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BV coach Marquez optimistic about new-look Lady Barons

Last year, it was just like old times for the Bonita Vista High School girls soccer team. The Lady Barons returned to what for many years was their familiar position as...

Party store has you covered

Willy Wonka meets Gepetto is an apt way of describing a new confectionary and party store on Third Avenue. "We make your ideas come true," said Maria Pojero, co-owner of Pinocho's and...

Wake up, Alicia

Alicia Bailey will turn 24 years old this month but she won't celebrate her birthday as she once did. On April 3, 2009, Alicia was driving home in Bonita in the early...

SWC opens Spring semester with new facilities,culinary expansion, and AI-focused learning

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus. Students filled classrooms, walkways, and common spaces...

Money arrives for ‘Free Ride’

Back in August 2021, National City Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis announced a new system of electric vans used to connect people from public transportation to common destinations was coming to National City....

No merit to McCann’s defame claim

A San Diego Superior Court judge ruled earlier this month that statements made in a campaign mailer sent out to Chula Vista voters last fall about John McCann were published without...

‘Woman in the Mirror, A Dancer’s Journey’ returns to the stage

After successful runs at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center and Lyceum Theatre in 2012, San Diego Dance Theatre’s Live Arts Fest and White Box Live Arts in 2013, and the San...

No time for appointment

The Sweetwater Union High School District school board said at its January meeting that it had planned to name a new interim superintendent before the Feb. 18 resignation of current interim...

Mustangs had potential for more in shortened 2020 season

This year’s Otay Ranch High School baseball team included eight seniors on its roster, among them two players who participated in the Little League World Series for Sweetwater Valley Little League:...

City Hall blockbusters

I haven’t seen any of the recent summer blockbuster movies. I’ve wanted to but something usually comes up —fatigue, chores, family matters. When I was younger those were flimsy excuses. Nothing could...

The Devils made them do it: Sweetwater advances to state bowl

State football championship bowl games are scheduled this weekend, Friday-Saturday, Dec. 8-9, at three locations: El Camino College, Pasadena City College and Saddleback College. Of the six San Diego Section qualifiers for...

Council moves to save money on cop HQ

Chula Vista City Council members on Feb. 18 approved a resolution that would refinance the city’s debt, in a move they say could save the city an estimated $200,000 annually. The 2014...

Homeowners fair offers solutions

Looking to purchase a home? Want to make improvements to your current residence? Having trouble making mortgage payments? Visit the free South Bay Homeownership Resource Fair at Chula Vista City Hall,...

OnStage Playhouse presents ‘Into the Woods’

OnStage Playhouse is presenting Stephen Sondheim's most popular musical, "Into the Woods," through May 1 at its downtown Chula Vista theater. Inspired by the timeless tales of the Brothers Grimm, "Into the...

Carjackers headed to prison

Three men have been sentenced to state prison and two others await sentencing for their roles in a 6 a.m. carjacking in Chula Vista last year. The longest term — 9 years...

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