Tag: el cajon 2020 elections

Living in El Cajon since 1979, Michelle Metschel was a single mother, raised her daughter, got married and bought a house in District 2 20 years ago. Metschel is the department administrator for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project in San Diego. She said in dealing with the city, she is a “keyboard warrior” on social media, and watches...

Billy Thigpen is a career educator with a background in social services running to represent District 4 on the El Cajon City Council. His opponents are Phil Ortiz as well as Dunia Shaba and Estela De Los Rios. Thigpen, 42, said he’s done a lot in his life but this is a whole new world he is navigating. Citing his family’s...