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San Diego County Cup champions crowned

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Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic to once again serve as launching pad

Football Phillip Brents - 07/10/2015 0

The 25th annual Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic is scheduled Saturday, July 11, at San Diego Mesa College. The game, which is set for a 6 p.m. kick-off, pits graduated high...

Cops take children on holiday shopping spree

Chula Vista admin - 12/13/2024 0

San Diego County Probation hosted this year’s Shop with a Cop Dec. 7 as a way to spread holiday magic to more than 300 children selected by area schools to participate...

Mayor Salas takes office

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 12/13/2014 0

It was standing room only in the Chula Vista City Council chamber Tuesday evening as mayor-elect Mary Salas, incumbent Pat Aguilar and newly elected councilman John McCann were sworn in to...

CV cop pursuing regular duties while investigation continues

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 02/21/2019 0

A Chula Vista police officer spent less than one month on desk duty after an August video showed him tackling a 16-year-old girl at Loma Verde Park. The incident occurred on Aug....

What costs to bear in mind

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 10/12/2024 0

It wasn’t that long ago when some of Chula Vista’s leaders used to wistfully daydream that the city’s historic downtown could/should emulate some of the more vibrant communities to the north. This...

Chula Vista Film Festival scheduled

Chula Vista Rebecca Williamson - 06/20/2019 0

The inaugural Chula Vista Film Festival will be held Wednesday, June 26, at the Chula Vista Civic Center Library on F Street. The festival will feature short anime/animated films by students and...

Done deal undone

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 09/05/2013 0

The Sweetwater Union High School District withdrew its application for a conditional use permit Aug. 21 that would have housed Alliant International University at the National City Adult School, said district...

County will return permit fees

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 08/20/2021 0

The county of San Diego on Aug. 12 began notifying restaurants of $4.5 million in permit fee refunds for the period of March 16, 2020, through June 15, 2021, the result...

‘Boy’ moved from Hollywood jungle to Chula Vista

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 10/05/2025 0

Batman had Robin. Fred had Barney. Hollywood had Johnny Sheffield, the kid who became the jungle’s most memorable sidekick. From playing “Boy” alongside Johnny Weissmuller in the Tarzan films to starring...

Southwestern qualifies pair of runners for state meet

College Phillip Brents - 12/28/2017 0

Southwestern College qualified two runners to compete in this year’s California state championship meet Nov. 18 at Woodward Park in Fresno. Sophomore Augustin Barreto finished 55 of 176 runners in the men’s...

Sisters will walk The Walk

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 10/01/2010 0

Renee, 18, and Debbie, 15, Crawford have been waiting for both to be of age to participate in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk for breast cancer. With...

Mustangs batter Barons by 61-21 score

Sports Phillip Brents - 10/23/2017 0

Play kicked off Friday in both the Metro-South Bay League and Metro-Pacific League. Highlighting the action was Chula Vista Kiwanis Bowl XVI between the Hilltop Lancers and host Chula Vista Spartans. Hilltop...

Tales of two cities

Letters to the editor Deuel Woodward - 05/03/2024 0

Chula Vista is roughly between downtown San Diego and the border with Tijuana. Visitors to Chula Vista often have relatives, or friends living here. There is Southwestern College for undergraduates in...

Ex-Trojan Sampson’s two TDs spark SDSU past New Mexico

College Phillip Brents - 10/29/2010 0

Right now former Castle Park High standout Demarco Sampson and his fellow South County teammates are riding high with the SDSU football team. Sampson grabbed seven passes for 127 yards, including two...

Former Hilltop soccer mentor Shubert named CIF Coach of the Year

High School Phillip Brents - 04/30/2020 0

Soccer is considered a very technical and also a very passionate sport, especially at the higher levels of play. It can be both physically and emotionally draining, as well as immensely rewarding...

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