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Dream season ends for San Diego FC

Phillip Brents - 12/05/2025

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North Island Credit Union Foundation awards $5,000

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Carrying the Jaguar spirit into 2026

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What’s changed two years later

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 11/12/2021 0

Undoubtedly, by the time I have adjusted to the recent time change (clocks digital and otherwise should be set an hour later than they were this time last month) it will...

San Ysidro’s Sanchez is CIF Division I dive king

High School Phillip Brents - 05/06/2023 0

Andres Sanchez came to the United States to attend San Ysidro High School as a senior in a bid to attract interest from college diving programs. Even though it’s late in the...

Eastlake Little League returns to championship parade

Baseball Phillip Brents - 06/30/2018 0

California District 42 Little League crowned its 2018 Tournament of Champions in four divisions June 19 and June 21 at Imperial Beach Little League in front of large, boisterous and supportive...

Capturing the spirit of history

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 06/06/2015 0

Breakfast with my frenemy Pollyanne Bilder — frankly any meeting with her, really — can be trying. We always seem to misunderstand each other. “Did you hear they’re going to tear down...

The glamour of writing

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 04/28/2012 0

Star-News staff writer Allison K. Sampité deserves a commendation. Not necessarily for writing, as you might expect, but for demonstrating grace under pressure. Sampité spent a recent afternoon shadowed by a high...

Parent-teacher pact

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 08/01/2015 0

Parents, welcome back to another school year! On behalf of teachers everywhere, I would like to strike a bargain. You and I may not come to know each other well, but we...

Work starts on new east CV fire station

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 04/12/2019 0

Construction on Chula Vista’s newest fire station broke ground in Millenia on March 29, the first of three proposed new stations in the city. Fire Station 10, as it’s being called, is...

It’s Mueller time at middle school flag football finals

Football Phillip Brents - 12/12/2019 0

Mueller Charter Leadership Academy and Marshall Middle School have taken turns winning the Mission Valley YMCA’s Middle School Police Athletic League A Division flag football championship over the past five years. Mueller...

Chula Vista police officer grazed at Las Vegas massacre

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 10/07/2017 0

Chula Vista Police Agent Fred Rowbotham and his wife Katie were in Las Vegas last weekend. Katie wanted to treat her husband to the weekend getaway, which included passes to the three...

Lady Eagles go one-up on Hilltop in pairing of 2-0 teams

High School Phillip Brents - 04/28/2022 0

The Olympian High School and Hilltop High School softball teams met in an early season showdown for first place in the Metro-South Bay League standings on April 21 on the Lady...

Ricasa back at work

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/07/2012 0

Sweetwater district school board member Arlie Ricasa-Bagaporo, who was indicted by the District Attorney's Office in January on multiple felony charges, returned to work this week at Southwestern College --- under...

Dramatic effort to save Bonitafest

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/12/2014 0

With the 41st annual Bonitafest on life support, several community members are not ready to pull the plug on it just yet. The Bonita Business and Professional Association — the event’s title...

Class of 2034 takes first step toward ultimate academic goal

Chula Vista Patty Chavez - 06/10/2017 0

The future college graduating class of 2034 recently completed the first step in their academic journey: preschool graduation. This year nearly 40 Chula Vista Promise Neighborhood (CVPromise) preschoolers are ready for kindergarten. Escuelita...

South County Aztec warriors gear up for bowl game

College Phillip Brents - 12/01/2017 0

San Diego State University football head coach Rocky Long doesn’t mince words too often. If something isn’t up to standards, he’ll be up front about it. For him to rave, it...

Back on track, BV high jumper is soaring to new heights, dunking hoops to the roar of the crowd

High School admin - 04/24/2025 0

It’s said that a high jumper should be able to clear their own height. Bonita Vista High School sophomore Jerry Stokes can do that — and then some. Stokes stands five feet,...

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THIS WEEK

Chula Vista

Dream season ends for San Diego FC

Conflict remains a holiday tradition

North Island Credit Union Foundation awards $5,000

Carrying the Jaguar spirit into 2026

DON'T MISS

What’s changed two years later

San Ysidro’s Sanchez is CIF Division I dive king

Eastlake Little League returns to championship parade

Capturing the spirit of history

The glamour of writing

Parent-teacher pact

Work starts on new east CV fire station

It’s Mueller time at middle school flag football finals

Chula Vista police officer grazed at Las Vegas massacre

Lady Eagles go one-up on Hilltop in pairing of 2-0 teams

Ricasa back at work

Dramatic effort to save Bonitafest

Class of 2034 takes first step toward ultimate academic goal

South County Aztec warriors gear up for bowl game

Back on track, BV high jumper is soaring to new heights, dunking hoops to the roar of the crowd

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