1788

Links
El Cajon official city Web site
El Cajon Community Development Corp.
The East County Performing Arts Center
San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce