El Cajon is notable for its immigrant population. Roughly a third of its 103,291 residents were born outside the United States, and 36.6% of the city’s population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.

Evacuation order: North of El Monte Road; south of Roosevelt Lane, Wildcat Canyon Road and El Cajon Mountain Summit Trail; east of San Vincente Oaks Road, El Cajon Mountain Summit Trail, Mountain ...

Downtown El Cajon is in the midst of a makeover, turning into what city leaders hope will become a vibrant entertainment district.

Bessmon Kalasho, a former El Cajon City Council member, was due in San Diego Superior Court at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2025, to report to jail. He did not appear.

City pushback leads to clarified homeless count for … News / Jun 18, 2025 / 10:55 PM PDT ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new study will examine potential fixes for a confusing and dangerous intersection in University ...

Advertising companies specializing in billboards say San Diego is a lucrative market partly because the city provides an ...

July 3, 2025 (El Cajon) – As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids ramp up nationwide, detaining and deporting even ...

The city charter provides virtually no wiggle room for residents seeking to get around the new trash fee with private haulers ...

The City of El Cajon currently has 1,153 people experiencing homelessness, 203 of which are unsheltered. In 2022 the percentage of unsheltered homeless individuals rose to 9.75%.