The Chula Vista City Council has abandoned a last-minute sprint to place a sweeping government overhaul on the November ballot that would have given councilmembers major pay raises and made them eligible for a third term.
With an early August deadline fast approaching, the council was moving swiftly to make these and other changes to the city charter. Also included were new transparency measures, like stricter disclosure rules for public contractors.
But on Tuesday, the council faced intense pushback from critics — among them, several city commissioners, a large number of residents and the city’s own Board of Ethics…