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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...

It’s night and day for Hilltop in 50-38 win over SuHi

The rain fell, lightning flared and thunder roared last Friday night at Sweetwater High School for the Metro-South Bay League opener between the Sweetwater and Hilltop football teams. The host Red Devils...

Music man still music to his ears

We joined a contingent of folks one night last week and went to the Lamb’s Theater in Coronado to see the initial presentation of “The Music Man.” To see a musical play...

COVID-19 in South County

In March 2020 state and local authorities issued stay-at-homes directives telling people to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19, a coronavirus that has reached pandemic proportions and infected nearly...

Wrong way driver accused of manslaughter

A National City woman was arraigned Jan. 3 for driving the wrong way on a freeway and killing a motorist in a head-on collision while she was allegedly under the influence...

A few questions before saving lives?

Where is the line? What principles are so ingrained in our DNA that betraying them would sound a death knell for the self? If, for example, someone’s home is on fire and...

Olympian Eagles make move up to Mesa League in 2011

The Olympian Eagles had a season to dream about heading into the 2010 San Diego Section Division IV semifinals. The Eagles sported a 10-1 record — 9-1 during the regular season,...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 25 – July 1, 2025

Building a Lighted House – Sun in Cancer, the Gate Opens We are now in summer (northern latitudes) and living under the warm light of Cancer. The Soul’s keynote in Cancer is, ...

Baron hardballers open Mesa League play 2-0

The Bonita Vista Barons have played two Mesa League games thus far to open defense of their league title and, with a 2-0 record following a sweep of the Chula Vista...

Hilltop blanks Sweetwater, 35-0, to snare CIF playoff berth

Hilltop defeated host Sweetwater, 35-0, last Friday to wrap up a second-place finish in the Metro-South Bay League standings. Angel Pineda (19 carries, 127 yards) scored four rushing touchdowns while teammate...

Singing her heart out

Imagine a world with virtually no cars on the road, no television sets and no radios. Mary Barton, 98, doesn't have to imagine it, she remembers it. Barton, who was born two...

ID required to merge via wifi

Call me Crazy. Nestled in a cubicle in the furthest reaches of the Chula Vista Civic Library I tapped keys on my laptop computer and refreshed a webpage. I did it again. And...

What you need to know about skin cancer and sun safety

San Diego is famously known for its warm, sunny weather, the kind that invites people to hit the beach as often as possible. But before leaving your house to catch some...

Red Devils, five other San Diego CIF champions, qualify for state playoffs

The San Diego Section is sending six teams to this weekend’s Southern California regional playoffs, all with a chance to land in the following weekend’s state championship bowl games. The Sweetwater Red...

Suspect has May hearing

A May 26 preliminary hearing has been set for a man suspected of killing a woman and shooting her two co-workers at an Otay Mesa restaurant on Nov. 6, 2019. Deputy District...

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THIS WEEK

Foundation graduates second round...

For the second consecutive year, the Guy and Olive Lookabaugh Foundation has fully funded tuition for an entire entering cohort of Vocational Nursing students...

It’s time for paying...

Enough time has passed since the last of the major holidays that it seems an acceptable time to hop back on the soapbox without...

Students take stop sewage...

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to...

Metro mat women get...

Flag football may be the fastest-growing high school girls sport but girls wrestling set the precedent, and it continues to grow in many areas. This...

It’s No. 1 Titans...

Friday’s 2026 edition of the Metro Conference roller hockey championship tournament’s grand finale is set: the top-seeded Eastlake Titans versus the third-seeded Otay Ranch...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

E-vehicle chargers coming

Chula Vista is preparing to open a new Tesla Supercharger station that will significantly expand electric vehicle charging options in the community. The site, located...

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

How to Understand the World & Our Country Today Crisis, polarization then a sweep into unity. This is how change occurs on earth - the...

SWC opens Spring semester...

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....

Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...