Sunday, January 18, 2026
77.6 F
Chula Vista

Abuela puts faith in residential care venture

A new residential care facility, Casa Abuela’s, held its open house on March 20. The new facility provides compassionate and comprehensive quality elder care services in Chula Vista. This independent facility...

Third Avenue development project prompts legal action

A five-story, 71-unit condominium project that is supposed to revitalize Third Avenue is at the center of a lawsuit. Chula Vista property owner Earl Jentz and Chula Vista resident Gloria Gonzales filed...

Developer found a home in Hall of Fame

Chula Vista businessman and philanthropist Jeff Phair, one of Eastlake’s original developers in the early 1980s, was recently inducted into the San Diego Sports Hall of Fame and given the prestigious...

Prep baseball season off to fast start for several Metro teams

Spring has officially arrived and so have high school spring sports. Baseball and softball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, beach volleyball, swim and dive and track and field are now...

Winter sports tip-off: Barons hoping to make waves in move back to Metro-Mesa League

The winter sports season has tipped off with play on the basketball court and soccer pitch. The Bonita Vista boys hoops squad started off December with convincing wins over Christian (60-45 on...

It is fear that may keep one healthy

Fear is a ham-fisted motivator. It is what prompts us to meekly and incrementally give up bits of liberty in exchange for safety; build walls instead of bridges; play it safe...

Metro Conference student-athletes named to spring sports all-section teams

The San Diego Hall of Champions has released its spring all-San Diego Section teams. South County student-athletes honored in baseball include a pair of San Ysidro Cougars on the first team: junior...

Eastlake baseball team off to fast start with 3-1 record

The spring sports season has started off well for the Eastlake High School baseball team. The Titans, ranked second in the San Diego Section preseason poll, got out to a strong start...

City goes after dispensary landlords

A string of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the city of Chula Vista are facing legal action to permanently cease their operations. Under Chula Vista Municipal Code 5.66, marijuana dispensaries are prohibited...

$6 million in grants help South Bay senior services

On Aug. 11, the Community Congregational Development Corporation announced in a press release that it reached a $6 million grant milestone. These grants support the mission of the CCDC in serving...

Historian filling in the blanks to solve mystery of Jackie

Brazilian historian Alberto de Oliveira said Brazil is a country of short memory. And that rings true in the legacy of Brazilian snake dancer Jackie Bailey. Bailey, also known as Jacqui Japuri,...

Letters to the Editor

David Danciu of Chula Vista says: It is not often that a city goes through the type of change that Chula Vista is on the brink of. We are often overlooked as...

Chula Vista South wins West Zone title in thriller, next up is Colt League World Series

Chula Vista South may have been the youngest team entered in this year’s eight-team Colt League West Zone tournament in San Jose, but the South County-based all-star squad was the least...

Mater Dei Catholic to play in first boys volleyball state championship

The California Interscholastic Federation will hold its inaugural boys volleyball state championship games Saturday at Fresno City College. A Metro Conference team will be involved in the history-making endeavor. Mater Dei Catholic...

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...

WEATHER

Chula Vista
clear sky
77.6 ° F
81.9 °
73.6 °
24 %
3.8mph
0 %
Mon
76 °
Tue
74 °
Wed
70 °
Thu
68 °
Fri
64 °

COMMUNITY POLL

Should Martin Luther King Jr. Day continue being a national holiday?

  • Yes (0%, Votes)
  • No (0%, Votes)

Thanks for voting!

Loading ... Loading ...

THIS WEEK

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...

Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...

Familiar fragrance store opens...

Bath & Body Works officially opened a new 3,232-square-foot store near Palomar Trolley on Jan. 9, bringing the brand’s signature fragrances, body care, and...

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...

Esoteric astrology as news...

Communities, Cooperatives & the Essential Fire of Change - the New Era Unfolding Sun enters Aquarius Monday, January 19th, the day after the Capricorn new...

Moore takes lead at...

The Port of San Diego officially swore in its 2026 officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, marking the start...