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Lions tournament is very kind to Metro teams in 72nd edition

The 72nd annual San Diego Lions Baseball Tournament graced area ball fields April 3-6 with hefty participation from South County teams. Fourteen local hardball squads participated in this year’s tournament with a...

Not just a walk in the park

Last week I outlined what the San Diego County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team was all about, their training, equipment and mission. This group is made up of people who are...

METRO CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAMS

The high school tackle football season is over but recognition is just starting for the players who made their teams a success in the Metro-Mesa, Metro-South Bay and Metro-Pacific leagues. Mater Dei...

COVID cases climbing once more

The latest data from San Diego County shows that COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, with an average of 1,200 cases per day as of June 26. Omicron-like variants take...

Three stages of coping with people

Exasperation. Amusement. Pity. If the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance then my three stages of listening to bigots, homophobes and the prejudiced are exasperation, amusement then...

Trojans pound out third consecutive gridiron win

The Castle Park High School football team enters its bye week with a three-game winning streak and an overall 3-1 record. Not a bad start at all considering the team has...

Southwestern College football season to get spring treatment

The California Community College Athletic Association had initially set a July 17 deadline to determine the status of the upcoming 2020-21 intercollegiate sports calendar amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. However, due to...

Sending a child into the world marked by dread and hope

When my daughter marched off on her first day of kindergarten in her crisp white blouse and new blue jumper, with her ponytails tightly fastened and a gap-toothed smile across her...

Teachers demonstrate numbers in prelude to strike

Still without a contract and upset with the way the Sweetwater Union High School District has handled contract negotiations, the Sweetwater Education Association announced it was going to hold a vote...

Artist awarded degree

Southwestern College honored muralist Salvador Barajas, 77, awarding him the college’s highest honor, the 2021 honorary degree for his historical and inspirational contributions in Chicano Park and national arts community. He...

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Appointment process begins in search for new council member

At a special meeting on Feb. 26, Chula Vista City Council unanimously adopted a resolution declaring former council member Andrea Cardenas’ vacancy from her District 4 council seat. This comes after...

Four years later we are full circle

The more things change... Four years ago around this time the community was at the beginning of one its annual traditions. The Bonitafest, thanks mostly to Max Branscomb and Co., was set to...

Doctor keeps him in stitches

In the Lamb's Players Production of "Fiddler on the Roof" there is a scene where Motel the tailor is joyously showing the townfolks his newly acquired labor-saving instrument, a used sewing...

Holiday Bowl to feature homecoming for Otay Ranch grad

The 17th-ranked University of Utah Utes and 22nd-ranked Northwestern Wildcats will be making their San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl debuts when the 41st annual game in the long-running series...

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THIS WEEK

Epic win catapults Gulls...

The San Diego Gulls needed this one. And they got it. Trailing by one goal on three different occasions in front of a sellout crowd...

Students take stop sewage...

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

It’s No. 1 Titans...

Friday’s 2026 edition of the Metro Conference roller hockey championship tournament’s grand finale is set: the top-seeded Eastlake Titans versus the third-seeded Otay Ranch...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...

E-vehicle chargers coming

Chula Vista is preparing to open a new Tesla Supercharger station that will significantly expand electric vehicle charging options in the community. The site, located...

Metro mat women get...

Flag football may be the fastest-growing high school girls sport but girls wrestling set the precedent, and it continues to grow in many areas. This...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

How to Understand the World & Our Country Today Crisis, polarization then a sweep into unity. This is how change occurs on earth - the...

Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...

SWC opens Spring semester...

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus....