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Still running

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 12/01/2011 0

Eastlake resident Marilee Foley, 46, has fought her personal battle with multiple sclerosis for eight and a half years. The ongoing battle, however, doesn’t stop her from racing. Foley raises funds and...

Moving forward and making progress

Chula Vista Mara Elliott - 11/04/2023 0

Some of the bravest people I meet in my work as City Attorney are families who have lost a loved one to domestic violence. Every October, I join them to mark...

Fleet feet, distance drama highlight league track finals

High School admin - 05/15/2025 0

Winning four gold medals in a high school track and field league championship meet is obviously an outstanding achievement and not for the everyday competitor. It’s reserved for track and field royalty. Eastlake...

Lady Eagles dominate Metro Conference girls wrestling tournament

High School Phillip Brents - 02/01/2024 0

Braced by a new conference record 10 weight class champions, Olympian High School dominated last Friday’s Metro Conference girls wrestling championship tournament with 264.5 points. Runner-up Eastlake scored 98 points while Castle...

McCann’s cheap political stunt

Chula Vista Patrick Osio - 10/14/2022 0

Mr. McCann, I have seen you go from a potential good to great community leader to the present cheap political stuntman you have become. You have and continue to self promote...

Chief joining the DA’s office

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/28/2013 0

One city’s loss is another agency’s gain. National City Police Chief Adolfo Gonzales has accepted a position at the District Attorney’s Office as bureau investigation chief and is expected to begin at...

Girl Scouts tackle vandalism

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 04/16/2011 0

Last Saturday, East H Street received its first spring cleaning. Thanks to a Chula Vista-based group called Graffiti Busters, members of the community will begin seeing improvements to the neighborhood. Armed with a...

Countywide food distributor in search of post-holiday volunteers

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 01/05/2023 0

Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief and food organization announced that it is in urgent need of volunteers in January. Though the organization had thousands of volunteers over the...

Driver pleads to manslaughter

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 04/18/2019 0

The getaway driver in the slaying of a young man in National City pleaded guilty April 12 to manslaughter. The prosecutor also announced the arrest of the gunman. Onan Loaiza, 26, was...

Eagles top Mustangs for CIF girls tennis title

High School Phillip Brents - 11/07/2019 0

It was a special year for a special group of student-athletes at Olympian High School — and Otay Ranch High School as well. In what may be a first, two Metro Conference...

Friends hope to rock the bowl

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 02/28/2019 0

What began as an idea among two close friends has spawned into a music event that will soon be turning heads and opening ears in the South Bay. The Memorial Park Bowl...

Hilltop girls, Olympian boys swim teams post winning start to season

High School Phillip Brents - 03/22/2018 0

Olympian High School sophomore Alicia Cota Arellano stole the show — and the scorecard — during the Eagles’ Mesa League swim and dive dual meet against Hilltop High School last Thursday,...

Nearly 1,000 students learned CPR in one day

Chula Vista admin - 11/16/2024 0

Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the leading cause of death on school campuses. Studies show a 7 to 10 percent decrease in survival for every minute CPR is not performed. The Sweetwater...

Chula Vista candidates racing toward June election

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 04/22/2022 0

COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE CANDIDATE MARCO CONTRERAS Marco Contreras is running for Chula Vista City Council District 1 being vacated by Council member John McCann who it currently running for mayor. The 38-year-old Republican...

Heads up victory

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/10/2013 0

Fans are still uncertain whether Xolos coach Jorge Almiron is the right man for the job. But last night's victory may have earned him some converts after his team defeated Pumas UNAM...

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