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Chula Vista

Crime is up and down

As violent crime in Chula Vista is on the decline, property crime is spiraling upward, according to the latest figures released by the FBI as part of its Preliminary Annual Crime...

iPads multiply in SUHSD

The Sweetwater Union High School District started the 2013-14 school year with more iPads than the previous year. About 13,000 iPads were assigned to students and faculty this school year, which is...

Public notice

4-26-24 STAR legals

When housing vouchers are defunded, everyone loses

A property manager in East County told me about a tenant who moved in using a veterans’ housing subsidy. Things went smoothly – until the subsidy expired after less than a...

Former Chula Vista cop goes to jail

A former Chula Vista police officer who is on probation for drunk driving and cheating at a casino will stand trial on April 3 on new charges of hit and run,...

In the pink and happy about it

Who says pink is for girls? For National Mammogram Day on Oct. 21 several doctors at Sharp Chula Vista and members of the Chula Vista police and fire departments teamed up for...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week March 29 – April 4, 2023

Palm Sunday, Out of the Desert & into the City of Peace Sunday is Palm Sunday, the start of Passion Week. Palm Sunday biblically marks the triumphal entry of Jesus of Nazareth,...

Board criticized for inaction

Sweetwater Union High School District bond oversight committee member Kevin O’Neill, held a press conference Feb. 18 to express his disappointment in the school board’s inability to fill a vacated seat...

Drunk driver guilty of manslaughter

The drunk driver who killed a National City man a year ago pleaded guilty Feb. 26 to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Oscar Melero, 52, was killed Feb. 15, 2015, while he...

Pitching ace Hartman hopes to help Barons make history

The Bonita Vista High School softball team found itself once again knocking on history’s door, and this time broke it open with a tenuous 1-0 victory over 10th-seeded West Hills in...

The decision makers among us

Thanks to the current reign of the Ego-in-Chief, otherwise known as president of the United States, I’ve been questioning the wisdom of the electorate. It’s nothing new. Each time an election...

Metro-Pacific League 2010 football preview: Sweetwater Red Devils

Jose Mendoza filled in on an interim basis as head coach of the Sweetwater Red Devils last season, guiding the National City school to a runner-up finish in the South Bay...

Driver found guilty in death of two

A drunk driver was convicted June 30 of two counts of second-degree murder in the 2014 deaths of his passengers which included Carlos Kristopher Vargas, 20, of Chula Vista. Jurors also convicted...

County fills voids at SUHSD

For the first time in months, the dais for a Sweetwater Union High School District board meeting will be completely filled. However, four of the five seats on the board are to...

Chula Vista American racks up prestige points with three TOC titles

California District 42 Little League wrapped up its annual Tournament of Champions event with four championship games Monday at the Imperial Beach Little League complex at IB Sports Park. The evening started...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

North Island Credit Union...

Creating a school garden for special education students, launching a plant-based culinary training program, building sensory break spaces, supporting a cultural arts and poetry...

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...

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...

Volunteers spruce up homes

Across San Diego County, volunteers, community partners, and corporate sponsors are coming together to help local veterans maintain safe, comfortable homes through San Diego...

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...

Carrying the Jaguar spirit...

As we near the end of another year at Southwestern College, I find myself reflecting with deep gratitude on the people who give this...

Conflict remains a holiday...

In hindsight, the delicate hope that this Thanksgiving weekend would be absent conflict was misplaced, gripped so tightly it never had a realistic chance...

New clubhouse for kids...

Chula Vista is preparing for a new hub for youth development with the upcoming opening of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South County’s...

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...