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Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

Phillip Brents - 01/16/2026

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King’s call for justice still relevant

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Familiar fragrance store opens new Chula Vista venue

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Near and far: Titans, Mariners, Lancers post big prep football wins

Football Phillip Brents - 09/06/2018 0

It is likely the biggest win to date recorded by a Metro Conference football team in the early going of the 2018 season, and Eastlake High School head coach John McFadden...

Not tracing guns is a crime

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 04/19/2013 0

I'm not one for jumping on the bandwagon and weighing in right away on some current "hot" topic. Stirring the pot after things have subsided is what I like best; having...

City execs. who lose job cost taxpayers plenty

Columns Carlos Davalos - 05/16/2010 0

Despite my affection for government workers, I can appreciate the occasional contempt the average Joe might feel when talking about bureaucrats feeding at the public trough. It's hard not to feel...

Tea and taxes

Chula Vista Jon Campbell - 04/26/2010 0

On April 15 clumps of Tea Party protesters appeared at post offices across the county to denounce a range of ills, from the new health care overhaul to what participants said...

Suspect in SWAT standoff guilty of making a threat

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 07/12/2018 0

A man who has been to prison before for domestic violence pleaded guilty Monday to making a criminal threat to his girlfriend in Paradise Hills while armed with a gun in...

End of the road

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 11/06/2014 0

The day before the Nov. 4 mid-term elections, Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox’s office looks the same as it has for the past eight years. Binders are stacked on a desk, files...

Implosion tops list of accomplsihments

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/14/2013 0

Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox had a lot to brag about during her 2013 State of the City address. Most notably was the Feb. 2 implosion of the 50-plus-year-old South Bay power...

Police take to streets for meet and greet

National City Robert Moreno - 08/03/2017 0

Law enforcement agents in Chula Vista and National City came together with their respective communities Tuesday night at the annual National Night Out event to build relationships with the people they...

Mission to share clothing continues to expand

Chula Vista admin - 02/22/2025 0

Sharia’s Closet is a local nonprofit that provides free emergency clothing to San Diegans who are struggling with clothing insecurity. Its humble beginning was when founder and CEO Shamine Linton began...

Making history at Playboy

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/16/2013 0

You were born here, but spent a lot of time in Tijuana. When did you come back to South Bay? When I was 12, so that was for middle school and high...

October ushers in monstrous tales at the Chula Vista libraries

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 10/05/2024 0

Not every city is lucky enough to have its own monster, but Chula Vista is home to a unique legend known to many residents across several generations as the Proctor Valley...

Eastlake goes up 1-0 in Little League World Series on no-hitter

Baseball Phillip Brents - 08/16/2013 0

Friday’s opening game in the 2013 Little League World Series between West Region region champion Eastlake and Great Lakes region champion Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores (Mich.) predictably proved to be a pitchers...

Mustang Relays set Saturday at Otay Ranch High School

High School Phillip Brents - 04/24/2015 0

The 2015 Mustang/Phair Company Track and Field Relays will touch down at Otay Ranch High School on Saturday, April 25. Twenty-two teams are entered — 10 in the Blue Division and 12...

Not the enemy among us

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 07/12/2018 0

Not all of their deaths have been murders. Some journalists have died while covering wars. American Michael Kelly in 2003 was killed when a military vehicle he was riding in ran off...

Get ready for Friday Night Lights

Football Phillip Brents - 07/20/2022 0

The 2022 high school football season is a month away from officially kicking off, though players will report to training camps beginning at the first of August, followed by daily practices...

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Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

King’s call for justice still relevant

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Near and far: Titans, Mariners, Lancers post big prep football wins

Not tracing guns is a crime

City execs. who lose job cost taxpayers plenty

Tea and taxes

Suspect in SWAT standoff guilty of making a threat

End of the road

Implosion tops list of accomplsihments

Police take to streets for meet and greet

Mission to share clothing continues to expand

Making history at Playboy

October ushers in monstrous tales at the Chula Vista libraries

Eastlake goes up 1-0 in Little League World Series on no-hitter

Mustang Relays set Saturday at Otay Ranch High School

Not the enemy among us

Get ready for Friday Night Lights

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