Chula Vista OKs spending plan to hire more police as city continues to grow

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Chula Vista OKs spending plan to hire more police as city continues to grow

Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy wants to grow her department in time for an expected surge in tourism, conventions and overall population growth in the county’s second-largest city. The City Council agreed. On Tuesday, officials unanimously approved a spending plan to hire one police captain and six officers, cover overtime funding, buy four patrol vehicles, equipment storage lockers, and continue having community services officers. “I t…