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Fast times at CIF High: San Diego Section Track Finals

Phillip Brents - 05/21/2026

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Fair housing education is a must for landlords

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Stop home-improvement scams

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Award will honor Chula Vista police officer’s legacy

THIS WEEK

Ceremony planned to commemorate veterans

Goodwill Industries of San Diego County to divert plastics from stores to landfills

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 05/16/2026 0

Goodwill Industries of San Diego County is expanding its environmental efforts with a new initiative aimed at one of the region’s most persistent waste challenges: soft plastics. The nonprofit, which has operated...

Esoteric Astrology as news or week May 20 – 26, 2026

Horoscope Risa DAngeles - 05/21/2026 0

Gemini –Brothers & Butterflies & Mercury with Wings On His Feet The Sun has entered the light of Gemini – the twins, the two brothers, sign of duality and interplay. “Let instability...

Aces are wild! Four South County boys volleyball teams advance to CIF championship games, two are winners

High School Phillip Brents - 05/21/2026 0

Once upon a time, not in the too far distant past, North County high school teams dominated the San Diego Section playoffs. Few would refute that. But that appears to be slowly...

The missing link to cybercrime

Chula Vista District Attorney Summer Stephan - 05/23/2026 0

Every day, cybercriminals use increasingly sophisticated tools to trick people into clicking on harmful links sent by email. Even businesses and government agencies with strong security systems are vulnerable if a...

Fast times at CIF High: San Diego Section Track Finals

High School Phillip Brents - 05/21/2026 0

The road to this year’s California state track and field meet started for a select cadre of runners and throwers at Saturday’s San Diego Section divisional championship meets: Division I at...

Plan for housing near trolley transit center on track

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 05/23/2026 0

A long-planned redevelopment around the E Street Transit Center is moving ahead with a new affordable housing component after the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System approved an agreement with Eden Housing,...

FROM OUR PAST

Plane lands in Chula Vista park

Chula VistaCarlos Davalos - 09/30/20120

A veteran pilot was forced to execute an emergency crash landing at Salt Creek Community Park in east Chula Vista earlier this evening. Steve Smith,...

Coaches corner … with Castle Park’s Chris Kryjewski

High SchoolPhillip Brents - 06/25/20200

Chris Kryjewski initially developed a passion for football during his youth but, as a coach, has since embraced such eclectic sports as girls volleyball,...

Wait until next year

Chula VistaCarlos Davalos - 12/22/20110

A Jan. 30 preliminary hearing has been set for Jesus Arteaga Garcia, who is charged with the 2009 murder of his pregnant wife who...

Must work on social skills

ColumnistsCarlos Davalos - 01/01/20110

This was the year I stopped being a technological wallflower and started using social media. After a few months of schmoozing I've come to...

Concert fundraiser helps women at a crossroads

Chula VistaAlbert Fulcher - 08/03/20240

The Crossroads Foundation, an organization that serves women battling substance abuse orders countywide, recently held a musical fundraising event on July 13 in Jamul....