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Overtime games add excitement to regular season slate

Phillip Brents - 01/22/2026

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Titans, Bruins take the hardwood in Memorial game

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Boys hoops season underway for local teams

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Esoteric Astrology as news for week January 21 – 27, 2026

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Different world perspectives

Letters to the editor Deuel Woodward - 03/29/2018 0

People think about the world in three different ways. They think with their brains, their biceps, or their gonads. Brain think is rational, logical, and often scientific. Thinking with biceps or...

Covid-19 causes third quarter TOT revenue loss

Chula Vista Joe Naiman - 08/06/2020 0

The coronavirus shutdowns began March 12 and impacted three weeks of the 13-week Fiscal Year 2019-20 third quarter, but Transient Occupancy Tax revenue for San Diego County was down by 36.5...

Shay, with four Super Bowl rings, will be watching NFL playoffs

Alumni Phillip Brents - 01/04/2018 0

The NFL playoffs kick off this weekend and Chula Vista resident Jerry Shay will be watching on television, as will many other South County residents. But for Shay the playoffs will have...

National City gets into spirit

Latest News Robert Moreno - 12/06/2018 0

The holiday season kicks off in National City this weekend with the 11th annual A Kimball Holiday. A Kimball Holiday, a free event, will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m....

Homeless man gets four years for lighting friend on fire

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 11/27/2010 0

A homeless man who set his friend on fire while he was asleep near a Chula Vista market is now serving a four-year term in state prison for mayhem. Anthony Padgett, 30,...

Seven Metro Conference hoops teams to play for CIF titles this weekend

Basketball admin - 02/27/2025 0

Metro Conference basketball teams are at it again! Seven area squads will play for San Diego Section division title this weekend, including three top-seeded teams. The schedule is highlighted by the top-seeded...

Robber agrees to payback

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 06/03/2017 0

The "Deposit Slip Bandit" who robbed a Chula Vista bank by writing his demand note on a deposit slip has pleaded guilty and was released on bond. Sened Beyene Michael, 22, has...

Latest SpaceX launch dazzles early evening skywatchers in Chula Vista

Arts admin - 06/18/2025 0

While SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has pledged to withdraw the company’s Dragon capsule from further use by NASA, the company continues to use its fleet of Falcon 9 rockets...

PCAC water polo finals make a splash at SWC

College admin - 11/09/2024 0

The Pacific Coast Athletic Conference men’s and women’s water polo championship tournament took place last weekend at Southwestern College’s aquatics complex. Grossmont College teams advanced to both gender finals with the...

Titans wish historic CIF finals trip featured better ending

High School Phillip Brents - 05/24/2018 0

The Eastlake Titans certainly had to enjoy being a part of history when they became the first Metro Conference boys lacrosse team to advance to the San Diego Section finals, though...

Little League success, big boost

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/15/2013 0

While Eastlake Little League All-Stars continue their march to a national Little League title, local residents are hoping more people march into their business. Bernardo Vasquez, president of the 35-member Eastlake Business...

Wafers made to taste like ‘home’

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 11/23/2023 0

Valeria Rivera grew up in Mexico where wafers—obleas— are an all-time favorite snack for celebrations. After moving to America, she noticed there were no wafers here, so along with a partner,...

Eye-to-eye on eyewear

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 04/19/2014 0

National City Police Chief Manuel Rodriguez and my father must have both attended the same school of common sense. Years ago my old man told me — warned me, perhaps — that...

Woman’s boyfriend awaits prelim

Chula Vista Staff - 01/09/2016 0

A Jan. 26 preliminary hearing has been set for Martin Joseph Foster, 54, who is charged with the murder of his girlfriend who was found dead in an encampment behind a...

Veteran, educator, columnist—Richard Peña passes away

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/05/2014 0

People in the South County may have known Richard Peña for his tireless efforts promoting the Bonita-Sunnyside branch library, performing with the Merrie Ukes or through his weekly column in The...

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