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Castle Park Trojans finally get their field of dreams

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Barons keep reeling in hoops victories

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If it’s December, it’s time for college bowl game matchups

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Chilly nights mean start of ice hockey season

Sports Phillip Brents - 10/14/2016 0

Have you felt that chill in the night air recently? Temperatures have already dropped into the mid-40s in some areas of San Diego County's backcountry. Snow has already begun to fall in...

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...

NFL Star Watch: Jefferson, Smith in hunt for playoff berth

Alumni Phillip Brents - 11/29/2017 0

The playoff picture is slowing coming into focus for NFL teams as they make the final dash to the end of regular season play. Eastlake High School alumnus Tony Jefferson and the...

Lemon Fest returns with a twist

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 08/13/2021 0

After a year nearly a year and half of no major events in the city, the Third Avenue Business Association is bringing back the Lemon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 14 from...

Music ed paves well-rounded pathway to success

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 06/25/2016 0

One of our elementary students recently stood before an audience of school district superintendents and other education leaders. She and her classmates had just concluded a musical performance. She told the...

Help for the homeless from one who has been

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 02/06/2016 0

James Merino is on a mission to help any homeless person who crosses his path. In his early teenage years Merino lived on the streets in Chula Vista, used and sold drugs...

Progress is in the sky not on earth

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 02/15/2018 0

It was just last week, early February, that much of the United States was awe struck and ahhh-ing! as they watched Elon Musk’s rocket launch into space. Mankind, of course, has been...

Eastlake High junior a global finalist

Uncategorized Albert Fulcher - 09/28/2024 0

A junior at Eastlake High School, 16-year-old Grace Yihua Lee is one of 16 finalists from across the globe in the annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge competition. Founded in 2015, the Breakthrough...

Man pleads guilty to killing wife

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 11/29/2014 0

Just before opening statements were to be given in a murder trial Monday, a former National City man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2010 slaying of his estranged wife,...

Students gain insight by attending police academy

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 11/13/2010 0

For the past 10 years, people who work and live in Chula Vista have participated in the city's free citizen police academy training with the Chula Vista Police Department. This year, the...

Driver found guilty in death of two

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 07/09/2016 0

A drunk driver was convicted June 30 of two counts of second-degree murder in the 2014 deaths of his passengers which included Carlos Kristopher Vargas, 20, of Chula Vista. Jurors also convicted...

Mayoral forum illustrates differences

Latest News Allison Sampite - 10/30/2010 0

At a National City mayoral forum Tuesday night, four candidates answered questions regarding their views of National City. Mayor Ron Morrison, vice mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, city treasurer Mitchel Beauchamp and community activist...

No. 1 Red Devils come up short on final shot, end season with 79-78 loss to No. 4 Cavers

Basketball Phillip Brents - 02/21/2019 0

The stage was set with a home game in Tuesday’s San Diego Section Division III boys basketball semifinal playoff game and all the trappings were present courtesy of a full house...

When the Japanese surrendered to the United States

Uncategorized Richard Pena - 08/16/2014 0

“Fifty years ago on this date at Precisely 9 a.m., a group of men representing nine Allied nations and the Japanese government sat across a table on an American battleship and...

YES ON A, For a Safer Chula Vista

Latest News Mayor Mary Casillas Salas - 05/31/2018 0

One year ago, the City Council confronted the chronic under-staffing of our fire and police departments during the deliberations about the 2017-18 budget. The City Manager was directed to review staffing...

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