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Lady Titans are queens in the sand once again

Phillip Brents - 05/14/2026

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Metro Conference track and field championship meet

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Unfair treatment should be obvious

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Music Company helps chart course for musical progression

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Music Company helps chart course for musical progression

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 05/17/2026 0

For the members of Andromeda — Miguel, Danny, and Angel — what began as casual jam sessions in South Bay, San Diego, quickly became something more intentional. “We did an open mic...

Lady Titans are queens in the sand once again

High School Phillip Brents - 05/14/2026 0

The Eastlake High School girls beach volleyball team appears to have set the standard among Sweetwater Union High School District teams after capturing its second consecutive San Diego Section Division II...

Unfair treatment should be obvious

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/16/2026 0

When the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in August 1965, not a mention of it was made locally. The dominant headline in the Aug. 8, 1965...

Metro Conference track and field championship meet

High School Phillip Brents - 05/13/2026 0

Metro-Mesa League Finals Top Place-Finishers Boys Running Events 100 dash: 1. Ryan Branco (Eastlake) 10.99, 2. Anthony Martin (Hilltop) 11.31, 3. Chase Lujan (Otay Ranch) 11.36, 4. Jace Reimer (Olympian) 11.41, 5. Jordan Epps...

Public safety officials share tips for emergency plans

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 05/10/2026 0

The importance of disaster preparedness took center stage in Chula Vista on Saturday, May 2, as the Chula Vista Fire Department, alongside Chula Vista Animal Services, marked National Wildfire Preparedness Day...

Countdown to playoffs for Metro baseball, softball teams begins

Baseball Phillip Brents - 05/14/2026 0

The San Diego Section baseball and softball playoffs are set to start Tuesday, May 19, in seven divisions. The section seeding meeting is Saturday. Last round regular season games were scheduled Thursday and...

Goodwill Industries of San Diego County to divert plastics from stores to landfills

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 05/16/2026 0

Goodwill Industries of San Diego County is expanding its environmental efforts with a new initiative aimed at one of the region’s most persistent waste challenges: soft plastics. The nonprofit, which has operated...

FROM OUR PAST

South Coast teams punch ticket to next month’s USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics

High SchoolPhillip Brents - 06/20/20190

The South Coast/Costa del Sur water polo club has qualified its boys 14U and 16U teams for next month’s USA Water Polo National Junior...

New designs in store

Chula VistaCarlos Davalos - 02/10/20110

Southwestern College Governing Board has approved the design for the new central plant and improvements to DeVore Stadium. Funded by Proposition R, the central plant...

Prison for hostage taker

Chula VistaNeal Putnam - 11/21/20150

A man who took a 91-year-old woman and a nurse hostage at a Chula Vista retirement facility has been sentenced to five years and...

Last minute wish list

ColumnistsCarlos Davalos - 12/25/20100

Even though I think Christmas is for suckers,you can color me Tootsie Pop red if any of my wishes come true this year. I want: All...

Athleticism fades, memories linger

Around The South BayRichard Pena - 07/06/20130

One of my favorite comic page offerings is “Baby Blues” featuring a married couple with three young children. Their antics and tribulations follow the...