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Pancakes and a time capsule

The Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Department is holding its Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 8-ll a.m. Along with serving pancakes, the Bonita Firefighters will be opening a time capsule from 1992....

The return of public fireworks

If you were among the many who dared spend their Fourth of July evening watching fireworks at Chula Vista’s Elite Athlete Training Center, congratulations! Presumably, by now, you’ve survived the traffic...

Rockets red glare imported from China

Independence Day, July 4th, is a day of patriotic fervor. Everywhere you turn, there are parades, flags waving, fireworks exploding – it’s a sight as gleefully American as apple pie. But wait...

Guide who left hikers behind will go to prison

A foot guide who illegally led four Mexican citizens through the Otay Mountain wilderness before the U.S. Border Patrol arrested them was sentenced Friday to 5 years in federal prison. The prosecutor...

A feel for competition

Just because Ricardo Herrera is blind doesn’t mean he can’t see his competition. Ricardo,13, participated at the 13th annual National Braille Challenge last weekend in Los Angeles, competing against blind students from...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week January 29 – February 4, 2020

Candlemas, Fire Festival, Blessings & Corn Dollies Sunday is Candlemas Day, a day of significance astronomically and religiously. Candlemas marks the moment in time (day) between winter solstice and spring equinox (cross-quarter...

Interim president knows cooperation is key

Denise Whittaker, 62, said she was honored to be selected as Southwestern College's interim superintendent and president. "The college's reputation of excellence and focusing on students made my decision to apply an...

The press and public’s obligation

If I had a bigger ego, if I was pettier and if I had more power, money and or influence to lose — sprinkled in with a large amount of insecurity...

Pay as you park even if you don’t

The next time you park at a meter or in a metered lot in Chula Vista — Lot 3b on Landis Avenue between Davidson and F streets for example — consider...

Strangler gets 25 to life in prison

An accused Chula Vista bank robber who was convicted of strangling his cellmate was sentenced July 26 to 25 years to life in state prison for first-degree murder. A handcuffed Clinton Forbel...

Batter up! South County ballclubs well represented in CIF playoffs

The San Diego Section will crown its six divisional baseball champions on May 26-28, at the University of California San Diego’s Triton Field. A glut of 14 South County teams gained admission...

Good, bad and annoying

Good and bad are relative. Punching someone in the face: bad. Punching someone who is attacking you or a loved one: good. Notable and annoying also posses a hint of duality (what is...

South County players key Knights to CIF title, state bowl berth

The 2010 high school football season isn’t quite over yet for Chula Vista’s Joey Moreno, Kohl Simonds, Max Muller and Estevan Gomez. The quartet, along with the rest of their Bishop’s...

Passing of a friend who taught her so much

My sweet Darcy passed away. I wish I could put into words just how much I loved her. I wish I had the vocabulary to do justice to her sweet face -...

National City’s five year plan

At Tuesday's City Council meeting, National City council members approved a five-year implementation plan for the National City redevelopment area. The Community Development Commission prepared the plan, which started in 2009 and...

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THIS WEEK

E-vehicle chargers coming

Chula Vista is preparing to open a new Tesla Supercharger station that will significantly expand electric vehicle charging options in the community. The site, located...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

How to Understand the World & Our Country Today Crisis, polarization then a sweep into unity. This is how change occurs on earth - the...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

It’s time for paying...

Enough time has passed since the last of the major holidays that it seems an acceptable time to hop back on the soapbox without...

Foundation graduates second round...

For the second consecutive year, the Guy and Olive Lookabaugh Foundation has fully funded tuition for an entire entering cohort of Vocational Nursing students...

SWC opens Spring semester...

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus....

It’s No. 1 Titans...

Friday’s 2026 edition of the Metro Conference roller hockey championship tournament’s grand finale is set: the top-seeded Eastlake Titans versus the third-seeded Otay Ranch...

Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...

Epic win catapults Gulls...

The San Diego Gulls needed this one. And they got it. Trailing by one goal on three different occasions in front of a sellout crowd...

Metro mat women get...

Flag football may be the fastest-growing high school girls sport but girls wrestling set the precedent, and it continues to grow in many areas. This...