Monday, January 19, 2026
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Chula Vista

Firefighters, community gather to remember

It’s been seventeen years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the National City Fire Department continues to remember the lives that were lost. National City firefighters held their...

OWD board approves modest pay boost

Otay Water District’s recently approved $100 million operational and capital improvements budget includes pay raises for all five water board members, making what board members say is a “minimal impact” to...

Flavored tobacco not so sweet

The recent lawsuit filed by the San Diego City Attorney against two tobacco retail chains shines a light on the need for Chula Vista to strengthen the city’s tobacco sales laws. Tobacco-related...

Project evolved into world, life changing event

We went to the Sweetwater Woman’s Club the other day for their October luncheon and program. I had been alerted to this program sometime ago by two of the club members...

Bonita Vista off to 5-0 start in inaugural girls flag football season

With all 13 Metro Conference teams in start-up mode for the inaugural girls flag football season, there may not have been any real favorites for league titles at kickoff. There might be...

CIF-Metro Conference to face off 2024 portion of 2023-24 schedule

The CIF-Metro Conference 2023-24 roller hockey schedule will resume on Monday. Jan. 8. It’s a new year with renewed hopes for a league championship. Actually, two of the three league titles involving...

A school without a name

The Chula Vista Elementary School District began construction of its 47th campus on March 8 with an estimated completion of the project by July 2022. The CVESD Board of Education is seeking...

Jeers, then cheers for SDSU Aztecs in last-minute 17-14 win over Toledo

San Diego State University place-kicker Jack Browning received honors as the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week following the Aztecs’ last-minute 17-14 non-conference victory against the University of Toledo...

BEACH ‘n’ OPPORTUNITY

What began as a few children on the beach with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches has grown into a substantial program for youth in foster care and at-risk communities, using therapeutic...

Metro soccer teams excel in revived San Diego County Cup

Castle Park, Olympian and Hilltop’s boys soccer teams piled up valuable rankings points by each winning their divisions in the revived San Diego County Cup. The impressively large 54-team field included five...

Prison awaits men guilty in National City brawl

The gunman who shot a National City man to death outside a restaurant after the viewing of the World Cup soccer match in 2014 was sentenced Friday to 47 years and...

Exhibit showcases ‘Resistance’

Youth art outreach non-profit A Reason to Survive is running an exhibition called Images of Resistance: Then & Now, curated by Carmela Prudencio, which explores the Marcos regime in the Philippines...

Teacher’s passing a ‘devastating’ loss

Leonardo “Lee” Cartas Sison was always teaching. For 17 years, Mr. Sison taught elementary school students at Joseph Casillas Elementary School in Chula Vista. After school, he would promote healthy living as...

DA says suspect stabbed man after sexual encounter

An Aug. 26 preliminary hearing has been set for an 18-year-old murder suspect who is accused of fatally stabbing a Chula Vista man who was his co-worker at a restaurant. The April...

Futbol town? Not sure about that

San Diego soccer city? It’s a question I’m not sure how to answer. Certainly there is, and has been for a decade or so, a surging interest in jogo bonito —...

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THIS WEEK

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...

Moore takes lead at...

The Port of San Diego officially swore in its 2026 officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, marking the start...

Familiar fragrance store opens...

Bath & Body Works officially opened a new 3,232-square-foot store near Palomar Trolley on Jan. 9, bringing the brand’s signature fragrances, body care, and...

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Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...