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Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

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Metro mat women get their moment in time

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SWC opens Spring semester with new facilities,culinary expansion, and AI-focused learning

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Section’s best prep football teams to be crowned champions at Southwestern College

Sports Phillip Brents - 12/02/2016 0

The San Diego Section will hold its divisional football championship games this weekend at Southwestern College’s DeVore Stadium in Chula Vista. Among the 10 teams vying for titles are two Metro-Mesa...

South County-braced SDSU Aztecs sink Navy, 35-14, for Poinsettia Bowl win

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 12/30/2010 0

After the final gun sounded in the sixth annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, members of San Diego State University’s football team immediately headed over to listen to a...

‘Black Swan’ tells a compelling tale that is both unnerving and intense

Uncategorized Jeri Jacquin - 12/17/2010 0

Now playing from director Darren Aronofsky and Fox Searchlight Pictures is the highly enjoyable “Black Swan.” This film tells the story of Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a young ballerina who gives her...

Election 2020

Latest News Jessica Brodkin Webb - 09/24/2020 0

When Gonzalo Quintero, 38, was sworn in as a National City city councilman in 2019, he said his top two priorities would be to address the city’s housing problem, and to...

Electrician maintains innocence

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 01/23/2020 0

A National City electrician told a jury Tuesday he did not kill an Ocean Beach man whose body has never been found; he disappeared in 2017. Brian Eleron Hancock, 49, said he...

Part of the job is finding money and putting it to good use

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 01/17/2015 0

FLINT, Mich.—It was somehow fitting that when I met with Flint’s cold case homicide unit the mercury sat at 3 degrees. Don’t worry about your favorite columnist, though. It warmed up...

Frugal and frightfully fun

National City Carlos Davalos - 10/15/2016 0

Halloween is fast approaching, and if you haven’t already done so, it’s time to start putting together a few wicked costume ideas. This is the holiday to be extra bold. And,...

Pursuit of second career leads to Brazilian martial arts academy

Business Robert Moreno - 01/25/2018 0

When Ron Pizarro was laid off from his cyber security job at the Department of Defense it was a stressful time for him. Pizarro, 38, had supported his family of four through...

It’s over

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 12/20/2014 0

A re-count effort in a Chula Vista City Council race between Steve Padilla and Councilman-elect John McCann has stopped, according to Cynthia Paes with the Registrar of Voters Office. Southwestern College governing...

An intellectual ‘meathead’

Local News Carlos Davalos - 11/12/2011 0

Travis Russell, 20, was flabby in high school, weighing in at 258 pounds. The lack of a healthy diet, poor exercise habits and asthma contributed to his weight problem. However, in a matter...

From asphalt jungle to temporary park

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 09/10/2021 0

Launched in 2005, Park(ing) Day is a day where people across the world temporarily convert street parking places into tiny parks and places for art, play, and socializing. On Friday, Sept....

Bail set for April slaying

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 05/29/2020 0

A judge has set $1 million bail for a man suspected of mortally wounding an 18-year-old man who was dropped off at a Chula Vista hospital. Diego Anthony Rodriguez, 18, was shot...

McCann gets green light to collect money from woman

Uncategorized Robert Moreno - 06/11/2016 0

A San Diego Superior Court judge last month signed a court order that granted Chula Vista Councilman John McCann more than $100,000 in legal fees for defending his 2014 election to...

From Sweetwater Valley Little League to the Miami Marlins

Alumni Phillip Brents - 06/26/2015 0

Sweetwater Valley Little League teams took the field Monday to open this year’s District 42 Tournament of Champions. Championship games are slated Tuesday, June 30, in four age divisions at Imperial...

Enjoy an attractive, convenient composting station

Uncategorized Melinda Myers - 08/05/2017 0

Make recycling green debris into compost convenient and attractive. Create a space you and your neighbors will appreciate. And locate composting in a convenient area that is easy to access and...

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THIS WEEK

Chula Vista

Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

Metro mat women get their moment in time

SWC opens Spring semester with new facilities,culinary expansion, and AI-focused learning

Actions may need to support words

DON'T MISS

Section’s best prep football teams to be crowned champions at Southwestern College

South County-braced SDSU Aztecs sink Navy, 35-14, for Poinsettia Bowl win

‘Black Swan’ tells a compelling tale that is both unnerving and intense

Election 2020

Electrician maintains innocence

Part of the job is finding money and putting it to good use

Frugal and frightfully fun

Pursuit of second career leads to Brazilian martial arts academy

It’s over

An intellectual ‘meathead’

From asphalt jungle to temporary park

Bail set for April slaying

McCann gets green light to collect money from woman

From Sweetwater Valley Little League to the Miami Marlins

Enjoy an attractive, convenient composting station

WEATHER

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