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Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

Phillip Brents - 01/16/2026

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King’s call for justice still relevant

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Familiar fragrance store opens new Chula Vista venue

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What do future relations hold?

Letter To Editor Deuel Woodward - 06/09/2023 0

Most people in Southern California drive cars to get around. There are also those on motorcycles, or using car or van pools, plus a few bike riders. About 5% of residents...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week May 7 – 13, 2025

Horoscope admin - 05/08/2025 0

Wesak - Taurus Buddha Full Moon Festival The full moon, Taurus Solar Buddha Wesak festival is occurring on Monday, May 12th. Disciples, Initiates, New Group of World Servers (NGWS), holy ones and...

Turkeys passed out to NC families

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 11/25/2017 0

Master-at-arms third class Jorge Medrano was stationed in San Diego two years ago. He recently had to find more affordable housing. “We just finished moving because, as you know, in San Diego...

A for effort

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/27/2013 0

The financial services company Standard & Poor’s upgraded Chula Vista’s credit rating on June 5 from an A-minus to an A after the city showed some financial stability. An A rating is...

TWENTY YEARS LATER

Chula Vista Staff - 09/09/2021 0

On Sept. 11, 2001 four commercial airplanes were hijacked by Islamic fundamentalist terrorists on the east coast. One of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11, was flown into the North Tower...

Transit workers merit respect

Chula Vista Mara Elliott - 03/17/2022 0

Among the many unsung heroes of Covid, I’ve been especially impressed by the bus and trolley drivers who keep San Diego moving. Doing their jobs, they help thousands of others get to...

Things were different then

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 12/31/2011 0

In the late 1960s a tobacco company marketed a slim, delicate cigarette hoping to attract women. Their slogan was, “You’ve come a long way, baby.” The promoters wanted women to believe their...

A bumpy ride

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 04/19/2014 0

There was a time when I would anticipate with some degree of glee a journey cross-country. With little or no hesitation I would hop on a car or a plane or...

Questions remain after celebration

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 07/07/2023 0

Call it a hangover. One that lingers long after a weekend of frivolity and imbibing. One that never goes away if you move through life taking in your surroundings rather than...

Slate wiped clean for Metro-South Bay, Metro-Pacific openers

Football Phillip Brents - 10/11/2018 0

The Metro Conference’s two four-team football leagues — the Metro-South Bay League and Metro-Pacific League — are set to finally kick off league play this weekend. Friday’s games feature some intriguing matchups...

District 42 champs make it a clean sweep at Section 7 finals

Baseball Phillip Brents - 07/18/2019 0

All three of the California District 42 Little League all-star championship teams swept through their opening games in last weekend’s California Section 7 tournament to advance to Tuesday’s championship games. The District...

¡QUE VIVA CINE LATINO! free outdoor film series returns to Las Americas Premium Outlets

Arts Special to The Star-News - 09/05/2018 0

The ¡QUE VIVA CINE LATINO! free outdoor film series returns this September to the Las Americas Premium Outlets, 4211 Camino de la Plaza, San Diego. Guests can enjoy some of the latest...

South Coast Water Polo Club continues to grow

High School Phillip Brents - 04/03/2015 0

The South Coast American Water Polo Club has continued to grow. The club now has divisions for 18U boys, 18U girls, 16U boys, 16U girls and a 14U coed program. Players are...

No place like…

Letters to the editor Deuel Woodward - 10/16/2022 0

California has had a drought for three years. People who live here have been moving elsewhere for three years. The 2020 Census resulted in our state losing a representative in Congress....

Bill of Rights stays afloat

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 06/14/2018 0

Chula Vista’s tall ship the Bill of Rights was given a financial life raft. Don Johnson, South Bay Front Sailing Association CEO, spearheaded fundraising efforts to pay for maintenance costs and storage...

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District 42 champs make it a clean sweep at Section 7 finals

¡QUE VIVA CINE LATINO! free outdoor film series returns to Las Americas Premium Outlets

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No place like…

Bill of Rights stays afloat

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