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El Cajon takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was owned by the family of Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a Californio ranchero and signer of the California Constitution.. El Cajón, Spanish for "the box", was first recorded on September 10, 1821, as an alternative name for sitio rancho Santa Mónica to describe the "boxed-in" nature of the valley in which it sat.
El Cajon Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare through San Diego, La Mesa and El Cajon, California.Before the creation of Interstate 8 it was the principal automobile route from San Diego to El Cajon, the Imperial Valley, and points east as U.S. Route 80; it is now signed as a business loop of Interstate 8.
California's 51st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sara Jacobs. The district currently includes central and eastern portions of San Diego, as well as eastern suburbs such as El Cajon, La Mesa, Spring Valley, and Lemon Grove.
California's 53rd congressional district was a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It was last represented by Sara Jacobs, who succeeded Susan Davis following the 2020 election. It was eliminated following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle. [1] The district was recently in San Diego County.
Grossmont College, located in El Cajon, and Cuyamaca College, located in Rancho San Diego, are two community colleges in the East County region. San Diego Christian College is located in Santee. Landmarks
In the meantime, parts of El Cajon Boulevard through downtown El Cajon were widened in 1935. [46] Federal funds were allocated for rerouting US 80 in 1940; [ 45 ] by then, La Mesa Boulevard had been designated as a U.S. 80 Business Route, and El Cajon Boulevard then carried the US 80 designation to San Diego. [ 47 ]
State Route 67 (SR 67) is a state highway in San Diego County, California, United States.It begins at Interstate 8 (I-8) in El Cajon and continues to Lakeside as the San Vicente Freeway before becoming an undivided highway through the eastern part of Poway.
Rancho El Cajón was a 48,800-acre (197 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day San Diego County, California, given in 1845 by Governor Pio Pico to María Antonia Estudillo de Pedrorena. [1] The name means "the drawer" in Spanish, and refers to the valley between hills.