Wednesday, December 24, 2025
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Chula Vista

Holiday ushers in memory of infamy

Last week we observed the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy.  This date has joined a few others in the genre known as "Do you remember where you...

District will recover contract money

Contractors who presented former Sweetwater Union High School District officials with lavish dinners, sports tickets and posh hotel stays must repay the district millions of dollars after a San Diego appeals...

THE WEEK-END AHEAD

JUNE 28-JUNE 30 The weather outlook is clear: it will be cloudy, less cloudy and cloudy again CHULA VISTA Friday: Mostly cloudy but eventually becoming sunny, with a high near 71° and a low...

SuHi slams door on Mariners, 53-10, in girls hoops action

Jessica Bautista, last year’s South Bay League Player of the Year, scored a game-high 17 points and teammate Lucille Gleason poured in 15 points to lead the Sweetwater High School girls...

Hockey season is a special one for pair of Chula Vistans

Aaron Mayer (Eastlake) and Devyn Taras (Otay Ranch) made names for themselves by routinely terrorizing opposing defenses on the roller hockey playing court in the CIF-Metro Conference. Mayer set a record for...

Southwestern harriers claim top times at Rio Hondo Invitational

idual finishers at last Friday’s fourth annual Rio Hondo Classic in South El Monte. Sophomore George Martinez captured the men’s race in 19 minutes, 35 seconds, while SWC freshman Aminat Olowara...

Shay, with four Super Bowl rings, will be watching NFL playoffs

The NFL playoffs kick off this weekend and Chula Vista resident Jerry Shay will be watching on television, as will many other South County residents. But for Shay the playoffs will have...

Park View Little League 12U all-stars top San Carlos to remain unbeaten

Park View Little League 12U all-stars defeated Cajon de Oro Little League, 17-2, on Tuesday to capture this year’s California Section 7 championship and, in the process, secure a berth in...

Barons, Crusaders chart course for CIF boys soccer playoffs

The Bonita Vista and Mater Dei Catholic high school boys soccer teams aren’t necessarily headed in opposite directions. Rather, both teams appear headed in the same direction: qualifying for the upcoming...

Residents invited to ‘JEDI’ roundtable

The City of Chula Vista is engaged in a process of infusing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion across all city functions. To facilitate this process, the City has partnered with Tribesy...

Titans use big second half to stymie Barons in 21-0 shutout for boot trophy

The 2025 high school football season has kicked off with six South County squads claiming season-opening wins. There were a couple cliff-hangers: Castle Park over Victory Christian Academy 20-14 and Mar Vista...

Sweetwater falls, 28-14, to 3-0 Granite Hills Eagles

The Granite Hills High School football team is one of just three Grossmont Conference teams to sport a 3-0 record three weeks into the 2011 season. The Eagles join the Mt....

Last minute crowds don’t scare off business

Halloween isn't scaring people away from shopping. Last week, Halloween Express at 510 Broadway was full of adults and children looking to purchase their ideal costume. But the late afternoon crowd was just...

Health issues prompt canine to leave police department

After seven years of patrolling, Turbo, a Belgian malinois, retired from the ChulaVista Police Department K-9 unit on Nov. 17 due to medical reasons with his eyesight. During Turbo’s career he had...

Jaguars reward head coach with 100th JC football win

There were two distinct sets of cheers following last Saturday’s 28-24 victory by the host Southwestern College Jaguars against the Palomar Comets. One was obviously for the Jaguars as they picked up...

WEATHER

Chula Vista
light rain
63.9 ° F
65.9 °
61.3 °
88 %
2.9mph
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Wed
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Sat
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Sun
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THIS WEEK

Award recognizes Chula Vista...

Chula Vista resident Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel still remembers the early days at GoodFarms, answering phones at the front desk while juggling life as a young...

Barons keep reeling in...

Fans got their money’s worth at this year’s Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions boys basketball tournament at Sweetwater High School. “We had all five...

If it’s December, it’s...

AZTECS, LADEN WITH MW HONOREES, PRIMED FOR NEW MEXICO BOWL MATCHUP AGAINST MEAN GREEN From staff reports The Mountain West has announced its 2025 all-conference football...

Lady Lancers bound out...

B.J. Hunt ranks second all-time in the boys discus throw in Hilltop High School track and field history with a mark of 143-9 (set...

Artist’s photographs start as...

Fine-art photographer Victoria Amelina opened her new exhibition, “Poetry of Vintage Nostalgia,” at the Mission Hills Branch Library this week, offering visitors a gentle,...

Cops clear firearms off...

Nearly 140 unwanted firearms were turned in by residents at a South Bay gun safety event on Dec. 13, reflecting strong community participation in...

Nine Metro teams represented...

The Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions Club boys basketball tournament has faced off for another year. The 21-team tournament tipped off Saturday with...

One for four: Jaguars...

Aside from all-star games, the high school football season wrapped up last weekend with 15 state bowl championship games.Four teams represented the San Diego...

Castle Park Trojans finally...

It took two years, but the wait is finally over … and worth it. Castle Park High School held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its...

Williams paces San Diego...

It was a scene right out of a post-apocalyptic film: shadowy figures running around in dense fog.It could easily have taken place somewhere in...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Hanukkah, Mourner’s Kaddish, Fourth Advent Candle & Winter Solstice This is the week leading up to Winter Solstice and Hanukkah - eight-day Hebrew festival of Light....