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Eastlake grad Palet gets football opportunity at University of Alabama

The start of the college football season is closer than one might think. Eastlake High School alumnus Josh Palet is certainly clued in on that. He leaves San Diego on Saturday,...

Teachers ready to move on

The Sweetwater Education Association can close one of the most strenuous bargaining chapters in its history after the teachers’ union on May 2 ratified a tentative agreement with the Sweetwater Union...

Season in review: SDSU women advance to MW tournament soccer semifinals

The San Diego State women’s soccer team has been predicted in annual preseason polls to finish either first or second in Mountain West Conference play in 12 of the last 13...

Bank robber also held up shoe store

An admitted bank robber also pleaded guilty Oct. 8 to holding up a shoe store in the Plaza Bonita Mall in National City. Ryan W. Nelson, 38, of San Diego, faces a...

Spartan boys lacrosse: nowhere but up

Doug Murphy is entering his 10th year of coaching boys lacrosse in the Metro Conference and his fourth in two stints at Chula Vista High School. He is known as someone...

Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

On Friday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 22, Chula Vista will host the DroneArt Show — what is being called the longest drone show ever staged — featuring 45 minutes of...

Investing in trade corridor is critical to job growth in San Diego

As a lifelong San Diego resident, I am continually impressed by the diversity and growth of our region. We live in an area laden with assets and blessed with enormous potential....

Hail to the champions! Jaguars top Mesa for conference title

The Southwestern College football team will meet Allan Hancock College in the American Division Championship Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 18. Kick-off is at 4 p.m. at Santa Maria High School. The Jaguars (8-2)...

Titans tie up top of Mesa League girls water polo standings

The Mesa League could have co-champions this season in girls water polo, providing both the Otay Ranch Mustangs and Eastlake Titans finish the remainder of the league season undefeated. That scenario...

Teacher pleads guilty

A former substitute teacher for the Sweetwater Union High School District has pleaded guilty to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old girl. Martin Gallegos, 48, was also an ROTC instructor who...

Mother must take parenting class

An intoxicated mother who crashed a stolen van which carried her two children in National City has been sentenced to one year in jail with an early release allowed for a...

From debris to dorsal fins

It all started with Henry the fish. “When I first started it was just me for the first six months,” Oregon-based artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi said. “I had a lot of long...

SDSU Aztecs to face off 2021 baseball season against USD Toreros this weekend

For the third consecutive season, San Diego State University’s baseball team has been picked first in the Mountain West Preseason Coaches Poll. Besides earning the honor, the Aztecs also had three...

Ex-cop gets probation

A former Chula Vista police officer pleaded guilty Aug. 16 to “capping” during a blackjack game at an east county casino. In committing the misdemeanor offense, Jesus Angel Salazar, 30, increased a...

It’s a gold rush for Titans at Mesa League swim finals

It was a scintillating finish for the Eastlake High School swim team at this year’s Mesa League finals. When times from the final event had flashed on the scoreboard April 25 at...

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THIS WEEK

Students take stop sewage...

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to...

Metro mat women get...

Flag football may be the fastest-growing high school girls sport but girls wrestling set the precedent, and it continues to grow in many areas. This...

It’s No. 1 Titans...

Friday’s 2026 edition of the Metro Conference roller hockey championship tournament’s grand finale is set: the top-seeded Eastlake Titans versus the third-seeded Otay Ranch...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...

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E-vehicle chargers coming

Chula Vista is preparing to open a new Tesla Supercharger station that will significantly expand electric vehicle charging options in the community. The site, located...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

SWC opens Spring semester...

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus....

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...