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Chula Vista

College football bowl game gets birds eye view

South County high school football coaches Kurt Gritts and Gary Pugh both had a birds-eye view of the 40th annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl game Dec. 28 from...

Path cleared for football to return to CIF lineup this spring

The high school football season was originally supposed to kick off last August, then pushed back to January because of restrictions resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now it seems high school...

Meals still needs volunteers

Meals on Wheels America, a national organization dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger is celebrating Champions Week in San Diego to help raise awareness for the growing number of seniors...

Teenaged killer’s fate in judge’s hands

A 19-year-old man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of a co-worker in Chula Vista claimed “I was provoked” before the killing. Joe Andrew Cortez will be sentenced...

Six Metro Conference teams still alive in CIF football playoffs

Three of the six Metro Conference teams that kicked off this year’s San Diego Section playoffs moved on to the division quarterfinals after posting wins in the opening round of play. The...

Man who gave fentanyl to woman sentenced to 12 years

A Chula Vista man was sentenced Aug. 5 to 12 years and four months in federal prison for supplying fentanyl to a woman who later died in a 2018 overdose. Michael Steen,...

Running the path of stillness for a toned mind and physique

Decades ago, getting in shape and staying there presented no problem. It took weeks to get into shape and months to lose conditioning. Now, teetering on the half-century mark, the reverse...

Enjoy the harried song-singing days of summer, they zip by

Summer with small children alternates between chaos and boredom. When my children were young, I started every summer with the best of intentions: Mondays would be park day.  On Tuesdays, we would...

CIF: No shortage of Metro mat women to take up the challenge

Wrestling is classified as a coed sport, which means that males and females compete against each other during regular season dual meet competition. The sport remains flexible, however, with gender-specific weekend...

Police share goodwill, meals

The Chula Vista Police Foundation held its 11th annual holiday food and toy giveaway Tuesday morning at the Chula Vista Walmart, 1150 Broadway. Chula Vista Police Foundation partnered with Athlete’s for Education...

Chula Vista bridge shelter breaks ground

On July 14, the city of Chula Vista held a groundbreaking for South Bay’s first shelter to support unsheltered individuals. The Chula Vista Bridge Shelter will utilize pre-fabricated pallet homes that...

It all came together

It was a scenario that was well planned and well executed. It was like an old Navy friend of mine used to say, "just like a well-oiled machine." I am referring to...

Seals ousted from postseason but prep lacrosse playoffs set to face off

While the San Diego Seals put up a fight with a pair of furious fourth-quarter rallies in their National Lacrosse League semifinal playoff series against the Albany FireWolves over the weekend,...

Festival deadline approaches

Tuesday, Dec. 15, is the last day to enter the 2021 San Diego Latino Film Festival poster competition for Media Arts Center San Diego. The winning entry is worth a $1,000 cash...

Poster child for bad planning

Vista del Mar (“View of the Ocean”) is a condominium project being developed on the corner of Third Avenue and K Street on the west side of Chula Vista. The project...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

Esoteric astrology as news...

Communities, Cooperatives & the Essential Fire of Change - the New Era Unfolding Sun enters Aquarius Monday, January 19th, the day after the Capricorn new...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...