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Exploring Downtown Chula Vista’s brunch delights and welcoming back the annual Lemon Festival

Chula Vista Dominic Li Mandri - 0
Downtown Chula Vista has emerged as a bustling hub for food enthusiasts, offering a vibrant dining scene with a range of options. Whether you’re a local resident or a visitor looking...
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Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committe has vacancies

Chula Vista Staff - 0
Applications are being accepted for the Southwestern College Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee. The deadline to apply is Sept. 18, 2020. Four appointments are available: •One advisory or foundation representative to serve a two-year term; •One...
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Panel examines region’s fire preparedness

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 0
At an August forum panelists discussed the county's fire safety and how far it's come since the 2007 wildfires. In the fall of 2008, Congressman Bob Filner and Chula Vista councilman Steve...
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Two chambers go about their business

Uncategorized Ernesto Lopez - 0
There are two chambers of commerce in Chula Vista serving the business community. Chief operations officer of the recently established San Diego South County Chamber of Commerce, Ed Herrera, who at one...
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Injury-riddled Eastlake plays on; tops Spartans, 49-17, for homecoming win

Football Phillip Brents - 0
The pre-game coin toss might seem trivial to most fans attending a high school football game. But when three of the four Eastlake captains taking the center stripe were dressed in...
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Group wants to weigh in on labor agreements

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 0
The Sweetwater Union High School District’s bond oversight committee sent a letter last Friday to the school board asking for a four-month moratorium before it negotiates a project labor agreement with...
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State bowl football games to culminate this weekend

Football Phillip Brents - 0
The high school football season will finally come to an end this weekend with state bowl championship games. Title contests will be played throughout the state in 13 sub-divisions. The six San Diego...
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South Bay celebrates home opener

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 0
The calendar marked March 20 as the first official day of spring, but ask San Diego Padres fans and they’ll say spring doesn't start until the baseball team plays their first...
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Working with community to protect seniors from scams

Chula Vista District Attorney Summer Stephan - 0
Scammers are targeting our senior citizens at an alarming rate, and the financial and emotional toll is devastating. That’s why my office launched a large-scale outreach campaign aimed at educating seniors, their...
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Firestarter to be sentenced in Dec.

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 0
A woman pleaded guilty Nov. 3 to committing two arsons when she set fire to a shed near a church in 2015 and a mattress near the Salvation Army in Chula...
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Traditional Japanese cuisine served at Kanpai since 1994

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 0
Open since 1994, Kanpai Japanese restaurant (301 Palomar St., Chula Vista) has titillated the taste buds of local diners with authentic cuisine from the far side of the world. Kanpai translates as...
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Bail set for man held for killing father of five

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 0
A judge set bail at $2 million Nov. 29 for a man suspected of killing a father of five during a road rage incident in Chula Vista. Rickey Vernon Smith, 60, is...
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Defense attorney fired, sentencing rescheduled

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 0
A Nestor man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of an acquaintance in Chula Vista fired his trial attorney Monday and sentencing was re-set for June 20. The...
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DACA opened doors leading to opportunities for the motivated

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 0
The Perez family's tiny apartment is dotted by certificates, diplomas and awards. Wrestling trophies are proudly displayed. A graduation picture is stuck to the refrigerator by a magnet. It is clear...
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SWC to finally open long-awaited wellness center

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 1
For half a century, Southwestern College’s dirt lot at the corner of H Street and Otay Lakes Road was a pumpkin patch and a Christmas tree farm. Outside of the holiday season,...
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THIS WEEK

Alumni

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...
Columnists

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...
Basketball

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...
Basketball

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...
College

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...
Horoscope

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Alumni

Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...
Chula Vista

Familiar fragrance store opens...

Bath & Body Works officially opened a new 3,232-square-foot store near Palomar Trolley on Jan. 9, bringing the brand’s signature fragrances, body care, and...
High School

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...
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Moore takes lead at...

The Port of San Diego officially swore in its 2026 officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, marking the start...