🌱 Which Chula Vista police leader just graduated the FBI’s top academy?

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• Which Chula Vista police leader just graduated the FBI’s top academy?

Also on today's calendar: Real Estate & Economic Update Webinar: A Look Ahead to 2026 and 3 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Hazy sun, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
• Thursday: Hazy sun, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local Law Enforcement Professionals Graduate from FBI National Academy — FBI (fbi.gov) — A Chula Vista Police Department lieutenant is among four San Diego-area law enforcement leaders who just graduated from the FBI’s prestigious National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The 10-week program focuses on advanced leadership training and builds a national network of senior officers, which organizers say ultimately benefits the communities these graduates serve.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chula Vista

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Real Estate & Economic Update Webinar: A Look Ahead to 2026
  Online Zoom,
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Catch the Wind
  Chula Vista Library, South Branch , 389 Orange Ave , Chula Vista
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• BVX LIVE: Girls Varsity Soccer vs AOLP
  Bonita Vista Senior High Chula Vista, CA 91913
  4:30 pm
• JV Girls Basketball/vs. Maranatha Christian
  Maranatha Christian Schools , 9050 Maranatha Dr , San Diego
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball/vs. Maranatha Christian
  Maranatha Christian Schools , 9050 Maranatha Dr , San Diego
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• BVX LIVE: Boys Varsity Soccer vs Sweetwater
  Bonita Vista Senior High Chula Vista, CA 91913
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Tiny Tot Play
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
  1:00 pm
• Band Concert
  Bell (6-8) San Diego, CA 92139
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Fun @PH
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
• Hotwheel Wednesdays
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Creative Thursdays: LEGO, Chalk, & Perler Beads
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
  3:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Movie Hangout
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
  3:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• STORYTIME & CRAFT
  Paradise Hills Branch Library , 5922 Rancho Hills Drive , San Diego
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please help me find my dog .
  Any information would be really helpful. Thank you! https://neighbors.ring.com/n/OnDDLjYtXV (Nextdoor Ocean Crest East)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 14, 2025 in Chula Vista, CA 91911 near Palomar trolley station Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Hilltop High)

• Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Day Cleaner M-F 8a-12p in Chula Vista. Apply here.
• AtWork posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Chula Vista. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chula Vista here.

🗞 Nearby News

National City

• With financial challenges ahead, San Diego County gives out bonuses (kpbs.org)
• 138 Firearms Turned In During Gun Safety Event In San Diego's South Bay (patch.com)

Coronado

• The Port of San Diego honors Coronado nonprofits (thecoronadonews.com)
• Flashback Dec. 1904: When Coronado lit the 1st electric Christmas tree in the U.S. (timesofsandiego.com)
• Coronado Unified School District names 2026 board leaders (thecoronadonews.com)

San Diego

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