Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Chula Vista

Working with community to protect seniors from scams

Scammers are targeting our senior citizens at an alarming rate, and the financial and emotional toll is devastating. That’s why my office launched a large-scale outreach campaign aimed at educating seniors, their...

Terrifying firefighters are ready

National City's Firefighter Association Local 2744 will be frightening the community on Halloween night at its annual Tower of Terror event. On this day, fire station 34 will deck out its six-story...

Councilman diagnosed

On March 14 Chula Vista City Council member and chair of the state Coastal Commission Steve Padilla tested positive for COVID-19, the first case among government officials in San Diego County....

Chula Vista passes new cannabis store language

The smoke has cleared on Chula Vista’s proposed marijuana dispensary ordinance. After two public meetings and hours of public testimony and deliberations, the Chula Vista City Council voted to allow tight regulations...

Trump gets reprieve

The people granted a reprieve to legally embattled former President Donald J. Trump, 78, in a free and fair democratic election. President-elect Trump ran the gauntlet of the American judicial system, survived...

Hearing set for accused friend killer

An Oct. 11 preliminary hearing was set Monday for 19-year-old man accused of killing his friend in Paradise Hills in June. Tyshawn Powell, 20, was shot to death in the driveway of...

Eagles give Olympian effort, pound Hilltop 49-6 for first win of season

It looked like both teams were primed for a shootout last Friday when the host Hilltop Lancers took on the Olympian Eagles in a non-league high school football game. The Eagles, still...

Lancers sweep double gender water polo double-header

The Hilltop High School water polo program entered a new era last Friday by sweeping a double gender double-header at the Parkway pool. COVID-19 protocols require boys and girls water polo to...

Otay Water District names new president for the new year

At its January meeting, the Otay Water District board of directors elected new officers to lead the District’s board for 2024. The board elected director Jose Lopez, who represents division four, as...

Report clears uncooperative Cano

An investigation by a special counsel reveals that National City Councilman Jerry Cano did not violate state law when he went five years without addressing building code violations at his Mary...

Safety first

I’m sure we can all agree that Chula Vista is a safe city. One need only to observe seniors, families and children out and about on their daily errands and activities...

Cop was a decent judge

I have always been interested in boxing. My dad and I used to watch the fights on Gillette’s “Cavalcade of Sports” in the ‘50s. I filled an old duffel bag with...

Metro mat men make statement at CIF wrestling finals

It’s been the general consensus that the caliber of wrestling within the confines of the Metro Conference has increased in recent years. The numbers certainly support that this year following last...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Sept 21 – 27, 2022

The Autumn Festivals Begin Autumn begins this Thursday. Autumn Equinox occurs when Sun enters Libra – sign of harmony, justice and equilibrium. The secular (out in the world) calendar of the...

It’s a down and dirty job but someone has to love it

Peggie Mazzeppi spends around nine hours a day using an Xbox controller. The 30-year veteran employee of the city of Chula Vista is not battling dragons or fighting in imaginary battles,...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....