School boards: Sweetwater Union High School District, 6 p.m. Monday
Emergency rental funds program expands
Chula Vista is urging renters and landlords to apply for its Emergency Rental Assistance Program while funds are still available. Changes to the program recently enacted by the state have expanded benefits to new applicants and previously approved applications. Eligible households that have been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can receive more payment assistance to help with rent and utilities. Apply at chulavistaerap.com. Financial assistance is available for past-due rent from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021. Tenants can also apply for past-due utilities and for current and future rent assistance. Tenants are limited to a total of 12 months of financial assistance.
Coronado, 4 p.m. Tuesday;
National City, 6 p.m. Tuesday
School boards: Cajon Valley Union School District (El Cajon), 5:30 p.m. Tuesday;
Santee School District, 7 p.m. Tuesday;
South Bay Union School District (Imperial Beach), 6 p.m. Thursday
CV invites all to virtual Earth Day Thursday
Join the city of Chula Vista from 4-6 p.m. Thursday for a Virtual South Bay Earth Day celebration. This event for all ages will showcase fun, sustainable activities, products, and services that will help you reduce your impact on the environment, save money and live a greener lifestyle. Sessions will include Ask the Recycler Interactive Q & A; Home Honey Bee Production; Zero Waste Living; Backyard Composting; and NatureScape (how to provide a beneficial habitat for bees, birds and other wildlife). You can also learn how to reduce food waste, increase home energy efficiency and how to repurpose clothes fashionably. There will be sustainable product giveaways, Earth Day trivia and more. Registe
Santee encourages virtual fun run
The Santee Sunset 5K is back in virtual form for 2021. Choose the 5K or the new 50K Challenge and run your own pace on whatever course you choose, whenever you can, between now and Feb. 28. Registration will support the Parks & Recreation department, and runners/walkers will be entered into a prize drawing. Visit
https://bit.ly/3jcpRmx to sign up, see details, and find course suggestions. Custom water bottle available, and you can also print out a race bib at that website.
La Mesa hosts resource fair for older adults, caregivers
As part of the Livable La Mesa Age Friendly project, the La Mesa Community Relations and Veterans Commission hosts a free virtual resource fair at 6 p.m. Wednesday for older adults, their families and caregivers. The 90-minute event will encourage dialogue on the effects of COVID-19 on the daily lives of older adults. Experts from the county’s Health and Human Services Agency, Oasis and the county library will be on ha