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Chula Vista

Bonita Optimist-Lady Barons hoops tourney tips off with eight teams, holiday cheer

The 41st annual Bonita Optimist-Lady Barons Holiday Basketball Tournament tips off Monday and concludes Thursday with consolation and championship games, all at Bonita Vista High School. Scripps Ranch returns to defend its...

Story Time moves

Dressed in Disney-themed clothes and make-up, local drag queens Barbie Q, 29, and Raquelita, 30, will read a story to children about love, family and acceptance on Tuesday at 4 p.m....

Easier to stand and sing than to vote

What you glean from Tuesday’s election results depends on which side of the apple cart you are standing as someone pours lemonade into a half-empty/half-full glass. What they told me: For some...

Student addresses needs of others

As prom drew closer at Eastlake High School, Madeleine Mauro, 18, said she heard other girls in her school talk about not being able to afford dresses; some of the girls...

350 explores avenues to better transit

San Diego 350, so named for the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide, is a volunteer organization building a movement to prevent the worst...

Eagles de-claw Wildcats, 40-21, fly into uncharted territory

The Olympian Eagles ventured into uncharted air space — the San Diego Section semifinals — after defeating the visiting Brawley Wildcats, 40-21, in last Friday’s Division IV quarterfinals. The team’s 10th...

Some viruses are harder to treat

Things that still make me more nervous than the coronavirus: Racists. Bigots. White nationalists. Not the tattooed, dead eyed, red-hat wearing screamers who stomp around yelling about the superiority of one race...

November election looms

Though neither of the Chula Vista City Council races was settled after Tuesday night’s primary, one candidate was confident that come December there’d be a new face on the dais. “No Chula...

Southwestern College nixes contact sports for fall semester

Citing a concern about the high incidence of COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection rate in South County, Southwestern College President Kindred Murillo announced that all contact sports for the upcoming fall semester have...

Devils make another opponent see red, down Braves 22-6 for 2-0 start

It’s mathematically impossible for the Sweetwater Red Devils to finish 10-0 this spring. But new head coach Ervin Hernandez would find a 5-0 finish perfectly acceptable. The Red Devils improved their early...

Chula Vista’s OnStage Playhouse goes boldly where no local theater has gone before

Several theaters in the San Diego region have recorded shows with actors on real sets on real stages. But presenting a production live over the Internet is something much more challenging. And...

Bathroom videographer goes to jail

A National City man was sentenced June 7 to 150 days in jail for videotaping women in the restroom at a Walmart store in Kearny Mesa. Richard Lawrence Shaw Jr., 52, was...

Mariners score royal flush in Las Vegas, down Durango 21-6

Play football at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach; see the world. For the third consecutive year, the Mariners traveled outside of the city limits to play a high school football...

Ole! San Diego FC is a winner out of the MLS gate

Who says an expansion team has to necessarily be bad? Obviously, first-year teams in established leagues often need time to set their rosters, develop playing talent and cultivate a winning atmosphere. San Diego...

Bubble Tea Chain Happy Lemon Opening in Chula Vista

Global bubble tea retailer Happy Lemon has made its way to Chula Vista. The franchise, founded in Shanghai, China in 2006, has more than 650 stores worldwide, with only one other...

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THIS WEEK

Teen’s video a ‘Breakthrough’...

Seventeen-year-old Grace Lee from Chula Vista is gaining national attention as a finalist in the global Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an annual competition that invites...

Gulls close out November...

The San Diego Gulls closed out the month of November by recording standings points in eight of their 11 games during the month with...

Downtown Chula Vista welcomes...

Winter is officially here, and Downtown Chula Vista is celebrating the season’s arrival while gearing up for the new year. The Chula Vista community...

Winter sports tip-off: Barons...

The winter sports season has tipped off with play on the basketball court and soccer pitch. The Bonita Vista boys hoops squad started off December...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lighting the Hanukkah & Advent Candles We are moving closer and closer to Winter Solstice (Sunday, Dec. 21) when the Sun...

City seeks smoking insight

Chula Vista is turning to residents and local retailers to tackle a pressing concern: youth access to tobacco. The city has launched two anonymous...

Elite runners to battle...

The high school cross country season is about to finish with a bang for several San Diego County harriers at Saturday’s 46th Brooks National...

Survey delivers a dose...

One morning eons ago I trudged into my cousin’s garage. The fluorescent lamps hummed and flickered. The cold of the slick, cement floor stung my...

Metro Conference rolls out...

The Metro Conference faced off its 26th continuous season of co-ed roller hockey this past week at the Castle Park High School rink. Nine Sweetwater...

Four section football teams...

The San Diego Section sent six of its teams into battle in last weekend’s Southern California regional football championship games. Four came out victorious...