Monday, February 2, 2026
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Chula Vista

Dream approach to growing homeless population

Officials in the South Bay, city staff and volunteer groups toured the Los Angeles Dream Center Wednesday in hopes of finding ways to curb the homeless population in the South Bay. “National...

Field honors beloved teacher

It has been a little more than a month since Joseph Casillas Elementary School teacher Leonardo “Lee” Cartas Sison unexpectedly passed away at 44 years old. But his legacy at the school...

August party to celebrate 30 years of nature

Get those taste buds ready. In Celebration of its 30th anniversary, the Living Coast Discovery Center will hold its eighth annual Farm to Bay fundraising event from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m....

CV teams fall short in Pony Super Region tourney

Chula Vista North-Maroon’s bid for a Pony World Series championship berth fell short after the local squad dropped a 1-0 decision to Simi Youth in Tuesday’s Super Region finals in Whittier. Two...

Otay Ranch squeaks past Spartans, improves to 3-0 in Mesa League duals

The Otay Ranch High School wrestling team remained undefeated in Mesa League dual meet competition but it wasn't without a battle from a host Chula Vista Spartan squad Thursday (Jan. 27)....

Victim’s loved ones have parting words for killers

Jordan Hickey’s mother, brother, girlfriend and other relatives got to say what they have waited four years to say to his convicted killers at their April 24 sentencing. San Diego Superior Court...

Otay Ranch gets win, Eastlake denied in OT as Hilltop boys hoops tournament wraps up

The 43rd annual Hilltop Invitational boys basketball tournament wrapped up last Friday with four games — two of which came down to the wire involving Mesa League teams. Otay Ranch captured a...

Be cautious in the moments at hand

Incrementally the strain caused by the pandemic is easing, although the progress can seem painfully slow and regressive. This week the state of California lifted its stay-at-home order and businesses that had...

Beat the summer heat in Downtown Chula Vista

Summer is finally in full swing, and those scorching hot days are just ahead. There’s no better place to beat the summer heat than in Downtown Chula Vista where there is...

Chopra pleads guilty

Two defendants accused of felony corruption by the San Diego district atorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges. Former Southwestern College Superintendent Dr. Raj Chopra had four felonies dropped in exchange for...

Cops helpless in rental scams

Approximately 30 concerned residents and real estate professionals came together recently to express their frustration with rental scams occurring in East Chula Vista. A meeting held by Chula Vista City Councilman Rudy...

Prep wrestling preview: The (Olympian) Eagles have landed

The 2010-11 high school wrestling season opened on a promising note for the Olympian Eagles and particularly heavyweight Jessie Perez, who captured two individual awards while winning his weight class at...

Police preparing for summer time drone roll-out

First the Chula Vista Police Department implemented full body-worn cameras about two-years ago in an effort to increase public safety. Now they will soon use drones to assist them with locating missing...

Peeping patrol officer will start his sentence in 2016

A former U.S. Border Patrol supervisor who illegally installed a hidden camera inside a women’s restroom at the Chula Vista station was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison. Armando Gonzalez,...

Leadership fail

As a former teacher at Harborside Elementary, I am appalled at the way the City of Chula Vista and the Chula Vista Elementary School District have fumbled the handling of homeless-related...

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THIS WEEK

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The shame of the Trump administration’s immigration policy is all too apparent in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s unjustified raids across the nation. As...

Aztec round-ballers keep up...

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Slam dunk! Barons win...

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It’s time for paying...

Enough time has passed since the last of the major holidays that it seems an acceptable time to hop back on the soapbox without...

She believes: Jordyn Bugg...

The Winter Olympic Games are set to open Feb. 6 in Italy and the next Summer Olympic Games are scheduled 2028 in Los Angeles.The...

County seeks pollution chief

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted to put someone in charge of coordination and accountability in addressing the Tijuana River...

Foundation graduates second round...

For the second consecutive year, the Guy and Olive Lookabaugh Foundation has fully funded tuition for an entire entering cohort of Vocational Nursing students...