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Holiday Bowl rings in the new year on a winning note

Phillip Brents - 01/08/2026

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San Diego County Cup champions crowned

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Beloved principal, basketball junkie to be missed

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Pet surrenders catch county’s humane society off guard

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Barona shares monthlong reminder of indigenous genocide

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 04/13/2023 0

April is Genocide Awareness Month, and the Barona Band of Mission Indians is educating and advocating the history of Native Americans locally and nationwide through a series of blogs that are...

Titans top Lancers as swim season heads to possible early end

High School Phillip Brents - 04/08/2021 0

With the high school cross country season ending March 20, the high school swim and dive season is set to end April 24. Whether there is a season-ending section championship meet is...

Help needed caring for displaced pets

Chula Vista admin - 01/19/2025 0

San Diego Humane Society’s fire-certified Emergency Response Team is on the ground in Los Angeles County, assisting pets and people affected by the Eaton Fire. They deployed on Jan. 9 and...

Changes to Third Avenue get easier

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 01/29/2011 0

The Chula Vista city council on Tuesday approved minor amendments to the city's Urban Core Specific Plan, which will give Third Avenue a facelift. The anticipated changes to the downtown area has...

NFL Star Watch: Smith, Chiefs remain league’s hot ticket at 5-0

Alumni Phillip Brents - 10/13/2017 0

The Kansas City Chiefs remained the NFL’s lone unbeaten team at 5-0 following their 42-34 victory against the host Houston Texas last Sunday (Oct. 8) on NBC-TV’s nationally-delivered Sunday Night Football...

Ex-SWC kicker Perez boots seven PATs as SDSU rolls past Cal Poly 49-21

College Phillip Brents - 09/09/2011 0

Abel Perez, the former place-kicker at Castle Park High School and Southwestern College, had a busy night during last Saturday’s season opening 49-21 non-conference victory against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo...

Magical snowfall at VillageWalk at EastLake extends through Dec. 24

Arts Phillip Brents - 12/10/2021 0

Each year people of all ages come from throughout San Diego County to frolic in the snowfall at the Village Walk at EastLake outdoor shopping center. The falling snow, which vanishes...

Eastlake track sends six athletes to Arcadia Invitational

High School Phillip Brents - 04/21/2022 0

Six student-athletes from Eastlake High School’s track and field team qualified to compete in the chic Arcadia Invitational April 8-9. That’s an impressive number, regardless of how they did — and they...

High school drama best show in town

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 01/28/2012 0

It may be the hottest ticket in local drama and best of all it’s free. The catch, however, is you need to do a little homework if you want to thoroughly...

‘Lost Boys’ party in Chula Vista

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 01/15/2011 0

The Chula Vista Elks Lodge recently co-hosted a unique birthday celebration with St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the University of San Diego for Community Service Learning. The Jan. 8 event...

Now is the time to plant cool-season kitchen gardens

Chula Vista Gary Jones - 11/11/2017 0

November is an ideal time to plant a cool-weather vegetable garden. In California, there are two distinct seasons for kitchen gardens: March through September (the warm season) and the October through...

Chula Vista expands surveillance

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 10/20/2023 0

On Oct. 18, Chula Vista City Council unanimously voted to expand the Chula Vista Police Department’s Automated License Plate Recognition program resulting in 150 fixed ALPR cameras to be strategically installed...

Mater Dei Catholic, Eastlake share Metro-Mesa League basketball titles

Basketball Phillip Brents - 02/20/2015 0

The Mater Dei Catholic and Eastlake high school boys and girls basketball teams each earned a share of this year’s Metro-Mesa League championship titles after splitting a pair of games Friday...

EHS grad Schmitt named MW tournament MVP as Aztecs reign

Baseball Staff - 05/30/2018 0

The San Diego State University baseball team claimed its fifth Mountain West Championship in the past six years following a 14-5 victory over No. 4-seeded UNLV last Saturday night (May 26)...

Credit card holders get protection from fraud, shouldn’t EBT users, too?

Letter To Editor Evette Clemons - 02/17/2023 0

A few years ago, someone stole my card information and took over $100. You’d assume the bank or credit card company would reimburse that fraud, right? Not for me, unfortunately. The skimmed...

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