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Navy vet faces February sentencing

robberies at a Coach Department store in Chula Vista and two other hold-ups at a La Jolla nail salon hours later. Gobert faces a maximum term of eight years in state prison. She...

Chula Vista friends send support to Japan

The devastating 8.9 earthquake and consequent tsunami that hit Sendai, Japan, March 11 is being regarded as the worst crisis the country has had since World War II. Locally, the city of...

Chula Vistans rock out at ‘party of the century’

For one shining day (and part of the night) on Oct. 15, Chula Vista residents rocked out en masse in what was both literally and figuratively the party of the century:...

Jaguars capture 16-3 defensive matchup over Owls in JC gridiron matchup

Southwestern College’s football team moves into its bye week with a 3-2 record following last Saturday’s 16-3 non-conference win over the Citrus College Owls. The game opened with what proved to be...

Local soccer, hoops teams punch tickets to CIF semifinal playoffs

South County schools look to be fairly well represented when the San Diego Section holds its semifinal playoffs early next week. After results from this weekend's quarterfinal round, eight girls basketball teams,...

Tracking drivers just got easier

Yet. Don’t forget the yet. When someone or something tells you they will or won’t do something, it’s a good idea to hear that promise in the context of “for now.” As in,...

Best of times for Best of South County

South County leaders, business organizations and community activists came together Wednesday night to honor some of South County’s best. The second annual The Star-News Best of South County’s 2016 Reader’s Poll Red...

Cops and City agree to reform

After months of informal discussions, the Chula Vista city council approved an agreement Tuesday with the Chula Vista Police Officer's Association, sealing the last of five contracts with labor unions to...

350 explores avenues to better transit

San Diego 350, so named for the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide, is a volunteer organization building a movement to prevent the worst...

South County preps graduate to Montezuma Mesa

The San Diego State University football team kicks off its 2018 schedule with Friday’s non-conference game at 13th-ranked Stanford University. It will be a chance for the youthful Aztecs to make...

Poll measures public perspective on housing

The county of San Diego held a June 29 public outreach meeting on inclusionary housing with several polls along with opportunities for attendees to provide comments directly to facilitators. After an...

The speed of knowledge

The great American architect, author and inventor Buckminster Fuller, invented the “knowledge doubling curve” that measures the amount of time it takes for knowledge to increase. According to Fuller, up until...

World Series takes on South County flavor with Southwestern College alum Kevin Ginkel

It’s always special to root for one of your own. In the case of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Kevin Ginkel, it’s a double honor after the homegrown relief pitcher attended El Capitan High...

Mar Vista Mariners put El Capitan Vaqeros ‘behind’ them in 28-17 win

There’s simply no way to be polite when describing the Mar Vista Mariners football team’s offensive formation. The running backs line up so close behind the team’s offensive linemen that well,...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week March 29 – April 4, 2023

Palm Sunday, Out of the Desert & into the City of Peace Sunday is Palm Sunday, the start of Passion Week. Palm Sunday biblically marks the triumphal entry of Jesus of Nazareth,...

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THIS WEEK

If it’s December, it’s...

AZTECS, LADEN WITH MW HONOREES, PRIMED FOR NEW MEXICO BOWL MATCHUP AGAINST MEAN GREEN From staff reports The Mountain West has announced its 2025 all-conference football...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

 The Gift of  Serving One Another – Drawing to Ourselves Those We Are Able to Serve Christmas Day this year (2025) occurs under a Pisces...

Award recognizes Chula Vista...

Chula Vista resident Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel still remembers the early days at GoodFarms, answering phones at the front desk while juggling life as a young...

One for four: Jaguars...

Aside from all-star games, the high school football season wrapped up last weekend with 15 state bowl championship games.Four teams represented the San Diego...

Williams paces San Diego...

It was a scene right out of a post-apocalyptic film: shadowy figures running around in dense fog.It could easily have taken place somewhere in...

Barons keep reeling in...

Fans got their money’s worth at this year’s Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions boys basketball tournament at Sweetwater High School. “We had all five...

Cops clear firearms off...

Nearly 140 unwanted firearms were turned in by residents at a South Bay gun safety event on Dec. 13, reflecting strong community participation in...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Hanukkah, Mourner’s Kaddish, Fourth Advent Candle & Winter Solstice This is the week leading up to Winter Solstice and Hanukkah - eight-day Hebrew festival of Light....

Lady Lancers bound out...

B.J. Hunt ranks second all-time in the boys discus throw in Hilltop High School track and field history with a mark of 143-9 (set...

Nine Metro teams represented...

The Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions Club boys basketball tournament has faced off for another year. The 21-team tournament tipped off Saturday with...

Castle Park Trojans finally...

It took two years, but the wait is finally over … and worth it. Castle Park High School held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its...

Artist’s photographs start as...

Fine-art photographer Victoria Amelina opened her new exhibition, “Poetry of Vintage Nostalgia,” at the Mission Hills Branch Library this week, offering visitors a gentle,...