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Mar Vista claims first-ever boys CIF water polo championship

Phillip Brents - 11/21/2025

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Gulls stirring AHL pot with six-game points streak

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Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

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Setting a place for ongoing gratitude

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Southwestern in good graces

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/02/2011 0

Southwestern College announced Wednesday the reaffirmation of its accreditation status by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). The district was taken off probation and elevated to full accreditation status,...

Aztecs hand Fresno State first home shutout since 1980 via 23-0 victory

College Phillip Brents - 10/29/2025 0

SDSU place-kicker Gabriel Plascencia earned honors as the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after accounting for 11 of the Aztecs’ 23 points in a shutout win at Fresno...

Lancers out-duel Barons, 2-1, in battle of early season Mesa League unbeatens

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 01/28/2011 0

The Hilltop High School girls soccer team keeps on winning and that’s a must for the defending Mesa League champion Lancers in a league loaded with challengers this season. Hilltop ran its...

Having cake and eating it, too

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 11/30/2013 0

If I learned anything in 35 years of wearing a badge and making decisions that impact others' lives it is that I should get as much information as possible before making...

Cox challenger says she manipulated city funds

Chula Vista Jon Campbell - 05/14/2010 0

, a candidate vying to be the next mayor of Chula Vista, held a press conference on Monday to criticize what he called budget manipulation on the part of incumbent Mayor...

The message bears repeating again and again

Chula Vista Marie Vicario - 07/23/2010 0

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Reduce, reuse, recycle and repeat. In a world economy that integrates markets from near and far, growth is often considered the...

Scripps gets new weapon in cancer battle

Health Special to The Star-News - 04/12/2010 0

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to showcase the newly remodeled Breast Imaging Center, which includes three new digital mammography machines. Scripps Mercy's Chula...

Guilty of stealing from sick seniors

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 03/26/2011 0

The former operator of two board and care facilities in Chula Vista has pleaded guilty to committing financial elder abuse involving a theft of more than $500,000 from a patient before...

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC: COMMUNICATION MATTERS

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 03/05/2021 0

The COVID-19 pandemic landed in San Diego county on March 9, 2020 with a woman who had traveled abroad and brought the virus back to this region. Within days, the County of...

Grant to bolster wildfire resistance

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 10/28/2023 0

The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County was awarded a CAL FIRE Defensible Space Assistance Grant through California Fire Safe Council, allowing it to bring a new pilot Home...

BVHS hoopman Owens joins exclusive 1,000-point club

Basketball admin - 01/23/2025 0

Bonita Vista High School senior Aaron Owens has endured his share of heartbreak and triumph. Last Friday’s 63-47 boys basketball victory over the visiting Southwest Raiders in the Barons’ Metro-South Bay...

Youth lacrosse program receives Belichick grant

Sports Phillip Brents - 06/26/2015 0

Youth lacrosse players in the South Bay can thank New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the next time they pick up a lacrosse stick and pass the ball at a...

Hilltop girls water polo team wins East County Invitational title

High School Phillip Brents - 01/29/2016 0

The stretch drive for the upcoming San Diego Section girls water polo playoffs has started in earnest, and both the Hilltop Lancers and Mar Vista Mariners have to be feeling pretty...

Safely manage insects on indoor plants

Latest News Melinda Myers - 01/25/2018 0

Winter can be hard on gardeners and our indoor plants. Low light, shorter days and dry air stress our houseplants while helping insects thrive. Don’t despair if insects have moved in...

Mayor Mary or Jerry?

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 10/11/2014 0

Jerry Rindone has served the city of Chula Vista in many capacities. He was a councilman for 16 years, which is the most anyone has served in the city’s history. For 10 years...

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THIS WEEK

Alumni

Mar Vista claims first-ever boys CIF water polo championship

Gulls stirring AHL pot with six-game points streak

Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

Setting a place for ongoing gratitude

DON'T MISS

Southwestern in good graces

Aztecs hand Fresno State first home shutout since 1980 via 23-0 victory

Lancers out-duel Barons, 2-1, in battle of early season Mesa League unbeatens

Having cake and eating it, too

Cox challenger says she manipulated city funds

The message bears repeating again and again

Scripps gets new weapon in cancer battle

Guilty of stealing from sick seniors

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC: COMMUNICATION MATTERS

Grant to bolster wildfire resistance

BVHS hoopman Owens joins exclusive 1,000-point club

Youth lacrosse program receives Belichick grant

Hilltop girls water polo team wins East County Invitational title

Safely manage insects on indoor plants

Mayor Mary or Jerry?

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