Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Chula Vista

A safe and positive environment

I am writing to express my deep appreciation for Gary Mujica, the president of National City Pony League, who has created something truly special in our community. What started as a...

Eastlake finally gets best of longtime boys lacrosse nemesis Granite Hills

If there is one team that has been a thorn in the side of the Eastlake High School boys lacrosse team, it has been the Granite Hills Eagles. The Titans have come...

Chula Vista police ready to spread holiday cheer

The annual Holiday Meal Giveaway put on by the Chula Vista Police Foundation is partnering with the Athletes for Education and Walmart. The holiday meal and toy giveaway will take place...

Fleet feet, brawn are on call for Saturday’s CIF track and field championship meet

The Metro Conference will be fairly well represented once again at this Saturday’s San Diego Section track and field championship meet at Mt. Carmel High School. Competition starts at 10 a.m. Teams and...

For some people living check to check is no longer possible

“I can pay my house payment and the bills this month, but only my house payment next month. I can’t be too sure about the bills.” Sam is a federal officer, part...

National City celebrates magic of childhood reading

National City library commemorated the final day children could sign up for this year’s summer reading program on July 30 with a raffle, free books, activities and the highlight of the...

Boys & Girls get a new chair

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego recently named longtime National City resident Allie Pruitt as the new chairwoman of its board of directors. Pruitt, 70, is a former board...

Deadly stabber will do time, pay expenses

Eleazar Mariscal was sentenced May 19 to 27 years in state prison for fatally stabbing Eduardo Ortega, Jr. in National City in 2016. Mariscal, 35, of San Diego, was ordered to pay...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 14 – 20, 2024

Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, Lent Begins We have multiple festivals overlapping this week. After Mardi Gras, the big party before fasting and purification, we have Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday and the Lenten...

CIF/Metro Conference faces off 11th roller hockey season

The CIF-Metro Conference is back for its 11th season after surviving off-season budget cutbacks within the Sweetwater Union High School District, and the state’s only officially CIF-sanctioned roller hockey league appears...

Chula Vista simmers over micro kitchens ordinance

Adopted in 2018 Assembly Bill 626 established a new category of residential retail facilities, Microenterprise Home Kitchens. MEHKOs are food facilities operated by a resident in a private home where food is...

Trustee files complaint against parent

Chula Vista police were called Monday night to the Sweetwater Union High School District administration building following alleged verbal threats made by a parent against board member John McCann. The incident followed...

Metro teams roar in 61st Lions baseball tourney

The 61st Lions Baseball Tournament is occupying spring break this year, and several South County hardball teams appear ready to make it their showcase. Four Metro Conference teams advanced to division semifinals...

Men sentenced for cell phone selling

The president and treasurer of a Chula Vista company were sentenced Sept. 18 to nine and eight months of home detention respectively for their roles in international trafficking in counterfeit cell...

Keep infrastructure a city’s priority

Did Hilary’s brief, relatively mild August cameo in the region lull us into complacency? Or were we prepared, ready for what ever any storm might blow our way? In the days and...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...