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FPPC ends investigation

Former Chula Vista interim councilman Mitch Thompson received a letter from the Fair Political Practices Commission in August stating that allegations of wrongdoing weren't supported by available evidence and the agency...

Former MDCHS standout shares big expectations for SDSU Aztecs

he University of San Diego are located just 9.4 miles apart, yet Saturday’s college football pairing between the two schools is only the second in history. SDSU defeated USD, 42-12, at Aztec...

Love is in the Air at Downtown Chula Vista

The month of February symbolizes many things for different people. For some, it’s a day to celebrate the love they have for their partner and for others it’s a holiday to...

On the road with chance and trust

(Somewhere, Latin America) The realization that we live as a courtesy of chance and trustvis nothing new. Months ago I watched avpickup truck careen out of controlvand smash into the centervdivider then...

For sake of children some questions are best left unasked

I often see Diana’s mother in the school parking lot before class, standing outside her car, untangling her younger daughters’ hair and taming it into pony tails. Diana, age ten, takes...

Ex-assistant headed to prison

The former assistant football coach at a South Bay school was sentenced Nov. 9 to five years in state prison for molesting a 14-year-old girl. Probation was denied for Edward Aaron Mendoza,...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 7 – 13, 2024

Lunar New Year of the Wood Dragon In the midst of winter in the northern latitudes, snow drops (flowers) be 2024 is the lunar new year of the Wood Dragon. The lunar...

Eastlake survives tiebreaker, gets chance at another CIF girls soccer title

With three of the four top-seeded teams doing down to defeat in the opening quarterfinal round of this year’s San Diego Section Open Division girls soccer playoffs, it seemed that no...

Author’s words of wisdom

This column's subject is a result of my flat out hero worship for the legendary Ray Bradbury, who died last year. I began reading him at age 12, and was captivated by...

Prep baseball: BV southpaw Reynoso is all about consistency

As the Bonita Vista High School baseball team rounds third base and heads for the conclusion of the regular season and the upcoming San Diego Section playoffs, the Barons know they...

Pets offer benefits

Older adult's lives are measurably improved by the love and companionship offered by their pets. Animals often fill a void in the lives of the elderly who are alone without friends...

Mater Dei Catholic starts new era for Crusaders with trip to Division IV football championship game

Black Friday? How about Blue and Gold Friday for the Mater Dei Catholic High School football team? The second-seeded Crusaders defeated the visiting Central Union Spartans, 23-10, last Friday to earn a...

Crusaders lay claim to first Mesa League boys water polo title, avoid sharing it with Titans

Are you ready for quad-champions? Well, it could have happened this season the way the second round of league play finished among the Mesa League’s boys water polo teams. It ended in...

A quiet police partner is one with four legs

In 1978, some Chula Vista police officers approached Chief Bill Winters with the idea of having police dogs. I’m a fan of Winters, even though it took him 16 years to...

The pain of no check is widespread

How many of us could afford to work without being paid? Not the kind of work we do when volunteering at a child’s school, in the community once a month at a...

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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...

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...

Dream season ends for...

Pretty much all season long San Diego FC was chasing the Chicago Fire’s remarkable Major League Soccer debut season in 1998 when the expansion...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...