City Manager Lydia Romero (right) and City Council member Yadira Altamirano in 2019
Photo and story by Karen Pearlman
Dec. 23, 2025 (Lemon Grove) -- Lemon Grove City Manager Lydia Romero, hired in 2015, is leaving the city at the end of this year.
After 10 years of leading Lemon Grove, Romero has announced her departure effective Dec. 31, 2025. Romero has not shared publicly a reason behind why she is leaving her position.
Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson Snow said that Romero has been a boon to the city and that she is leaving Lemon Grove at a time when it is on the upswing.
"She is leaving us in a really good place," Snow said. "We're making sure we will keep the course with the strong foundation she's left us."
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