He’s been called the ‘father’ of the Port of San Diego and that’s a title that former Senator Jim Mills is proud of.
Mills is the last surviving member of the bi-partisan political team who helped found the Port District.
The Port of San Diego is a public agency, created by the state Legislature in 1963 to manage San Diego harbor and the surrounding tidelands. The agency has operated without tax dollars since 1970 and has been responsible for $1.5 billion in public improvements in its five member cities Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego.
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