Sunday, February 8, 2026
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Chula Vista

Robber handed bill, sentence

A former employee of a Chula Vista bank has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for stealing money from inactive accounts and was ordered to pay $381,975 in restitution. Ricardo...

Needs for a better at-home workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic is helping companies discover that a remote workforce provides surprising benefits. Many businesses are considering permanently shifting to some form of a virtual office as we continue to...

State scholarships help students pursue college, career goals

About half of public school students in San Diego County are eligible for a CalKids scholarship of up to $1,500 to help pay for college or career training, according to the...

Barons reverse fortunes, rally for 28-28 tie at Grossmont

While Greg Raby is still looking for his first win as the head coach of the Bonita Vista Barons football team, he’ll take last Friday’s 28-28 tie against the host Grossmont...

Notable locals

GILCHRIST Air Force Airman Jerald D. Gilchrist Jr. graduated from basic military training. The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical...

Comparative politics

Democrats are tolerant, flexible, and broad-minded. Republicans are intolerant, inflexible, and narrow-minded. Now with Democrats totally out of power there is little they can do except except sue everything they can...

Who is Chula Vista’s choice?

Joe Biden appears likely to become the next President on January 20, 2021. Biden is slightly ahead in the polls even in the states where Trump won by a wide margin...

Rally reminds struggle for equality, justice continues

Eight different organizations with mutual concerns about racism and social justice rallied together for a unified event, billed as The People’s Rally in downtown San Diego on Saturday. There was no wall...

Holidays can’t arrive soon enough

November — aka The Holidays, aka the end of another year — is just a smidge over three months away. To adults over 35 years age, that’s just around the corner: a...

Metro-Mesa League play kicks off as Crusaders, Mustangs triumph

The moment has finally arrived, and it didn’t disappoint. Mater Dei Catholic and Otay Ranch established themselves as the teams to beat in the Metro-Mesa League with league-opening wins over Eastlake (34-13)...

Celebrating Sweetwater women

Next month the Sweetwater Woman's Club will have a gala of sorts, a celebration to mark the club's 100th birthday. Because of what the club means, not only to its members but...

New Year brings light show to a close

This year marks the seventh year Bonita resident Ron Komendera has displayed his musical- Christmas light show. Running until tonight, New Year's Eve, Komendera one-ups himself each year making it bigger and...

Living in a topsy turvy world

Jimmy Carter has lived long enough to vote for Kamala Harris. He and Rosalyn were married for 72 years. The man from Plains Georgia was a good President for over three...

CVPD honors those who went above and beyond duty

The Chula Vista Police Department held a ceremony on May 2 to honor officers and community members who performed above and beyond in 2023. This ceremony takes notice of the daily...

DNA report prompts delay in trial

A judge delayed the murder trial Tuesday until Jan. 6 for a National City man after earlier dismissing a special circumstance charge of murder during a robbery. During pre-trial motions, the attorney...

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THIS WEEK

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SWC opens Spring semester...

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus....

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...

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

Epic win catapults Gulls...

The San Diego Gulls needed this one. And they got it. Trailing by one goal on three different occasions in front of a sellout crowd...

Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

Students take stop sewage...

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to...

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...

Metro mat women get...

Flag football may be the fastest-growing high school girls sport but girls wrestling set the precedent, and it continues to grow in many areas. This...

It’s No. 1 Titans...

Friday’s 2026 edition of the Metro Conference roller hockey championship tournament’s grand finale is set: the top-seeded Eastlake Titans versus the third-seeded Otay Ranch...