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Wild Horses Festival hits it out of the ballpark again

admin - 12/31/2025

Basketball

Beloved principal, basketball junkie to be missed

College

College football bowl games put the spotlight on Mountain West teams, SDSU Aztecs

Gulls

Gulls making up ground in AHL standings with strong holiday push

DON'T MISS

Bar patron guilty of manslaughter

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 08/09/2018 0

A man who shot and killed a Chula Vista man at a bar in 2006 will get an 18-year prison term, said the prosecutor Friday after he pleaded guilty. Deputy District Attorney...

Trojans, Aztecs to face off in Warrior Bowl rivalry game with 1-0 Metro-Pacific records

Football Phillip Brents - 10/30/2015 0

The Castle Park Trojans opened defense of their Metro-Pacific League championship with a 34-0 homecoming victory last Friday against the visiting San Ysidro Cougars. It wasn’t too difficult to find the difference-maker...

Parking lots purchase deadline arrives

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 07/11/2015 0

For sale signs are up on six city owned parking lots behind Third Avenue. As part of California’s elimination of redevelopment agencies, the city of Chula Vista is mandated by the state...

Chamber plans for NC economic recovery

Latest News Jessica Brodkin Webb - 06/03/2021 0

National City Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Chad Matkowski presented an economic recovery plan in a marathon city council meeting Tuesday that suggested hope is on the horizon as the...

Turning on public employees

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 01/22/2011 0

I read several newspapers, both print and on-line editions. The letters to the editor are fairly well sanitized by the time the paper lands in your driveway. Not so with the on-line...

Dirt moved from high school track

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/24/2012 0

An estimated 13,000 tons of dirt that was dumped next to Southwest High’s football field more than one year ago was finally removed this week. Sweetwater Union High School District officials held...

It’s more than just pizza: Sammy’s still going strong with a new Chula Vista location

Arts & Eats Phillip Brents - 08/05/2021 0

Sammy’s has been going strong in the San Diego region for more than 30 years, initially famous for its signature woodfired pizzas, and now expanding its menu to dazzle diners with...

SWC at national contests

Chula Vista admin - 04/26/2025 0

Southwestern College is making history this spring as students from its automotive engineering and architecture programs compete in two prestigious national engineering and design challenges. These events mark the first time...

Dogs keep her from rolling over

Local News Kate Davies - 11/27/2010 0

Owning five dogs is not easy. It's not just the cost of the food, or the cost of the medical care, it's knowing that five lives are completely dependent on me...

National City Chamber: ‘Job growth is happening’

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 04/08/2022 0

The National City Chamber of Commerce is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 20 at the National City campus of Southwestern College with somewhere between...

Neighbors plan park march, rally

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 09/08/2023 0

On Aug. 23, City Council authorized the temporary closure of Harborside Park in order to allow staff time to address health and safety concerns due to illegal activities being conducted at...

Electronic waiting game

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 11/21/2011 0

I've been a big fan of Chula Vista giving serious thought to implementing council districts. My go-to argument has been that residents in a cluster of neighborhoods are better served by having...

YES ON A, For a Safer Chula Vista

Latest News Mayor Mary Casillas Salas - 05/31/2018 0

One year ago, the City Council confronted the chronic under-staffing of our fire and police departments during the deliberations about the 2017-18 budget. The City Manager was directed to review staffing...

Zeros’ European tour a smash despite weather

Arts John Philip Wyllie - 04/16/2010 0

Back in the late 1970s when a quartet of local kids from Sweetwater and Chula Vista high schools formed a punk band called the Zeros, they had no idea that they...

Candidate Q and A set for April

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 03/29/2024 0

At its March 26 meeting, Chula Vista City Council set a special council meeting for Thursday, April 4, beginning at 4 p.m., to interview the eight qualified applicants to fill the...

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