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Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

Phillip Brents - 01/28/2026

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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

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She believes: Jordyn Bugg … from the Rebels to the Women’s World Cup

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Esoteric Astrology as news for week January 28 – February 3, 2026

DON'T MISS

Love and its many faces

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 02/09/2013 0

Love—that dirty little four-letter word—is more flexible than a boneless performer with the Cirque de Soleil. We can love chocolate, love coffee, love Sunday mornings, love the smell of bacon, love cats...

Holiday wreaths pay tribute to veterans’ memories

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 11/19/2022 0

Wreaths Across America volunteers will be laying wreaths across veterans’ graves at nine different cemeteries across the county on Dec. 17 as they say their name aloud in remembrance, just as...

Local exemplifies good conduct on the way to Carnegie Hall

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 06/21/2014 0

Some years ago I heard a local speaker whose subject was self improvement. I recall that she enumerated a small litany of facets, facets that really separate civilized society from the...

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ comes to OnStage

Arts Phillip Brents - 05/28/2010 0

OnStage Playhouse will present "To Kill a Mockingbird," adapted by Christopher Sergel from the book by Harper Lee, June 4 through July 3 at its downtown Chula Vista theater. The OnStage production...

The Dark Side of the Design District

Chula Vista Nohely Mendoza - 10/15/2011 0

For the first time ever, Chula Vista has its very own major haunted house this Halloween, The Dark, which runs through Oct. 31. The Dark was an idea created by Diana Ocampo,...

Looking after truants

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 09/01/2012 0

The Aug. 10 letter from Karla Jensen piqued my interest because it dealt with police. It was welcome relief from the sniping, backbiting letters from the "citizen watchdogs" excoriating one faction...

Lots to see before summer blockbusters jam the screen

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 06/13/2016 0

Before the summer action movies start, here are some tips on movies currently in theaters. It’s not too late to see Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War.” This action-filled flick may be the...

Olympian High School students tackle performance of ‘Grease’

Arts Staff - 03/29/2013 0

Last week, Olympian High School transformed into 1959 Rydell High as the school’s entire visual and performing arts department staged an ambitious rock ’n’ roll rendition of the popular 1972 musical...

Motorcycle driver sentenced to a decade

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 06/11/2016 0

A motorcycle driver who caused his passenger’s death after driving while intoxicated in Chula Vista was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state prison. A large number of the family and friends...

Future looks like more of the same

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 03/21/2015 0

The mayor's speech had as much bite as a geriatric snail. As much flavor as a soggy rice cake and as much insight as a Justin Bieber dissertation on neurological degenerative...

Palm Springs Film Festival opens door to awards season

Arts Jeanne Becijos - 01/07/2016 0

Springs International Film Festival where, from Jan. 1-11, nearly 200 films are being presented, including world premieres, U.S. premieres and various indie and foreign movies. Many of the films are receiving...

Birds of a feather, pro hockey returns to San Diego region

High School Phillip Brents - 02/06/2015 0

The Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League will host San Diego HockeyFest on Feb. 22 at the Valley View Casino Center to celebrate the return of professional hockey to the...

Part-time City Council OKs salary increases

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 09/19/2015 0

The Chula Vista City Council Tuesday night approved an increase in salary for themselves, the mayor and city attorney. The 2.4 percent raise is retroactive to July 1 and follows an increase...

Special election to replace Fletcher

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/03/2023 0

On May 24 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted for a special primary election on Aug. 15 for the Fourth Supervisorial District vacated by Nathan Fletcher. This comes after a...

Another golden rule: Don’t be scammed

Chula Vista Summer Stephan - 06/28/2024 0

Now that buying gold bars has come back into popularity with retailers such as Costco making the purchase easy, those of us in law enforcement are seeing a disturbing trend in...

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