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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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Bonita Vista run-rules Eastlake in top 10 softball clash

High School Phillip Brents - 04/11/2019 0

What Eastlake’s Sharlize Palacios started with a first inning solo home run, the host Bonita Vista Lady Barons finished with 11 unanswered runs en route to claiming an 11-1 run-rule victory...

September trial set in kidnapping case

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 04/25/2020 0

A man suspected of beating and trying to kidnap a Chula Vista cardiologist was given a Sept. 15 trial date Wednesday. Robert “Trey” Whitaker, 57, appeared on a video screen from a...

Green growth

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/20/2012 0

Throughout May, lawn, garden and equipment experts will provide free, one-on-one advice on everything from how to control pests and finally win the battle against weeds to troubleshooting a lawn mower...

Willing, able to prosecute various DUI

Chula Vista Mara Elliott - 07/08/2022 0

Witnesses will never forget the accident they saw that July day on Interstate 8. The driver, a man from Chula Vista, swerved across the freeway into the center divider, then back...

Mustangs turn in record-setting swim season

High School Phillip Brents - 06/25/2010 0

The Otay Ranch High School swim program was established in 2004 and it hasn’t taken long for the Mustangs to float to the top. Otay Ranch won the South Bay League...

Lemon Festival returns to Chula Vista’s Third Avenue

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 08/16/2024 0

In the early 1900s, Chula Vista was filled with lemon groves as far as the eye could see and held the title of Lemon Grove Capital of the World. Though the...

Titans, Mariners splash to 3-0 starts in Mesa League boys water polo

High School Phillip Brents - 10/17/2014 0

The Eastlake High School boys water polo team was nursing a modest 4-3 record during the opening weeks of non-league play. Nearing midseason, the Titans are now 12-4, with a spotless...

Holiday tradition returns to Otay Ranch Town Center

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 11/13/2025 0

Long before online shopping and digital wish lists, the holidays meant twinkling lights, carolers, and a community coming together to celebrate the season. That festive spirit returns as Otay Ranch Town...

Remembering terror war veterans

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 05/30/2015 0

Neighborhood streets around Veterans Park in the Sunbow community are named after World War II, Korean War and Vietnam veterans who died in the line of duty. Councilman and Iraq war veteran...

Teacher-coach icon dead at 50

Chula Vista Phillip Brents - 02/06/2020 0

The South County sports community lost a beloved friend earlier this week with the untimely passing of Robert Blas, a teacher and coach at Eastlake High School. Blas, 50, died Monday night...

Lancers rolling to success in 2010-11

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 01/07/2011 0

The Hilltop Lancers took it on the chin in a pair of high school roller hockey prize fights to open the season, dropping non-league match-ups against West Hills and Poway by...

Gratitude hits the road

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 07/16/2010 0

Dave Block is not your average Joe, though he may try to convince you he is. He has his own "grat pack," which he defines as "a group of people who...

Fourth of July options

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 07/02/2016 0

The crowds will be out this Independence Day to watch the night sky be lit up with colorful pyrotechnics. If you do not know where to go celebrate the nation’s birthday, then...

May Krampus visit the deserving

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 12/24/2016 0

Call me petty, vindictive, small-minded or even mean (just don’t call me late to the table for Christmas tamales and empanadas) but over time I’ve developed a greater affinity for Krampus...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL ELECTION

Chula Vista admin - 03/14/2025 0

Elizabeth Efird Age: 27 Independent Tell us about your professional and political experience and why you are running for District 1 County Supervisor. I come from a diverse background in community advocacy, education,...

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