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Chula Vista

Sex trafficking rides Internet highway

Sex trafficking functions as a multibillion-dollar industry with 1 million teens in the U.S. involved in prostitution each year. San Diego County acts as an international gateway for domestic sex trafficking where...

Learning to live with dents and dings on the road to surviving

My first car was a 1974 Ford Pinto the color of guacamole. It was ugly, but easy to find in a parking lot. I bought it for $600 dollars at a...

Council appoints new council member

After two days of intense deliberations, the Chula Vista City Council came to a consensus Tuesday night and appointed Steve Miesen as its fifth council member. Miesen, a division manager for Republic...

Is that candy or fentanyl?

This time of the year, when mystery and excitement culminate at Halloween parties and other celebrations, parents and teens need to be more aware than ever of how deadly narcotics are...

Hilltop girls field hockey team still making adjustments in new season

The Hilltop High School girls field hockey team has entered into a new era with the unveiling of the school’s new state-of-the-art artificial turf field. But the goal remains the same,...

Metro-Pacific League 2010 football preview: Castle Park Trojans

Hans Graham has been with the Castle Park High School football program for 16 years and it is not an understatement to say that he bleeds Trojans red and black. But...

Keep your house warm safely

Heating equipment is the second-leading cause of home fires in the United States - more than 65,000 home fires are attributed to heating equipment each year - but a few simple...

In the pink and happy about it

Who says pink is for girls? For National Mammogram Day on Oct. 21 several doctors at Sharp Chula Vista and members of the Chula Vista police and fire departments teamed up for...

Mission to share clothing continues to expand

Sharia’s Closet is a local nonprofit that provides free emergency clothing to San Diegans who are struggling with clothing insecurity. Its humble beginning was when founder and CEO Shamine Linton began...

Vargas to lead board once again

Nora Vargas on Tuesday was chosen to head the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the second year in a row. Vargas, who represents National City and Chula Vista at the...

Tragic event leads to self reflection

When one reads this piece he is apt to classify it as yesterday’s news.  And he would be right.  I am writing about an earth-shaking incident that happened more than a...

South County hoops teams tip off new season

Boys basketball has become very competitive in recent years within the San Diego Section. A look at the high school hoops rankings at the end of the 2024 calendar year appears...

100 DAYS

The city of National City is in its second week of a ‘100 Days’ campaign focused on vaccinating 48,000 residents from the 91950 zip code in order to reach herd immunity...

Millions awarded for hub

On July 17, San Diego Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas joined SANDAG, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, and community leaders from Casa Familiar and National Community Renaissance, in partnership with...

Drunk driver convicted of killing man

A jury convicted a drunk driver of second-degree murder in the death of a man killed while waiting at a Chula Vista bus bench. Nicholas Ruben Ramirez, 29, was also found guilty...

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THIS WEEK

What’s new, what’s next...

Ring in the New Year right with Downtown Chula Vista after a full year of growth! From getting a head start on your New...

Roller hockey faces off...

The Metro Conference faced off the 2026 portion of its 2025-26 roller hockey schedule with four games played Jan 7-8 at the Castle Park...

Help getting by during...

If you went into the first full week of January 2026 wondering: Where you were going to find the extra money to pay for your...

San Diego County Cup...

The San Diego County Cup holiday soccer tournament wrapped up Dec. 30 with six boys division finals at Hilltop High School and three girls...

Gulls face off new...

The start of the new year has created some very interesting scenarios in the American Hockey league. With seven teams separated by just six standings...

The intersection of law...

It’s been roughly a year and I have yet to see much daylight. At the beginning of 2025, the State of California enacted AB 413....

Holiday Bowl rings in...

One day removed from a flooding downpour in Mission Valley, the 46th annual Holiday Bowl enjoyed partly cloudy skies and little to no precipitation...

New laws boost pet...

Five new California animal welfare laws sponsored by San Diego Humane Society went into effect Jan. 1, strengthening protections against puppy mills, cracking down...

State grant funds Chula...

Chula Vista has secured $500,000 from the State of California to support affordable housing, which the city will match with another $500,000 from its...