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Wild Horses Festival hits it out of the ballpark again

admin - 12/31/2025

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College football bowl games put the spotlight on Mountain West teams, SDSU Aztecs

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Gulls making up ground in AHL standings with strong holiday push

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Mater Dei Catholic to play in first boys volleyball state championship

High School admin - 05/28/2025 0

The California Interscholastic Federation will hold its inaugural boys volleyball state championship games Saturday at Fresno City College. A Metro Conference team will be involved in the history-making endeavor. Mater Dei Catholic...

Lady Barons battling lacrosse foes for league championship, CIF playoff berth

High School admin - 04/24/2025 0

The Bonita Vista High School girls lacrosse team, knock on wood and fingers crossed, could be looking at another league championship in 2025. The Lady Barons tied Mar Vista with 7-1 league...

Santa’s little helper is watching

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 09/28/2013 0

When my knee jerked it smacked my jaw, which had dropped to the floor after reading a story by Susan Luzarro on the San Diego Reader website. Luzarro wrote that Sweetwater Union...

Paving the path to adulthood is an opportunity to be a good sport

Chula Vista Nancy Alvarado - 04/02/2016 0

The first time I dressed my daughter for a ballet folklorico presentation, I knew I was in over my head. I braided a wobbly yarn crown with flowers precariously hot-glued on. I...

Barons top Patriots, end 16-game losing streak

Football Phillip Brents - 09/20/2018 0

No one who watched last Friday night’s high school football game between the Bonita Vista Barons and Patrick Henry Patriots will say it was easy but the Barons have finally put...

Accused robber can have a trial

National City Neal Putnam - 08/19/2017 0

A judge has ruled an alleged bank robber in Chula Vista is mentally competent to understand court proceedings. Criminal proceedings have resumed against Clinton Forbel Thinn, 30, and he has a Sept....

Greater oversight protects everyone

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 07/15/2017 0

Occasionally someone will say to me, “So I hear you hate cops.” I’m still perplexed by how seemingly reasonable people can interpret a call for law enforcement accountability as a sign of...

Prep football teams seek playoff-clinching wins as regular season closes

Football Phillip Brents - 10/26/2023 0

League champions are guaranteed a berth in the upcoming San Diego Section championship playoffs. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders (Metro-Mesa League), Olympian Eagles (Metro-South Bay League) and Chula Vista Spartans (Metro-Pacific League)...

There is belief for a moment things can be different

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 09/19/2015 0

The first early morning text says, “I’m at the hospital. I’m at five centimeters.” By the time I shower and clear the fog from my brain, she is at seven centimeters...

Voegel versus Devaney showdown produces 10-8 roller hockey win for Patrick Henry

High School Phillip Brents - 01/13/2018 0

With both teams fielding somewhat depleted rosters, Thursday’s (Jan. 11) non-league CIF-Metro Conference game between the Patrick Henry Patriots and Otay Ranch Mustangs at the Castle Park High School roller rink...

Police release sketch of groper

Uncategorized snstaff - 01/18/2011 0

Chula Vista police today released a composite sketch of a man they believe may be responsible for as many as 14 assaults on women since last September. "The four latest cases happened...

Sweetwater Authority approves $63.8 million budget

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/22/2024 0

On June 12, the Sweetwater Authority Governing Board approved a $63.8 million budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25, providing funds necessary to maintain the Authority’s operations and high-quality service, while balancing rising...

Funerals adjust to distance protocols

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 04/10/2020 0

According to the Funeralone website, 34.7% of Americans attended between three and five funerals in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available. However, the current limit on no more than...

Chula Vista’s Third Avenue buzzes with family cafes

Chula Vista admin - 05/24/2025 0

In the heart of Third Avenue, the scent of fresh espresso and sizzling breakfast has become a daily reminder of something meaningful taking root. Family-owned cafes, Galu Cafe, Mujer Divina Coffee...

Town Center celebration

Chula Vista Staff - 09/27/2025 0

Otay Ranch Town Center is hosting the annual Celebration and Family Festival Tuesday in observation of Hispanic Heritage Month. The free to attend community event will feature live music and dance performances,...

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