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Phillip Brents - 01/22/2026

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One wish to start the new year

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 01/03/2019 0

Bear with me if one of my wishes for the new year is unpopular or unreasonable. Then again, perhaps that is the nature of a wish — something wild and gently...

Optimist had a humbling beginning

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 11/20/2010 0

Those of us in the South Bay are fortunate in having a group of service clubs and others akin to them doing their bit in helping others. In these trying times...

Story hour prompts rebuke from some

Chula Vista Isabel Hughes - 09/05/2019 0

An anti-LGBT organizer from Torrance, California held a press conference in Chula Vista Aug. 29 in an effort to prevent drag queens from reading to children at a local library. Arthur Schaper...

CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 09/16/2022 0

Steve Stenberg is running for Chula Vista City Council District 2 being vacated by Council member Jill Galvez. After the June elections, the field was narrowed down to Stenberg and Jose...

Head or feet first — there’s no shortage of local dive talent

High School Phillip Brents - 04/22/2011 0

The South Bay has become a hotbed of late for the sport of high school diving. To back up that statement, an April 7 dual meet at the Parkway pool between...

Love for wrestling unmasked

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/03/2014 0

Jose Alaniz has always loved wrestling. Not the watered-down American wrestling though. While its cartoonish storylines and histrionic characters can be entertaining, it is the frenetic, athletic and often bloody style of...

Former sex offender faces kidnap charges

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/16/2011 0

A former sex offender who allegedly committed a two-day crime spree in the South Bay in 2010 has been ordered to stand trial on charges of kidnapping, robbery, and committing a...

Eagles avenge early season loss to Poway with semifinal victory

Sports Phillip Brents - 12/02/2016 0

After taking down the No. 1-seeded Poway Titans in the San Diego Section Division II semifinals, it would only seem reasonable that the fourth-seeded Olympian Eagles will want to take down...

Labor union’s charge follows CV councilwoman

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 07/11/2019 0

Chula Vista council woman Jill Galvez faced public scrutiny last month after calling for the job of Cultural Arts Manager Lynette Tessitore at a city council meeting on May 21. Now, Galvez’s...

Lemon Fest returns with a twist

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 08/13/2021 0

After a year nearly a year and half of no major events in the city, the Third Avenue Business Association is bringing back the Lemon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 14 from...

Body in a barrel trial underway

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 07/26/2018 0

A Chula Vista man whose body was found in a 55-gallon drum in San Diego Bay had previously been living as a roommate of the man who is now charged with...

Lady Eagles flying high in quest to win second straight CIF girls volleyball banner

High School Phillip Brents - 11/05/2015 0

The Eastlake High School girls volleyball team may have denied Olympian chance to win this year’s Metro-Mesa League championship. But the Lady Eagles have another banner quest still remaining on their...

Ex board member gets jail time

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 06/28/2014 0

A corruption case that involved contractors and school officials across three South Bay school districts had its first defendant receive jail time. Gregorio Sandoval, a former Sweetwater Union High School District board...

Parents: A quick, timely refresher in School Supplies 101

National City Nancy Alvarado - 07/22/2017 0

The Sunday newspaper is heavy with Back-to-School ads. Children beg for new binders, new notebooks, or new pencil pouches. Even reluctant students swear that this is the year they will finally...

City attorney tells board they can’t speak to AG

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 04/18/2015 0

The Chula Vista Board of Ethics cannot refer or seek the opinion of the California Attorney General on whether or not Councilman Steve Miesen holds a conflict of interest in his...

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