▁V ista ▁Park s ▁Super is or , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ch allen ger ▁with ▁municipal ▁government ▁experience . ▁He ▁position ed ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁government ▁ins ider ▁but ▁a ▁political ▁out s ider . ▁Arthur ▁K endo ' s , ▁who ▁had ▁taught ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁Job s ▁Corps ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁eight ▁years , ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁candidate , ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁without ▁government ▁experience . ▁K ende ▁campaign ed ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁who ▁wanted ▁cut ▁through ▁b ureau cr atic ▁" red ▁t ape ". ▁▁ ▁Sal as ' ▁oppon ents ▁all ▁critic ized ▁the ▁economic ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Ch ula ▁V ista ▁generated ▁the ▁second - low est ▁per ▁cap ita ▁tax ▁reven ues ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁due ▁to ▁population ▁growth ▁having ▁occurred ▁faster ▁than ▁re venue ▁growth . ▁Con sequ entially , ▁city ▁services ▁had ▁not ▁kept ▁in ▁pace ▁with ▁demand . ▁The ▁city ▁also ▁had ▁growing ▁p ension ▁costs . ▁ ▁Sal as ▁entered ▁the ▁primary ▁having ▁vast ly ▁out - fund ra ised ▁her ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁Sal as ▁bore ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁San ▁Diego ▁Democr ats ▁for ▁Equ ality . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Primary ▁The ▁primary ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ch ula ▁V ista ▁Category : May oral ▁elections ▁in ▁Ch