Steve Padilla Sworn in as New Port of San Diego Commissioner

Tuesday, 06 October 2009
Contact: John Gilmore (619) 341-5684, Dale Frost (619) 686-6222

Former Chula Vista Mayor Steve Padilla was sworn in October 6, 2009, to represent Chula Vista on the Board of Port Commissioners. He was appointed by the Chula Vista City Council as its representative on the seven-member board.

Padilla served as mayor from 2002 to 2006. Long active in governmental affairs, he served on the Chula Vista City Council from 1994 to 2002. He was also a member of the California Coastal Commission from 2005 to 2007.

William Hall Resigns from Board of Port Commissioners

Friday, 04 September 2009
Contact: Ronald W. Powell (619) 665-2815, John Gilmore (619) 341-5684

William Hall has resigned from his interim post as a Port of San Diego Commissioner with high praise for the Port District staff. Hall tendered his resignation September 3, the effective date of his departure from the board.

"The staff at the Port is second to none," Hall said. "I've had a wonderful working relationship with them. They are a highly motivated, selfless and collegial group who are the best professionals in their specific areas of work."

Meet the Multi-Faceted Cpl. David Marshall: Diver, Firefighter, Police Officer

Wednesday, 05 August 2009
Contact: Marguerite Elicone

On a warm July evening 11 years ago, Harbor Police officer David Marshall was headed into the department’s Shelter Island station to begin working his graveyard shift.  San Diego Bay was calm, as it usually is at that time of night, when things suddenly changed.

A man who had been in a road rage accident and fled the scene had boarded a fishing vessel docked in the bay and begun speeding away with the boat’s lights off.

Marshall and his partner, Officer Bob Adauto, swung into action.  They and other Harbor Police officers tailed the man across the dark waters in their Harbor Police boats, closing fast.  Ignoring the officers’ demands to stop, the man instead began loading an M-4 rifle: a military assault weapon.

Meet the Man who helps the Port Keep its Cool-Craig Sweeting, Building Maintenance Coordinator

Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Contact: Marguerite Elicone

The past few days have been sweltering for most San Diegans, especially for those without air conditioning.  Inside the Port of San Diego’s Administration building, however, things are comfortably cool.

Craig Sweeting, Building Maintenance Coordinator, has worked for the Port since May 2002.  He has the responsibility of ensuring a healthy, safe and comfortable environment for the 200 employees who work in the 165,274-square foot building, built in the early 1940s for Consolidated Aircraft.

Port Recognized for Excellence in Procurement Practices

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

In its first-ever entry into a nationwide procurement recognition evaluation process, the Port of San Diego received a prestigious 2009 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement award from the National Purchasing Institute. Each year several thousand public and non-profit agencies apply, according to Garnet (Dave) Thompson, Director of Procurement Services.

The Port now joins a small group of organizations that are recognized nationally as achieving excellence in procurement, materials management practices and business processes.