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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

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Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

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Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

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Captain Norbert Stein: Nearing 104, it’s too early to close the door

Sports Phillip Brents - 11/04/2016 0

In the revolving door of indoor soccer franchises, two things appear constant: the San Diego Sockers and the team’s official No. 1 fan, longtime Chula Vista resident Norbert Stein. The Sockers are...

Metro track and field athletes are moving into the fast lane

High School Phillip Brents - 05/06/2011 0

The high school state track and field championship meet is reserved for an elite cadre of student-athletes — something that Otay Ranch sophomore Carina Gillespie and Eastlake senior Jordan Hines already...

Our region’s waters define us

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/07/2013 0

Our county's main economic sectors—defense and military, tourism, and research and manufacturing—depend on an abundance of clean water to conduct business, attract customers and retain staff. Countywide our coastal areas, beaches,...

Prison or probation for failed robber

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/30/2014 0

A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday to attempted robbery of a worker at a Taco Bell restaurant in Chula Vista. Sentencing was set for Feb. 26 for Salvador Alberto Martinez, 36,...

Tracking Jessica Sanchez

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/05/2012 0

Chula Vista's Jessica Sanchez was born Aug. 4, 1995. Appeared on “America’s Got Talent” in 2006. (Did not make it past the first round.) Auditioned for “American Idol” July 8, 2011. Recently she made...

Bank robber gets five years

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 03/12/2021 0

A bank robber who also held up a shoe store in National City was sentenced Feb. 25 to five years in federal prison. Ryan W. Nelson, 38, was ordered to pay $11,572...

Hello, goodbye, greetings or thanks

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 05/24/2014 0

As instantaneous and seemingly convenient technology has made communication, it has also added an element of angst. For some of us anyway. Us actually meaning me. Decades after the introduction of email, I’ve...

The color purple and me

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/12/2014 0

People who know me quite well, particularly members of my family, might say that I wrote last week’s column about jacaranda trees simply because I like their color. And they would...

Gun shooting burglar sentenced

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 09/10/2020 0

A man who fired shots at a car as it drove away and who burglarized a South Bay shoe factory has been sentenced to 19 years in state prison. Deputy District Attorney...

Let quinceañeras be a safe passage to womanhood

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/20/2014 0

For young girls in the Hispanic community, turning 15 is a special occasion that symbolizes their passage into womanhood. To celebrate that transition, families throw a “Quinceañera,” or coming-out party. With roots...

National City’s Morrison touts positive changes

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 11/14/2015 0

Times are changing in National City. That’s the message National City Mayor Ron Morrison delivered Monday night during his seventh annual State of the City Address at Cornerstone Church of San...

New Year, new initiatives at Southwestern College

Chula Vista Kindred Murillo - 01/03/2020 0

The beginning of the new year brings new opportunities for our students, employees and community. The winter intersession began Jan. 2, offering students the opportunity to get ahead on their educational...

Academics at the top of their game

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/03/2011 0

For the second year in a row, the Olympian High decathlon team claimed the championship title in the San Diego County Academic Decathlon. Competing against 18 teams from around the county,...

Mustangs edge fifth-ranked Longhorns, 2-1, to claim 9-2 start

Baseball Phillip Brents - 03/29/2013 0

The Otay Ranch Mustangs look like they will have a say in which team wins this year’s Mesa League title after taking down the fifth-ranked Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns in a...

Rules and red tape won’t fix the housing crisis

Chula Vista admin - 05/18/2025 0

In recent years, city after city across San Diego County has rushed to pass its own version of a Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO) – and now Oceanside is considering a proposal....

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