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Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

Phillip Brents - 01/22/2026

Basketball

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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Boys hoops season underway for local teams

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SWC steps in to fill student needs

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 11/14/2025 0

The recent federal government shutdown affected many Southwestern College students who face mounting challenges that reach far beyond the classroom. For hundreds, the loss or delay of critical benefits such as...

Parents: A quick, timely refresher in School Supplies 101

National City Nancy Alvarado - 07/22/2017 0

The Sunday newspaper is heavy with Back-to-School ads. Children beg for new binders, new notebooks, or new pencil pouches. Even reluctant students swear that this is the year they will finally...

All that remains is rubble

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/02/2013 0

The 165-foot landmark South Bay Power Plant had long been an eye sore and hindrance to potential bayfront development. Not anymore. Today at approximately 7 a.m., community members, stakeholders, elected officials, police...

City gets tips on doing more with less

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 12/04/2010 0

In light of the city's severe budget crisis, the city of Chula Vista is working to streamline staff departments by implementing a concept used by Goodrich Inc. called kaizen. Kaizen is a...

County fair up and runnning for summer 2023

Chula Vista Staff - 06/08/2023 0

The San Diego County Fair returned to the city of Del Mar this week and will operate through July 4. Wednesday’s opening ceremony included a performance by special performance by the Hilltop...

Barons spike Titans to claim Mesa League girls volleyball title

High School Phillip Brents - 11/04/2011 0

Regular season play ends Friday for the Metro Conference’s girls volleyball teams. The Bonita Vista Barons put a lock on this year’s Mesa League championship by sweeping the visiting Eastlake Titans...

Party of the century will have fireworks

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 10/08/2011 0

Chula Vista will be celebrating its 100th birthday Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Olympic Training Center. This celebration will commemorate Chula Vista's yearlong centennial activities. "The Olympic Training Center is a wonderful attraction,"...

Xolos end season with a win

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/04/2013 0

Four months ago the Xolos were celebrating their first championship in Liga MX. Having been eliminated from playoff contention within the last two weeks, on Friday the Tijuana club was playing...

Program rebuilds lives

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/03/2013 0

It’s a black “X” on their permanent record, which makes finding employment difficult. Convicted criminals released from incarceration looking to begin a productive, healthy life often face a complicated process. Lucky for them,...

Cleaning up their business practices

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 10/29/2011 0

Businesses in Chula Vista will be cleaner by the end of next year thanks to a little friendly competition. The city recently launched a green business challenge for local businesses to conserve...

Esoteric Astrology as news for May 15 – 23, 2024

Horoscope legals - 05/16/2024 0

Gemini Festival of Humanity & Great Invocation Day Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12. The moon is On Monday, May 20th, the Sun enters Gemini, sign of the two brothers and...

Yes to YEP

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 08/27/2011 0

For individuals not prone to working 9 to 5 jobs and who instead want to start their own business, Southwestern College's Small Business Development Center has just the thing. And it's free. The...

Away games in El Centro are no place like home for SWC baseball team

Baseball Mary York - 03/29/2013 0

Two hours outside of Chula Vista, over a mountain range and through a desert, a lone baseball field hides tucked away behind the small campus of Imperial Valley College. The bleachers...

High school buddy will go to prison

National City Neal Putnam - 05/13/2017 0

A term of 15 years to life in prison has been handed down to a 21-year-old man who chased a high school friend and stabbed him 31 times in an Eastlake...

At what price a tidy room and neatly made bed?

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 02/01/2018 2

I look at my son’s bedroom in dismay. I’ve apparently failed to teach him the value of a neatly made bed and folded clothes. Stacks of paper – probably more of...

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