City of El Cajon to Get Its First Hotel

Has El Cajon’s new oversight of county vouchers caused fewer homeless people to rent rooms? Not yet.

Leaders of East County’s largest city have repeatedly raised concerns about the number of homeless people renting hotel rooms and passed multiple measures meant to boost oversight. Throughout it all, ...

El Cajon tries to crack down on hotels – state says no

El Cajon planning commissioners last week voted 4-0 to revoke the "deemed approved" status of a motel where adults had rented rooms for minors, and a teen was found shot in the head. The motel can ...

City of El Cajon to Get Its First Hotel

People living in El Cajon now have an upscale option for hosting family and friends and it only took about 100 years. The framing is nearly complete on El Cajon’s first hotel, which sits just off Main ...

El Cajon threatens hotels with fines for allegedly operating illegal shelters

EL CAJONEL CAJON — The city of El Cajon has threatened local hotels that they will be fined for “unauthorized operation of an emergency shelter” because they are accepting homeless people with ...

Groundbreaking for $18M El Cajon Hotel

El Cajon city leaders will break ground Tuesday on a brand-new, $18 million hotel expected to open in the East County community next year. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the construction ...

El Cajon, CA Hotels

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Hotels Near Super 8 El Cajon, El Cajon

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The County and City of El Cajon can't agree on the hotel voucher program

EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) — Back and forth Wednesday between leaders in El Cajon and the County of San Diego over the homeless crisis. The Mayor of El Cajon, Bill Wells, claims that the county is ...

Water main break shuts down section of El Cajon Boulevard in Mid City

A water main break forced the closure of El Cajon Boulevard in Mid City late Wednesday night, prompting road closures in both ...

Water main break closes El Cajon Boulevard in Talmadge

Officials have closed off El Cajon Boulevard in the Talmadge area due to a water main break on Thursday morning.

El Cajon passes lean budget, officials warn of reserve spending trend

El Cajon’s city leaders approved next year’s budget without making cuts to vital services, but officials warned future cuts ...

AI now answers non-emergency calls to police in El Cajon, a first in California

The city of El Cajon is now using a new artificial intelligence system to answer non-emergency calls to police, aimed at ...

A steep climb up El Cajon Mountain is not for the faint of heart

I’ll admit it: I’ve been putting off this hike for months. I blamed the warm weather and told myself I didn’t have time for a six-hour trek, but the truth is that I knew El Cajon Mountain was going to ...

El Cajon deploys AI assistant to handle non-emergency police calls

Starting July 1, callers to El Cajon's non-emergency police line will interact with an AI assistant named Ava instead of a ...

State sues city of El Cajon over sharing of data from license plate readers

A San Diego intersection where there are two automated license plate reader cameras on the streetlights. (File photo by Gabrielle Wallace/Times of San Diego) California is suing El Cajon over the city ...

El Cajon business, hiring manager plead guilty after fed raid over undocumented workers

San Diego Powder & Protective Coatings in El Cajon. (Photo courtesy of Google Street View) An El Cajon-area business that was raided by federal agents earlier this year pleaded guilty Wednesday along ...