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Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

Phillip Brents - 01/22/2026

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Woman’s boyfriend awaits prelim

Chula Vista Staff - 01/09/2016 0

A Jan. 26 preliminary hearing has been set for Martin Joseph Foster, 54, who is charged with the murder of his girlfriend who was found dead in an encampment behind a...

N.C. movie house stays dry

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 03/07/2015 0

A National City movie theater will not join the 85 American Multi-Cinema theaters nationwide, seven in California, and two in San Diego County to sell alcohol on its premises. The National City...

Celebration honors volunteers for Meals service

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 02/02/2024 0

At the Norma Park Senior Center in Chula Vista, Meals on Wheels held its 50th Annual South County Event on Jan.27. This event is held to honor and celebrate dedicated volunteers...

Tours, workshops have design with binational flair

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 09/10/2021 0

The second annual San Diego Design Week event features presentations, studio tours, workshops, and self-guided tours hosted by groups throughout the binational design community of San Diego and Tijuana through Sept....

Southwest Raiders take on new look in 2011

Football Phillip Brents - 09/02/2011 0

The Southwest Raiders finished 5-5 last season, third with a 1-2 showing in the Metro-South Bay League. The Raiders’ .500 mark wasn’t enough to crack the San Diego Section Division III...

DA contends felony violations

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 12/29/2011 0

Affidavits used to obtain search warrants allowing investigators with the District Attorney’s Office to raid the homes of school board officials were made public this week. Officer Susan Rodriguez, who executed the...

Sweetwater rolls past Imperial, posts 24-6 victory to move to 3-0

Football Phillip Brents - 09/19/2014 0

Vista Spartans in the longest-running high school football rivalry game in San Diego County history on Friday, Sept. 19. The Devils lead the series 36-28-3 and, despite losing last year’s match-up...

Students get books in time for summer

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 05/15/2023 0

Just in time for summer, students at John J. Montgomery Elementary School in Chula Vista received books from the United Way of San Diego County as their last day of school...

A business like any other

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 05/18/2013 0

The ongoing primer Southwestern College journalism students are receiving has more to do with nickels and dimes than commas and quotes. Like real-world reporters across the country, staff at The Southwestern College Sun worry...

Sex, ties and video land National City man in court for homicide

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 11/01/2018 0

A murder trial has been set for Feb. 25, 2019 for a National City man who is accused of killing an acquaintance who posted a video on the internet of the...

Aspiring Assembly member wants focus on education

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 03/10/2022 0

David Alvarez is one of three candidates running for the 80th Assembly District Special Election on April 5, after the resignation of Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez in January. The 41-year-old Democrat, is...

Chula Vista couple wins OWD contest

Chula Vista Staff - 09/27/2025 0

A Chula Vista couple were named the best by the Otay Water District. Catherine and David Spence were recently awarded the “Best in District” title in the district’s annual WaterSmart Landscape contest. According...

Chula Vista passes new cannabis store language

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 03/01/2018 0

The smoke has cleared on Chula Vista’s proposed marijuana dispensary ordinance. After two public meetings and hours of public testimony and deliberations, the Chula Vista City Council voted to allow tight regulations...

From cop to superintendent

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 08/27/2010 0

For those who know Francisco Escobedo, the newly appointed superintendent for the Chula Vista Elementary School District, they recognize his dedication to excellence in serving more than 20 years in education....

Bank robber prison bound

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 09/03/2015 0

A judge sentenced the "Bearded Bandit" to 70 months in federal prison Monday for robbing a Nestor bank and two others. Christopher Andrew Gibson, 26, of Vista, was ordered to pay $7,659...

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