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Main Street in the city of El Cajon, Calif., a community east of San Diego, is seen on Sept. 29, 2016. Don Boomer/AP Photo
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It was a Friday afternoon, and I was driving through the city of El Cajon, California, where I’m the mayor. I was lost in my music playlist when I was jolted back to reality by a phone call. My phone screen told me that it was the worst kind of call—one from my city attorney.

Bill Wells
Bill Wells
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Mayor Bill Wells was first elected to the El Cajon City Council in 2008 and continues to serve, after being re-elected in 2022. He was born in East County San Diego and has called El Cajon home since 2002. He and his wife Betty have three children and two grandchildren. He has been a mental health professional, working mostly with the severely mentally ill, in both clinical and administrative roles.
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