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Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

Phillip Brents - 01/16/2026

Columnists

King’s call for justice still relevant

Basketball

Girls hoops teams tip off new season

Alumni

Gulls start climb up Pacific Division standings

DON'T MISS

Rocks and a dog named Wimpy

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 06/22/2013 0

Growing up the youngest kid in the neighborhood there was no one my age with whom to play. I tried to tag along with my older brother and the big guys,...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 27 – March 6, 2019

Horoscope Risa DAngeles - 02/28/2019 0

Mardi Gras, Mercury Retro & a Cross of Ashes (Lent Begins) We are preparing this week, in Pisces (last sign of the zodiac containing all the eleven previous signs), for the first...

Big donation price of business

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 02/21/2015 0

Sometimes I wake up laughing. Other times, in the car on the way to work, I’ll wonder who that weirdo is laughing on the radio only to realize the radio isn’t...

Metro boys lacrosse teams looking for further growth

Lacrosse Phillip Brents - 04/18/2024 0

The Mar Vista Mariners visited the Hilltop Lancers for a novel seven-on-seven boys lacrosse game on Monday. Normally, games are played 10 per side but with low participation numbers on some teams,...

1234 I don’t want a password any more

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 05/10/2018 4

A desperate time called for a desperate measure: I typed in 1 2 3 4. Even now I’m not certain if they were tears of rage or relief that shimmied down my cheeks...

The win comes with a price to pay

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 11/11/2022 0

Of course it’s not over until it’s over—and even then there can be second, third and fourth chances—but for now you can start priming the brooms and assembling the moving boxes. The...

Greater oversight protects everyone

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 07/15/2017 0

Occasionally someone will say to me, “So I hear you hate cops.” I’m still perplexed by how seemingly reasonable people can interpret a call for law enforcement accountability as a sign of...

ELECTION 2022

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 10/01/2022 0

Ammar Campa-Najjar is running for Chula Vista mayor, a seat being vacated by Mayor Mary Casillas Salas. The 33-year-old Democrat, Najjar has run twice for California’s 50th congressional district, first in...

Remembering Ringo Leomiti

Letters to the editor Mark Baca - 05/15/2020 0

I want to thank The Star-News, especially sports editor Phillip Brents. The article and tribute he wrote recognizing our beloved friend Ringo Leomiti was well deserved. History has recorded that #77...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 5 – 11, 2025

Horoscope admin - 02/06/2025 0

Aquarian Salon – Gathering for Art, Astrology & Discussion Happy Happy Chinese New Year – a children’s booA Salon is a gathering of people for discussion about something - art, literature, events...

Remember ‘For whom the bell tolls’

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 09/07/2024 0

A reminder to those that need reminding: They are not coming for your guns. The Biden Administration, in its three-plus years, send federal agents storming into homes across America to seize your...

Eastlake’s Jackson produces in first trip to state track finals

Baseball Phillip Brents - 06/03/2017 0

The California high school state track and field championship meet can be unforgiving, and that's just talking about the weather, never mind the national-caliber talent assembled on the oval. The Metro Conference...

MARCH TO OFFICE

Chula Vista Staff - 02/27/2020 0

Doug Wolf DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATE 1. How will your professional experience help you serve the city of Chula Vista? As a small business owner, I am constantly looking for ways to keep my costs...

Holidays bring cause for celebration with dose of concern

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 11/25/2022 0

California Health & Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly hosted a teleconference on Nov. 17 to address the triple threat of viruses people and hospitals are facing heading into the...

Cougars claim Classic Division title at annual Lions baseball tournament

Baseball admin - 04/10/2025 0

The San Diego Downtown Lions High School Baseball Tournament, founded in 1951, ranks as the oldest and largest of its kind in the United States. The tournament has morphed in recent years...

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THIS WEEK

Alumni

Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

King’s call for justice still relevant

Girls hoops teams tip off new season

Gulls start climb up Pacific Division standings

DON'T MISS

Rocks and a dog named Wimpy

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 27 – March 6, 2019

Big donation price of business

Metro boys lacrosse teams looking for further growth

1234 I don’t want a password any more

The win comes with a price to pay

Greater oversight protects everyone

ELECTION 2022

Remembering Ringo Leomiti

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 5 – 11, 2025

Remember ‘For whom the bell tolls’

Eastlake’s Jackson produces in first trip to state track finals

MARCH TO OFFICE

Holidays bring cause for celebration with dose of concern

Cougars claim Classic Division title at annual Lions baseball tournament

WEATHER

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