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Castle Park Trojans finally get their field of dreams

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Barons keep reeling in hoops victories

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If it’s December, it’s time for college bowl game matchups

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Motorist given 10-year term

National City Neal Putnam - 05/13/2017 0

A 10-year state prison term was handed down May 4 to a hit and run motorist who killed Jose Luis Padron on Jan. 19 in Paradise Hills, near National City. The widow...

Economy and bio-tech futures linked

Opinion Douglas E. Schoen - 08/20/2010 0

The federal government just announced that the nation's unemployment rate is still hovering around 10 percent. Voters have seized on this news by demanding that their leaders find a way to...

Fourth of July options

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 07/02/2016 0

The crowds will be out this Independence Day to watch the night sky be lit up with colorful pyrotechnics. If you do not know where to go celebrate the nation’s birthday, then...

Girls field hockey Metro Conference all-league honors bestowed

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 01/01/2011 0

Otay Ranch senior Tarah Trotter and Bonita Vista junior Mailyn Nishiguchi each shared honors as the 2010 Metro Conference girls field hockey Co-Players of the Year. Both earned distinction as members...

Tax reform could lead to less affordable housing, more homelessness

Opinion State Senator Ben Hueso and Ricardo A. Flores . - 12/14/2017 0

Humane and giving as our hearts may be, we see the ill effects of homelessness every day on our streets, especially downtown. The scene is not unfamiliar; however, familiarity does not...

Enjoying life on the run

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 06/22/2013 0

It has been sometime since I have written one of those “such interesting people” type columns. I, therefore, would be utterly remiss if I passed up this opportunity that is staring...

National Waffle Day is Aug. 24, so try something with a crisp

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 08/22/2014 0

In the United States, National Waffle Day is celebrated on Aug. 24, the date of a U.S. patent on a waffle iron in 1869. The original recipe for waffles is said to...

Alleged stabber will have prelim

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/12/2012 0

A man accused of repeatedly stabbing another man outside a National City bar on March 10 will face a judge at his May 8 preliminary hearing. Michael Raymond Acosta, 26, is accused...

Suspected stabber faces another charge

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 02/20/2016 0

A man suspected of committing three random stabbings in Chula Vista in 2015 has been charged with committing a similar offense in 2014. A fourth attempted murder and assault charge has been...

Red Devils, Lancers tip off South Bay League play with 3-0 starts

Basketball Phillip Brents - 01/18/2018 0

The South Bay League boys basketball circuit continues to remain competitive in the early going of league play as the standings remain bunched near the top. Sweetwater received 16 points from Neilrayn...

Field of dreams will have to wait

Columns Carlos Davalos - 08/14/2020 0

It was around this time last year when members of the Sweetwater Valley Little League were taking their final lap around the bases, expressing appreciation to adoring fans — including, of...

Mural honoring National City chronicler unveiled, celebrated

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 12/24/2021 0

National City-based photographer Memo Cavada captured half a century of local history from senior photos to prominent weddings to gritty urban events so it stands to reason that a mural featuring...

Men face trial for assault

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 12/19/2013 0

Two reported members of the Mongols motorcycle gang were ordered Dec. 5 to stand trial for felony assault for allegedly pulling knives on two people outside a Chula Vista drug store. Neither...

Riding the Green Wave: Hilltop alum returns to alma mater to coach Lancers polo team

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 08/29/2014 0

Ernie Medina is heading home, and he sees that as a highlight in his long coaching career. Medina, one of the South Bay’s veteran coaches with 30 years of coaching experience, has...

Visit what may be coming your way

National City Carlos Davalos - 05/06/2017 0

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...

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