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Lannom family fuels Sweetwater Valley baseball juggernaut

Baseball history in the Lannom family goes back six decades, and it’s taken 60 years, give or take, for the family to finally reach its goal of competing in the Little...

Immigration Fraud: Who can you trust?

As your District Attorney, I'm committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA’s Office and you, the community. One way I hope to do that is through this new monthly...

On a crusade: No. 9 Mater Dei Catholic upsets No. 4 Mission Hills 41-14

The Mater Dei Catholic High School football team has already proven it is not invincible after dropping a 51-42 non-league decision at Los Angeles Hawkins on Sept. 16. But the Crusaders...

Stars align in time for entrepreneur to strike out on his own

Chris Butcher has worked in the telecommunications and sales field for about 18 years. In that time he has worked for two different telecommunication companies and almost always was near the top...

Winners and losers

PROP H-CITY OF CHULA VISTA Telecommunications Users Tax NO: 26,866 (56.72%) YES: 20,501 (43.28%) CITY OF NATIONAL CITY MAYOR RON MORRISON: 4,028 (55.22%) A. SOTELO-SOLIS: 2,578 (35.34%) DARRYL GORHAM: 352 (4.83%) R. MITCHEL BEAUCHAMP: 336 (4.61%) CITY OF NATIONAL CITY CITY...

Out to sea: AAF, San Diego Fleet cancel start-up season

This coming weekend the fledgling Alliance of American Football was supposed to kick off the first of two rounds of playoff games leading up to the league’s inaugural championship game April...

Filled with stuffing and more stuff

Sometimes I wonder if people buy homes simply for the sake of no longer having to move. Yes, there are families who upgrade houses as their needs for space grow, and singles...

CIF baseball/softball double dip goes against BVHS teams

Both the Bonita Vista High School baseball and softball teams lost their San Diego Section playoff openers on Wednesday, but both teams remain still in contention for a division championship thanks...

Track, basketball, volleyball … BV’s Hudson is born to compete

In the fall, junior Jenelle Hudson led the Bonita Vista Barons to a 9-1 Mesa League girls volleyball record and a league co-championship with Eastlake. The dominant outside hitter displayed a...

Gala to honor High Tech High Foundation co-founder

High Tech High opened in September 2000 as a small public charter school with plans to serve approximately 450 students. HTH has evolved into an integrated network of sixteen charter schools...

El Niño preparation

The city of Chula Vista Monday night shared with the community the measures it has taken in preparation for El Niño. “This is a serious issue for us and we’ve been preparing...

Chula Vista honors pandemic heroes: The Winners

Al Baldwin Angela Mitchell Ann Owens Arianna Chavez Arthur Bleich Big Table San Diego Brookfield Properties Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego Charlando Durante, Coming Together During COVID-19 Chicano Federation of San Diego County Child Development Associates Chula Vista Elks Lodge No. 2011 Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce Chula Vista...

Mesa League divers toe the board, find success

This year’s Mesa League championship dive card included just four student-athletes. But the April 27 gathering at the Southwestern College pool still racked up some impressive numbers. Mater Dei Catholic High School...

Celestial sky show thrills South County early risers

South County residents had an opportunity to witness a relatively rare celestial event during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 31, when the Earth’s shadow covered the Moon during a...

Soldiers with brain trauma denied Purple Hearts

The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts...

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THIS WEEK

Eastlake Titans, Otay Ranch...

The Metro Conference wrapped up two weeks of roller hockey play prior to the holiday break with a bunch of goals Thursday night, Dec....

College football bowl games...

Five Mountain West Conference football teams are poised to make flight to the reorganized Pac-12 beginning in July. Thus, December’s bowl games served as...

The intersection of law...

It’s been roughly a year and I have yet to see much daylight. At the beginning of 2025, the State of California enacted AB 413....

New year starts with...

As the holiday season winds down, San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) is asking the community to start the new year with a lifesaving...

Wild Horses Festival hits...

Review and photography by Andy Bartotto The third edition of Wild Horses Festival at Petco Park took place this Saturday, Dec. 27, under clear skies....

Pet surrenders catch county’s...

As 2025 came to a close, San Diego Humane Society reported a notable shift in the types of dogs entering its shelters—one that may...

Beloved principal, basketball junkie...

Many in the Sweetwater Union High School District family were blessed to know Ralph Mora, a 1966 Castle Park High School alumnus, former principal...

City to honor leaders

Chula Vista is introducing a new way to recognize the people and organizations working to strengthen inclusion, respect, and connection across the city. On Tuesday,...