Monday, November 24, 2025
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Chula Vista

21 year old gets lengthy sentence

A gunman who was convicted of trying to murder two people in separate carjacking incidents in National City and Imperial Beach was sentenced April 4 to 63 years and eight months...

First month almost complete

Beacon Classical Academy is nearing its first month of operation with 150 students enrolled in the K- 8 charter school. A San Diego Superior Court judge ruled that the school could...

Summer trial for alleged killers

The murder trial of two suspects accused of killing Jordan Hickey in 2011 as he was pushing his bicycle uphill near National City was delayed Monday until July 15 in San...

No debate about it—Southwestern team excels

Southwestern College’s Debate Team returned from the Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament held at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey in March with notable accomplishments. Baron Castanares and Pia Maria Flores,...

Roller hockey teams getting serious about Kiwanis Cup playoffs

The seeding meeting for the Kiwanis Cup playoffs is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 20, at Castle Park High School. At the meeting, coaches representatives from the CIF-Metro Conference's four leagues will vote...

Kiwanis Bowl storyline: Lancers steal 13-7 overtime win

The Chula Vista Kiwanis Bowl first kicked off in 2002 with a 49-14 win by the Chula Vista Spartans over the Hilltop Lancers. The Spartans dominated the cross-town rivalry with three...

Free fraud-fighting notification service

Led by Chief Deputy Assessor Jordan Marks, the San Diego County’s Office of the Taxpayer Advocate released its free real estate fraud notification service. OWNER ALERT sends its subscribers that register...

Hilltop, Mar Vista kick start season with Barons tourney titles

The 31st annual Barons girls high school soccer tournament is in the history books and a pair of South County champions have decidedly rosier prospects for the 2010-11 season. The Hilltop...

Eight Metro Conference teams to kick off CIF football playoffs

The final regular season standings are in the book and the San Diego Section football advisory committee has poured over analyses and recommendations from league representatives to select this year’s divisional...

A quarter of a century later she’s still doing good work

I first met Pamela Smith about 25 years ago. At the time, she was with the Chula Vista office of the Social Security administration. I recall that she had befriended a...

Not much to celebrate at SOCs

State of the City addresses are a little like birthdays for anyone over 30 — you acknowledge their existence but you don’t look forward to them the way you used to...

Lancers sweep double gender water polo double-header

The Hilltop High School water polo program entered a new era last Friday by sweeping a double gender double-header at the Parkway pool. COVID-19 protocols require boys and girls water polo to...

Girls soccer: The switch is on at Eastlake High School

Eastlake High School’s boys and girls soccer teams find themselves in unique circumstances this season after Martin Casas and Scott Burress decided to swap teams. Casas had been coaching the Titans’...

Even though the games have changed the struggle continues

I hate PE. This loathing goes back to elementary school. I was short and skinny and wore glasses — the trifecta of PE disgrace. I spent most Friday afternoons in grade school...

Time to get crackin’ on library activities

Those of us who devour paperbacks like they’re weekend brunch know the satisfying crack of opening a new book. From the time we begin reading texts with a spine wide enough...

WEATHER

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THIS WEEK

Gulls stirring AHL pot...

The American Hockey League’s 2025-26 season is still in its infancy but the San Diego Gulls appear to be stirring the pot. The Gulls carry...

Eastlake Titans are Metro’s...

It’s said that the cream always rises to the top in sporting endeavors. That includes this year’s San Diego Section football playoffs where one...

Mar Vista claims first-ever...

It’s been raining throughout the week but being wet is what it’s all about in water polo. Mar Vista High School’s players know all about...

Lady Titans win girls...

Rain or shine, the San Diego Section held its girls field hockey championships on Saturday, Nov. 15, at La Jolla High School.Also taking place...

Big win over Boise...

The rain came down, but it couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 29,201 in attendance at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday who took in San...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

November 19 – 25, 2025 Scorpio – Contemplating finances & resources: Asking What Sustains & Stabilizes Us? In our last week of Scorpio – Sagittarius Sun...

Setting a place for...

In keeping with the spirit of the upcoming holiday, two more giveaways are scheduled within the next few days. National City Mayor Ron Morrison is...

SBCS campaign fills in...

As the holidays approach, local families are facing financial pressures that some say are unlike any in recent memory. Rising costs, increasing unemployment, and...

Drone show debuts in...

On Friday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 22, Chula Vista will host the DroneArt Show — what is being called the longest drone show...

Charter school honored

Mueller/Bayfront Charter School in Chula Vista has been named to the 2025 California Honor Roll by the Educational Results Partnership, a statewide recognition that...

Eastlake’s Williams, muddied but...

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night are supposed to stop postal workers from delivering the mail.The same can be said...

Foundation awards $250,000 to...

With federal funding cuts straining essential services, San Diego Foundation (SDF) has awarded $250,000 in Unity Fund grants to help keep key healthcare programs...