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Dream season ends for San Diego FC

Phillip Brents - 12/05/2025

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Conflict remains a holiday tradition

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North Island Credit Union Foundation awards $5,000

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Carrying the Jaguar spirit into 2026

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New CVHS coach excited about Kiwanis Bowl XIII rivalry match-up

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 09/12/2014 0

oach of Chula Vista High School’s football team this season, departing coach Judd Rachow had a couple of words of advice: Do not lose to Hilltop or Sweetwater. “That was pretty much...

Anxiety and stress waiting for the exhausted to roll out of bed

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 09/01/2017 0

Before January, I didn’t check the news upon waking. I made a pot of coffee and read the newspaper calmly. I started with comics or sports, or even the business section. These...

Beating cancer is a never-ending race

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 04/23/2011 0

I hate to keep banging this drum, but it's time for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life-Chula Vista. Once again the event will be held at Chula Vista High School...

Que Viva! Cine Latino outdoor film series returns to Otay Ranch Town Center

Arts Press Release - 09/02/2011 0

The very best of Latino feature films, music and art will be showcased during September at Otay Ranch Town Center as part of the fifth annual Que Viva! Cine Latino film...

Eastlake Panthers wrap up AYF nationals with runner-up finish

Football Phillip Brents - 12/15/2017 0

The Eastlake Panthers 12U American Youth Football team has wrapped up its 2017 season following a national championship appearance in Kissimmee, Fla. The Panthers started their postseason coast-to-coast odyssey by defeating the...

‘Doctor’ awaits sentencing

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/25/2011 0

Kurt Walter Donsbach, 75, of Bonita, will be sentenced Friday, March 4, after pleading guilty to five counts of selling misbranded nutritional supplements to people who heard his former radio show. Donsbach...

It’s Christmas in October

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 10/15/2010 0

Not many people get the opportunity to have their home repaired for free. It was a dream come true for seven Chula Vista homeowners. For six hours last Saturday, more than 250...

Cruisers will shine on Chula Vista’s Third Ave.

Chula Vista Jon Campbell - 05/16/2010 0

Custom low-riders and vintage cars will once again grace Third Avenue in Chula Vista this summer, after the city and a local car club resolved a dispute that had threatened to...

Halloween matchup versus Tritons is spooky good time for SDSU Aztecs’ first win of the season

College Phillip Brents - 11/05/2025 0

Halloween has become a festive event in recent years with colorful and imaginative costumes and parties for those who have passed the trick-or-treat age. The San Diego State University and UC San...

Numbers headed in wrong direction

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 01/06/2024 0

The target number is 318. Or 159. To make things easier, it could be 477. To complicate them, 786 could replace that top number which in turn would change the third. Three hundred eighteen is...

South Bay mat kings double at Mira Mesa wrestling tournament

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 12/17/2010 0

The Hilltop High School wrestling team finished third out of 32 teams at last Saturday’s Marauder Invitational at Mira Mesa High School. The Lancers finished with 139 points to trail team...

New show, same message at park

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 06/03/2017 0

I'm an ambivalent fan of SeaWorld. I understand and appreciate animal rights activists’ concern over keeping gargantuan mammals in pens that are tiny when compared to their natural oceanic habitat. I cringe...

Humane Society prepares for inevitable ‘Baby Shower’

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 02/03/2023 0

Spring is right around the corner and the San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife is currently holding its annual Wildlife Baby Shower to prepare for its busiest baby season as hundreds...

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...

Cross country education

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 06/02/2012 0

We might say that this column had its start four years ago. That was the last time that I was in the Washington, D.C., area. It was in June of 2008...

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THIS WEEK

Chula Vista

Dream season ends for San Diego FC

Conflict remains a holiday tradition

North Island Credit Union Foundation awards $5,000

Carrying the Jaguar spirit into 2026

DON'T MISS

New CVHS coach excited about Kiwanis Bowl XIII rivalry match-up

Anxiety and stress waiting for the exhausted to roll out of bed

Beating cancer is a never-ending race

Que Viva! Cine Latino outdoor film series returns to Otay Ranch Town Center

Eastlake Panthers wrap up AYF nationals with runner-up finish

‘Doctor’ awaits sentencing

It’s Christmas in October

Cruisers will shine on Chula Vista’s Third Ave.

Halloween matchup versus Tritons is spooky good time for SDSU Aztecs’ first win of the season

Numbers headed in wrong direction

South Bay mat kings double at Mira Mesa wrestling tournament

New show, same message at park

Humane Society prepares for inevitable ‘Baby Shower’

Youth lacrosse program receives Belichick grant

Cross country education

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