California Senate District 18

California Senate District 18 is one of the 40 districts of the California Senate, as drawn in the 2021 Citizens Redistricting Commission maps. Part of California.

Current member: Stephen C. Padilla (Democrat). The Nov 3, 2026 election result is unofficial and not yet certified; the current member leads.

Places in this district: Chula Vista (the whole city), San Diego (about 12%). Shares of a place are by area, not population, and are approximate; matching is not an address lookup (use https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ for a specific address).

Towns: top issues and upcoming meetings

Top 5 open issues in each town and its town meetings in the next 2 weeks.

Town2	Top 5 issues	Upcoming meetings (2 weeks)
Chula Vista	Municipal Code Cleanup and Freeway Commercial SPA Plan Clarification Outdoor Dining in the Public Right-of-Way Ordinance Code of Ethics and Board of Ethics Procedures Review Community Purpose Facilities Ordinance Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District	2026-11-13 - South County Higher Education Planning Task Force 2026-11-17 - City Council Meeting 2026-11-18 - Board of Ethics 2026-11-19 - Parks and Recreation Commission 2026-11-25 - Planning Commission Meeting
San Diego	Recent Commissioner Training Debrief CPP on the Ground Community Visits Police Surveillance Technology Training Police Commissioner Training Schedule Commissioner Mentorship Program	2026-11-16 - City Council 2026-11-17 - City Council 2026-11-17 - Public Facilities Financing Authority 2026-11-18 - Budget and Government Efficiency Committee 2026-11-18 - Public Safety Committee 2026-11-19 - Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Common issues across these towns

Common issues that appear in the Issues of two or more towns in this district.

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