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In search of a humane policy

David Oddo - 01/30/2026

Basketball

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

Basketball

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Alumni

She believes: Jordyn Bugg … from the Rebels to the Women’s World Cup

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Booking an appointment at the intersection of Libraries and Life

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 08/04/2022 0

The first taxpayer-funded library, humbly seated in Peterborough, New Hampshire was open in 1833 to every resident, according to the American Library Association, neutral territory with plenty of seats at a...

Driver guilty of manslaughter

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 09/24/2011 0

The drunk driver of a car that was overloaded with eight people inside it has pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a Chula Vista teenager...

Ole! San Diego FC is a winner out of the MLS gate

Alumni admin - 04/10/2025 0

Who says an expansion team has to necessarily be bad? Obviously, first-year teams in established leagues often need time to set their rosters, develop playing talent and cultivate a winning atmosphere. San Diego...

Eastlake sinks challengers in CIF girls water polo playoffs

High School Phillip Brents - 02/27/2015 0

Is it history — or herstory? Whatever spin one elects to put on it, it doesn’t change the fact that the top-seeded Eastlake High School girls water polo team will line up...

Bonita Vista softball team continues on a roll, wins league opener

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 04/15/2016 0

The Bonita Vista High School girls softball team continues on a roll after winning March’s Hilltop softball tournament. The Lady Barons have won nine of their last 11 games. Brittney Mendoza drove...

Lancers entertain fans but drop CIF opener to Cougars

High School Phillip Brents - 11/11/2010 0

The way Hilltop boys water polo coach John Salts figures it, the No. 8-seeded team in the San Diego Section playoffs has the toughest draw in the first round because that...

Book puts Chula Vista in shining spotlight

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 08/20/2011 0

I would suppose that by now there is many a coffee table in the Chula Vista area sporting the brand new book written by local historian Steven Schoenherr. Titled "Chula Vista Centennial"...

Chula Vista dancer stepping in direction of ambition

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 10/19/2018 0

Two South County dancers are performing in a new West Coast Urban Dance show that’s said to be unlike any other dance show. Julian Sena,26, of Chula Vista and Melissa De Jesus,...

Olympian Eagles extend their wings at Metro wrestling finals

High School Phillip Brents - 02/20/2015 0

The Olympian High School wrestling team spread its wings over last Saturday’s Metro Conference championship tournament at Mar Vista high School by winning the varsity team title and recording a runner-up...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week May 21 – 27, 2025

Horoscope admin - 05/22/2025 0

Gemini – the Twins, Brothers, Communication, Rainbow Bridge The Sun is in the sign of Gemini, the twins, the brothers, two lights – one waxing (Soul light), the other waning (personality). Gemini,...

N.C. closer to districts

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 03/04/2022 0

The city of National City held a special meeting Feb. 22 during which several map options dividing the city into voting districts were presented for public consideration. The push for districting took...

Cell phone store robber may make calls from prison

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 05/30/2019 0

A robber who held up a South Bay cell phone store and nine others was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years and eight months in federal prison. U.S District Court Judge Thomas Whelan...

Classroom transformed into new learning zones

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/14/2024 0

Back in January, Loma Verde Elementary School’s sixth-grade dual language immersion teacher Teresa Youssofi was one of 12 finalists in a national classroom furniture giveaway from furniture maker KI. Youssofi was...

Students recycle food trays

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/02/2013 0

Students at all 44 campuses in the Chula Vista Elementary School District are going the extra mile when it comes to recycling. The school district, in conjunction with P&R Paper Supply Company,...

A bowl full of bittersweet memories

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 01/05/2013 0

I attended my first Holiday Bowl on December 30, 1992, but almost didn’t. Rick Martin, a DA Investigator and former SDPD Sergeant put together a potluck tailgate party. At the time,...

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THIS WEEK

Columnists

In search of a humane policy

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

She believes: Jordyn Bugg … from the Rebels to the Women’s World Cup

DON'T MISS

Booking an appointment at the intersection of Libraries and Life

Driver guilty of manslaughter

Ole! San Diego FC is a winner out of the MLS gate

Eastlake sinks challengers in CIF girls water polo playoffs

Bonita Vista softball team continues on a roll, wins league opener

Lancers entertain fans but drop CIF opener to Cougars

Book puts Chula Vista in shining spotlight

Chula Vista dancer stepping in direction of ambition

Olympian Eagles extend their wings at Metro wrestling finals

Esoteric Astrology as news for week May 21 – 27, 2025

N.C. closer to districts

Cell phone store robber may make calls from prison

Classroom transformed into new learning zones

Students recycle food trays

A bowl full of bittersweet memories

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