Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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Chula Vista

Drug bust left detective pointing finger at elusive suspect

You enjoyed my embarrassment when I executed a search warrant for marijuana plants only to discover they were really tomato plants. There's more. This incident involves another narcotic investigating venture in 1980....

Gulls making up ground in AHL standings with strong holiday push

The ice hockey season is in full swing and playoff positioning is already starting to offer a preview of the second half of the American Hockey League season. The San Diego Gulls...

The Republican Party and American foreign policy: A broken yent pole

A long tradition in American politics has been the metaphor of political parties serving as a “big tent.” In the case of the 2016 Republican nomination process, however, the tent seems...

Buncom tabbed to play in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl

The fourth annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, secheduled Jan. 4 at the StubHub Center in Carson, is the culmination of a nationwide All-American player selection tour that collectively celebrates academic excellence,...

All-Mesa League boys golf team announced

The All-Mesa League boys golf team was recently announced. Here is a list of honors awarded to the league's top players: All-Mesa League Boys Golf Teams First Team Kevin Gorman (Bonita Vista), 11 Patrick DeJesus (Otay...

Son watches as father sentenced for slaying his mother

A 65-year-old man who killed his ex-wife, Martha Huffman, with a brick outside her Chula Vista home was sentenced July 9 to 25 years to life in prison as his son...

National City police taking time to get to know neighbors

National City police officers last week met with the National City community over a Cup of Joe for National Coffee With a Cop Day. When officers, who volunteered to participate, arrived at...

South County mat men star at prestigious ECI tournament

The 2010 El Cajon Invitational wrestling tournament produced a fantastic showing by San Diego Section squads, and South County teams were no exception. The Otay Ranch Mustangs, braced by two finalists...

Ailing man released from jail

Kurt Walter Donsbach, 75, who was sentenced April 15 to one year in jail for practicing medicine without a license, will be released on Oct. 8, according to the sheriff's department. The...

Strange denials

“In The Heat of The Night”; “The Long Hot Summer”; “Some Like It Hot”; “Heat”; “The Heat”; “Heat and Dust”; “Heat and Sunlight”; “The Heat of the Day”; “Heat of the...

Roller hockey teams getting serious about Kiwanis Cup playoffs

The seeding meeting for the Kiwanis Cup playoffs is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 20, at Castle Park High School. At the meeting, coaches representatives from the CIF-Metro Conference's four leagues will vote...

Don’t leave an avenue for Q in CV

There are a lot of reasons to vote No on Q. Chula Vista is just not capable of managing legal marijuana. Their ordinance is ridiculous. Measuring from front door to front...

Drunk driver faces manslaughter trial

A judge on Tuesday ordered a Chula Vista driver to stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a motorist who struck his abandoned Jeep on a...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week April 2 – 8, 2025

Mercury Stations Direct & the Darjeeling Express Restaurant As Neptune finds its bearings, from 14 years in the dreamy sign of Pisces to the new sign of fiery Aries, Mercury retrograde still...

No 1 2 blame except me

First things first ... you're never going to believe this but I made a mistake last week. When I wrote that some people in the community might "illicit deep sighs and eye...

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THIS WEEK

Beloved principal, basketball junkie...

Many in the Sweetwater Union High School District family were blessed to know Ralph Mora, a 1966 Castle Park High School alumnus, former principal...

Gulls making up ground...

The ice hockey season is in full swing and playoff positioning is already starting to offer a preview of the second half of the...

College football bowl games...

Five Mountain West Conference football teams are poised to make flight to the reorganized Pac-12 beginning in July. Thus, December’s bowl games served as...

Wild Horses Festival hits...

Review and photography by Andy Bartotto The third edition of Wild Horses Festival at Petco Park took place this Saturday, Dec. 27, under clear skies....

Esoteric Astrology as news...

New Year, 2026 – A Prayer for Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All 2026 begins with Capricorn Sun and a Gemini moon – the magical...

Eastlake Titans, Otay Ranch...

The Metro Conference wrapped up two weeks of roller hockey play prior to the holiday break with a bunch of goals Thursday night, Dec....