Saturday, January 17, 2026
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Chula Vista

Hygiene kits intended as temporary fix for pause in seniors’ dental care

A public statement from the Gary and Mary West Senior Dental center says they have temporarily closed the low-income dental clinic that serves seniors across San Diego county but are offering...

Tax increases in the future?

The “Eastern Urban Center” (now called “Millenia”) was part of the original 1993 Plan for Otay Ranch. It was to be the “University Towne Centre” of south county. It was planned...

ASC San Diego’s soccer fix starts in Chula Vista

While the 2018 World Cup continues to whittle down teams in advance of its July 15 championship game, playoff soccer is taking place much closer to home. Albion Soccer Cub (ASC) San...

Protecting senior community during COVID-19

On April 29, Sen. Ben Hueso joined forces with senior advocate agencies for a virtual Town Hall to discuss senior resources, protecting and supporting seniors and caregivers, current fraud and scam...

Sweetwater tournament tips off with strong local flavor

This year’s Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions Club boys basketball tournament spotlights several Metro Conference teams as well as several ranked teams within the San Diego Section among the 16...

What happens when patches fail?

The future of patch.com remains unclear, alarming and lamentable. The website specializing in local news delivered online — lajollapatch.com and imperialbeach.com for example — announced last week it would be shutting down...

Hooded groper still on the loose

Last week, the Chula Vista Police Department released a composite sketch of a man suspected of sexually assaulting several females on the west side of Chula Vista. Since September last year, 13...

Federal agent guilty of passing along info

The federal case against a former federal agent from Chula Vista is now over after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of unlawful disclosure of personnel data to someone who...

Big men on campus: Saluting the senior class of 2021

The Montgomery High School football team certainly deserved the recognition after marching through Metro-South Bay League competition with an undefeated 3-0 record and lopsided 195-39 scoring differential during the shortened spring...

Titans to bring it on against top-seeded Wildcats in Division I CIF championship football final

Three Metro Conference teams took the field in last Friday’s San Diego Section football semifinal playoffs — each seeking the winning formula to advance to this Friday’s division championship games. The second-seeded...

Southern Water Polo Club makes statement at Junior Olympic qualifying tournament

The Southern Water Polo team made program history by qualifying all four of its teams for next month’s 50th annual USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics in Irvine. The South County-based club...

Visit what may be coming your way

I recognize that with the passage of time, places and faces become unfamiliar. But some changes are still jarring. Who is that old guy in the bathroom mirror giving me the stink...

Halfway point of prep football season has four Metro Conference teams with winning records

Many teams across the San Diego Section have already reached the halfway point of the 2022 high school football season or about to do so. The Sweetwater Red Devils and Hilltop Lancers...

Jags top Mesa, 42-30, in community college football game

The Southwestern College football team picked up its second win of the season — and second win in its last three games —  by defeating visiting San Diego Mesa, 42-30, last...

Driver guilty of manslaughter

The drunk driver of a car that was overloaded with eight people inside it has pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a Chula Vista teenager...

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THIS WEEK

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...

Esoteric astrology as news...

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Moore takes lead at...

The Port of San Diego officially swore in its 2026 officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, marking the start...

Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...

Help getting by during...

If you went into the first full week of January 2026 wondering: Where you were going to find the extra money to pay for your...

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...

Familiar fragrance store opens...

Bath & Body Works officially opened a new 3,232-square-foot store near Palomar Trolley on Jan. 9, bringing the brand’s signature fragrances, body care, and...

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...