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Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

Phillip Brents - 01/22/2026

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Above the rim: SDSU tips off MW play on winning note

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Overtime games add excitement to regular season slate

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Welcoming the New Year

Chula Vista admin - 01/05/2025 0

The start of a new year brings much excitement and anticipation. At Southwestern College, it is a fresh opportunity for growth, learning, and building connections that will shape our individual journeys...

Experts: Domestic flu virus more worrisome than one from China

Chula Vista Isabel Hughes - 02/07/2020 0

Last week, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. Despite the growing number of cases globally, local health officials say the flu...

Both sides must work to make more information available to public

Chula Vista Amy Bennett - 09/27/2014 0

Over time federal agencies have flipped the Freedom of Information Act (ACT) on its head. Congress clearly intended the FOIA to be a tool for the public to pry information out...

A second chance at Mi Escuelita

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 12/29/2011 0

When Juan was small he didn’t smile. “Now that’s the first thing you see on his face,” Celia Martinez said of her legally-adopted 5-year-old son. But the change is a work in...

Be aware of gift card scams

Chula Vista Summer Stephan - 05/27/2023 0

You’ve likely seen the rows and rows of colorful gift cards at the supermarket. There’s practically one for every retailer and the ability to purchase a gift card while grocery shopping...

Otay Ranch Mustangs regroup to down Trojans 31-14

Football Phillip Brents - 10/14/2011 0

When Daniel Hernandez and Juan Luna scored touchdowns in the second quarter during last Friday’s non-league game against the visiting Otay Ranch Mustangs, the Castle Park Trojans had 14 points en...

Family in need of vehicle to facilitate brothers’ transport needs

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 12/22/2023 0

The Camarillo and Fels family are raising $35,000 for matching funds for them to get an accessible vehicle for the family. From Chula Vista, Cesar, 17, and Matteo, 9, are brothers...

The intersection of law and clarity

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/04/2026 0

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. Colloquially known as the “Daylight Law” ,...

Toreros emerge on top of local college hardball competition

Alumni Phillip Brents - 04/21/2022 0

Of the three NCAA Division I baseball teams in the San Diego region, the University of San Diego Toreros seem to be off to the best start this season. One needs only...

Abundance of gratitude

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/30/2023 0

Boys to Men Mentoring celebrated its Night of Gratitude and Drive-In Movie Celebration on June 23 at its Spring Valley office on June 23. BTM’s empathy-centered youth mentoring program serves 650 boys...

Drive on for school supplies

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/30/2023 0

Throughout the month of July, Home Start, a local nonprofit dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family strengthening services is collecting donations for its Back-to-School Backpack Drive, benefiting children...

Girl Scout raising alopecia awareness among peers

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 07/01/2023 0

Two years ago, a Chula Vista teenager discovered she had alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes patchy hair loss. Gabby Cimmino, 17, is an upcoming senior at the Academy of...

HomeFed backs out of university development

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 11/07/2015 0

The city of Chula Vista is left without a master developer after HomeFed Corp. decided it no longer wanted to be involved with the development of the city’s much anticipated University...

Utility funds still available

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 09/03/2020 0

South Bay Community Services is accepting applications for the Emergency Family Utility Assistance Program through Friday, Sept. 11. The program, supported by funding from the city of National City, will grant selected...

Casino owner makes brief appearance in court

Uncategorized Robert Moreno - 04/23/2016 0

Wearing an all black suit, Harvey Souza sat in the back of a federal courtroom listening to what the next step is in a trial prosecutors say is the biggest gambling...

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THIS WEEK

Basketball

Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

Above the rim: SDSU tips off MW play on winning note

Overtime games add excitement to regular season slate

Beware of Artificial Intelligence scams

DON'T MISS

Welcoming the New Year

Experts: Domestic flu virus more worrisome than one from China

Both sides must work to make more information available to public

A second chance at Mi Escuelita

Be aware of gift card scams

Otay Ranch Mustangs regroup to down Trojans 31-14

Family in need of vehicle to facilitate brothers’ transport needs

The intersection of law and clarity

Toreros emerge on top of local college hardball competition

Abundance of gratitude

Drive on for school supplies

Girl Scout raising alopecia awareness among peers

HomeFed backs out of university development

Utility funds still available

Casino owner makes brief appearance in court

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