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Lancers get their kicks with 12-2 soccer start

The word “impressive” might be too soft a word to describe the start to the 2010-11 high school boys soccer season for the Hilltop Lancers, who sport a 12-2 record after...

The outspoken bring hope for new year

The year could have been worse. On the national level it started with a flimsy-haired bigoted oaf taking the oath of the office of the president of the United States. The leader...

100 years to celebrate

The Chula Vista Committee of 100 was formed last fall to create a year-long celebration of events organized by and for the community to commemorate Chula Vista's 100-year history. Co-chaired by Mayor...

History shows it has happened before

Don't tell me it can't happen. In December 1941 Japanese fighter pilots bombed unsuspecting U.S. sailors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the shadow of a war and slightly more than two months...

The punishment fits

Anyone not happy with the absence of jail or prison time for guilty defendants in the corruption case of the South Bay century should spend a few hours in a courtroom...

Up for the challenge

(Flint, MI)—When I left Flint in 1970 the population was 193,317. The automobile factories ran three shifts, often seven days a week. Money was everywhere. Flint’s police department drove new Buicks...

Mater Dei Catholic storms back to top Castle Park, 3-2, in early season test

The Mater Dei Catholic and Castle Park high school boys soccer teams paired up in an early season non-league match Dec. 4 at Castle Park High School. The game was divided into...

Links to veterans

As a World Junior golfer, Louis Molina has competed at some of San Diego’s finest golf courses, including those on military bases. In his seven years of golfing, the 17-year-old remembers one...

Homebuyers can seek advice

Looking to purchase a home? Want to make improvements to your current residence? Having trouble making mortgage payments? Visit the free South Bay Homeownership Resource Fair at Chula Vista City Hall,...

Domestic violence – break the cycle

As your District Attorney, I’m committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA’s Office and you, the community. One way I hope to do that is through this monthly column,...

Public Defender deems South County teens ‘Remarkable’

On Nov. 10, the San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize and the San Diego Public Defender Youth Council announced the winners of the 25 Most Remarkable Teens Awards at the...

The 411 on 4-20 and today’s youth

Much of the idea of 4/20 has moved passed being a counterculture protest to more of a consumer-interest story within the media. Legal marijuana is a big business in California. The 4/20...

District says they will keep talking

The Sweetwater Education Association has made it known through numerous protests and public comment at school board meetings that they haven’t been satisfied with the contract proposals made by the Sweetwater...

Otay Ranch girls volleyball team advances to CIF promised land

When the Otay Ranch and Olympian high school girls volleyball teams both won their respective quarterfinal-round playoff matches last Friday, it guaranteed that a Mesa League team would advance to this...

Eagles, Trojans vie as Metro-Pacific League unbeatens

Are the Olympian Eagles, ranked 13th in the San Diego Section and second overall among Division IV teams, an unstoppable force in the new Metro-Pacific League? Or are the Castle Park...

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THIS WEEK

You can’t be pro-housing...

San Diego’s leaders are talking a lot about being “pro-housing.” We hear it in speeches, policy announcements, and campaign platforms. The mayor’s recent State...

San Diego Section winter...

The San Diego Section winter sports playoffs have tipped off for boys and girls basketball and kicked off for boys and girls soccer and...

New Year, New Career...

Every San Diegan — no matter their zip code — should have the resources and support to secure stable, good-paying jobs. That belief continues to...

Association works to develop...

When a police K-9 retires in South County, the badge may come off — but the medical bills don’t. That reality is what led former...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

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CIF wrestling finals head...

The San Diego Section Division IV boys wrestling championship tournament took the spotlight Saturday at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach. While showcasing the...

San Diego State women’s...

The San Diego State University women’s basketball team (21-4, 15-1) extended itrs lead on first place in the Mountain West to three games with...

Hybrid center broadens energy...

When the sun sets and electricity demand spikes, a new battery energy storage facility is stepping in to keep power flowing across San Diego....

‘Joker’ helps heal veteran

Dawn Jeans, born and raised in Chula Vista and a U.S. Army veteran, knows firsthand what it’s like to hit rock bottom. After surviving...

SuHi inducts 2026 Basketball...

The Sweetwater High School basketball program’s Hall of Fame class grew by five more inductees during ceremonies Jan. 31 in the National City school’s...

‘Somebody’ of note then...

Among the many tributes to civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson upon the occasion of his death this week the one that resonates most,...