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Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

Phillip Brents - 02/05/2026

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Demand for solar energy skyrockets

Real Estate For promotional consideration - 09/19/2015 0

As a result of Assembly Bill 327, passed in 2014, the rules of solar will be changing for future investors of renewable energy in California. There is a maximum capacity of...

Remembering fallen veterans

Chula Vista Dave Schwab - 05/27/2017 0

An American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. The holiday originated...

Bonita Valley 12U Gold softball team places third at United States Western ‘B’ Nationals

Sports Carlos Davalos - 05/05/2015 0

The Bonita Valley Girls Amateur Softball Association’s 12U Gold team secured a third-place finish at last weekend’s United States ASA 12B Western National championship in Medford, Ore. Bonita Valley finished 7-2...

Fight lands two women in prison

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 12/04/2010 0

Two South Bay women have been found guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 fatal stabbing of Justine Brown, 18, of National City, in a dispute over a...

MTS preps for PRONTO

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/25/2021 0

In September, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is transitioning from its Compass Cards to a new system, the PRONTO fare collection system. Launching in September, the MTS Board of Directors...

Thank you for your support

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 11/09/2012 0

I am humbled and honored by your support for me to represent you on the Chula Vista City Council. It was wonderful to have had the opportunity to speak to you...

Little Lady Xolos

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 11/29/2012 0

"Xolomania" is sweeping the region, as Tijuana’s long-shot soccer team heads to the second of a two-part championship series Sunday, Dec. 2. Meanwhile, Xolos FC Academy, the associated club on the...

How often are optimists born?

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 02/19/2011 0

Not too long ago I was part of a local media panel. Maybe the only thing funnier than having me on some sort of panel is asking my opinion about economics,...

Bonitafest will go on

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/10/2014 0

The biggest community event in Bonita will get smaller. Southwestern College professor Max Branscomb, who spearheaded a community effort to salvage Bonitafest, said the 42nd annual Bonitafest will happen this year. “Bonitafest is...

Giveaway provides bikes for tykes, resources for parents

Latest News Jessica Brodkin Webb - 12/23/2022 0

The line of shiny, new bikes and tables lined with toys and games in the National City Police Department on the morning of Dec. 19 indicated the police force might be...

Chula Vista seeks eatery operator for coming year

Chula Vista admin - 07/27/2025 0

The city of Chula Vista announced a Request for Proposals for a café or restaurant operator to occupy a 6,000-square-foot space in the Millenia Library and Office Building, which is currently...

Southwestern tops Mesa, 42-14, earns berth in Saturday’s American Division Championship Bowl

Sports Phillip Brents - 11/18/2016 0

Last Saturday’s American Mountain Conference game between Southwestern College and San Diego Mesa College started on an ominous note for the host Jaguars when Mesa’s Jay Numanila-Wone returned the opening kickoff...

Metro handballers named to San Diego Section baseball all-star game

Baseball admin - 06/19/2025 0

The San Diego Padres will host their annual High School Baseball All-Star Night Wednesday, June 25, at Petco Park. The event tips off at 5 p.m. with a home run derby...

In the pink and happy about it

National City Robert Moreno - 10/22/2016 0

Who says pink is for girls? For National Mammogram Day on Oct. 21 several doctors at Sharp Chula Vista and members of the Chula Vista police and fire departments teamed up for...

Sewer rates may climb

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 11/27/2013 0

The Chula Vista City Council at its Dec. 17 meeting is set to consider its first rate increase in three years for nearly 250,000 residents to offset the rising cost of...

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