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Don’t be fooled by counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines

The end of the pandemic is in sight. The Pfizer vaccine has been approved by the FDA and the first phase of distribution to states has begun. In addition, the Moderna...

‘Rights’ workshop planned

Alliance San Diego provides “Know Your Rights” virtual workshops to help immigrant families understand their legal protections amid immigration enforcement in the community. The next workshop will be held Aug. 18 from...

Chula Vista renters feeling crowded

Renters of apartments are being squeezed out of personal space in a recent study by Rent Cafe, who’s research team analyzed floorplan information of apartments in 254 cities using Yardi Matrix...

Fear the spear: Lady Aztecs to play for state basketball title

The Montgomery High School girls basketball team has done a heap of winning the second half of the season. All that winning has landed the newly crowned Southern California regional champion...

Community college football: Jaguars maul Olympians 31-10

Freshman quarterback Brett Nelson (St. Francis) completed 15 of 26 passing attempts for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Aaron Harris (Granite Hills) and Patrick Mitchell (Morse) each scored on touchdown...

Man admits violating children

A 20-year-old Chula Vista man pleaded guilty March 27 to committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 years old. Carlos Isac Ojeda faces a maximum term of...

Eastlake’s Williams, Olympian’s Cordero repeat as Metro Conference finals champions

Eastlake High School sophomore Jaelyn Williams and Olympian High School senior Angel Cordero may be the Metro Conference’s best hopes of qualifying for this year’s state cross country championship meet. Both runners...

Hilltop boys soccer team holds down Top 20 national ranking

A scoreless tie Jan. 27 at Eastlake wasn’t exactly what the Hilltop High School boys soccer team might have ordered but it did send a wake-up call through the ranks of...

Going to Kenya one pancake at a time

Two weeks ago there was a letter to our editor from a woman in San Diego who castigated and vilified the Chula Vista Police Department. She also ripped corrections officers. There...

Dad’s day came a long way

Father's Day may not have quite the same cachet as Mother’s Day due to the sentimental appeal moms command, which may account for why it took far longer to be declared...

Goodbye Chula Vista

Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things you’ll have to do in life. My husband Walt and I stand on the small beach that is part of J Street, Chula...

Chula Vista Spartans get Morse Tigers by the tail, win first game for new coach by score of 15-6

The Chula Vista Spartans captured their first game in the Howard Bannister coaching era by defeating the visiting Morse Tigers, 15-6, in a non-league game Friday night. Some might consider the outcome...

Setting the PACE for seniors

Low income South County seniors will soon benefit from a facility providing healthcare services at no cost, as long as they meet the requirements. St. Paul's PACE, a long-term comprehensive healthcare program,...

Lessons learned at a distance beginning CVESD school year

On July 14 the Chula Vista Elementary School District announced it will begin its 2020-21 school year with its distant learning model beginning Aug. 31. Superintendent Dr. Francisco Escobedo said in a...

Firefighters beat cops

Brian and David McGonagle knew exactly what they were getting themselves into when they invited National City police officers and firefighters over for lunch: a challenge of man versus meat. The inaugural...

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THIS WEEK

Nine Metro teams represented...

The Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions Club boys basketball tournament has faced off for another year. The 21-team tournament tipped off Saturday with...

Survey delivers a dose...

One morning eons ago I trudged into my cousin’s garage. The fluorescent lamps hummed and flickered. The cold of the slick, cement floor stung my...

Lady Lancers bound out...

B.J. Hunt ranks second all-time in the boys discus throw in Hilltop High School track and field history with a mark of 143-9 (set...

Williams paces San Diego...

It was a scene right out of a post-apocalyptic film: shadowy figures running around in dense fog.It could easily have taken place somewhere in...

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...

One for four: Jaguars...

Aside from all-star games, the high school football season wrapped up last weekend with 15 state bowl championship games.Four teams represented the San Diego...

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...

Downtown Chula Vista welcomes...

Winter is officially here, and Downtown Chula Vista is celebrating the season’s arrival while gearing up for the new year. The Chula Vista community...

Teen’s video a ‘Breakthrough’...

Seventeen-year-old Grace Lee from Chula Vista is gaining national attention as a finalist in the global Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an annual competition that invites...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Hanukkah, Mourner’s Kaddish, Fourth Advent Candle & Winter Solstice This is the week leading up to Winter Solstice and Hanukkah - eight-day Hebrew festival of Light....