Wednesday, December 24, 2025
61.6 F
Chula Vista

Get down and dirty to increase chance of better health

Break out the tools and garden your way to a healthier mind, body and spirit. Gardeners have always know it, but now research proves that gardening is a great form of...

Eastlake’s Sallee named 2014-15 Star-News Prep Athlete of the Year

Eastlake High School senior Ronnie Sallee recently wrapped up his third season on the school’s boys lacrosse team. Prior to that he completed his fourth seasons on both the Titans’ football...

From the beginning to the end

In 1957 SDG&E began planning to develop the South Bay power plant on the Chula Vista bayfront, with construction to begin the following year. The plant started operating at full capacity in...

Avoiding caregiver burnout

While family caregiving can be rewarding, it can make life more stressful for those providing the care. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this type of stress affects...

Martial Arts Academy completes black belt testing for students, advancement

The Martial Arts Academy, located at 925 Hale Place in the Eastlake area, tested some of its students for advancement on Dec. 16. The students who tested were Luis Luquin, Caipora Luquin...

Cops and lowriders deliver

Ten elementary schools in the National School District were recent recipients of free school supplies. The donated materials were part of the National City Police Department’s annual school supplies giveaway in conjunction...

SWC Jaguars end winless JC season with a win

In a twist of fate, Grossmont College hosted Southwestern College on Nov. 11 in the regular season finale for both teams. Neither team was heading to a post-season bowl game. It...

Park View stops Nevada state champions, 1-0, nails down Little League World Series berth

Park View Little League's Green Machine may have to change its nickname after earning a berth in this year's Little League World Series. The West region champions will wear light blue...

Suspect in police shooting waives

A man suspected of killing San Diego Police officer Jonathan De Guzman, who was a Chula Vista resident, waived his right Monday for a speedy preliminary hearing and will return to...

Forget the Irish, it’s luck of the draw

Today as you’re chasing down that bite of corned beef sandwich with a pull of Guinness and shot of Jameson channel your innermost Harry Callahan, one of cinema’s dirtiest cops and...

Ex-cop learns: Get facts before shooting mouth off

If I learned anything in 35 years as a working cop, it was to hear both sides of a story before taking action. Recently I wrote about the Sweetwater Union School District's...

Measure A benefits disadvantaged communities

The San Diego region needs more housing for families and individuals at all income levels. The shortage is most severe for lower income households. But that’s not the only burden facing underrepresented...

Albro paces Olympian to runner-up finish in boys frosh/soph division

The Olympian Eagles may have come closest among all Metro Conference teams competing at last Friday’s 42nd annual South Bay Invitational at Rohr Park to snatching a team title when they...

Barons’ bold new horizons starts now in boys lacrosse

The Bonita Vista High School boys lacrosse team has qualified for the San Diego Section playoffs the last three years, and last year picked up its first postseason win. Baron head coach...

Lady Spartans excel in crowded Division II field

The San Diego Section Division II girls basketball rankings are getting pretty crowded, with Metro Conference teams, that is. Heading into this week, three Mesa League teams and one South Bay League...

WEATHER

Chula Vista
moderate rain
61.6 ° F
63.1 °
59.9 °
90 %
6.1mph
100 %
Thu
65 °
Fri
66 °
Sat
63 °
Sun
67 °
Mon
66 °

COMMUNITY POLL

Have you ever read Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”?

  • Yes (0%, Votes)
  • No (0%, Votes)
  • I have not, but I have seen “A Christmas Story”. (0%, Votes)

Thanks for voting!

Loading ... Loading ...

THIS WEEK

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...

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...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

 The Gift of  Serving One Another – Drawing to Ourselves Those We Are Able to Serve Christmas Day this year (2025) occurs under a Pisces...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...