Dashed dreams: A sense of deep loss is all that remains now that Gaylord Entertainment has given up trying to build a billion-dollar resort hotel and convention center on the Chula Vista bayfront.
No more delays: By far the most unpopular budget cuts proposed by Mayor Jerry Sanders to close a $43 million deficit are the shuttering of seven branch libraries and nine recreation centers. These reductions would be felt most keenly by children, who flock to libraries and rec halls during the critical after-school hours before their parents return home from work.