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Holiday Bowl continues to dazzle, reward community

The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl continues to be the San Diego region's college football bowl extravaganza. The 2010 edition, the 33rd in the series, was played in front of 57,921 fans...

Sweetwater Authority water career scholarships open

Sweetwater Authority’s Work for Water Scholarship provides funding for people who are interested in pursuing a career in the water industry. The scholarship is available to anyone living in the Authority’s...

Council accepts report that salary is fair

Chula Vista City Council members accepted a report from an ad hoc committee stating that city executives are paid fair and reasonable salaries. After evaluating 13 senior positions occupied by 12 individuals...

Child porn on teacher’s computer

A former middle school teacher at Paradise Hills pleaded guilty May 16 receiving and possessing child pornography images on his computer. Timothy James Hensley, 39, of North Park, will be sentenced on...

Mobile home residents, owners can’t find compromise

The most recent permutation of a long-running dispute between residents and owners of Chula Vista's mobile home parks has ended in a deadlock. In a report to the City Council, city staff...

Barons hope to rebound from last year’s 3-8 campaign

Posting just three wins against eight losses in 2010, the Bonita Vista Barons suffered through one of their worst football seasons in recent memory. Bolstered by a veteran group of 14...

Shutting down illegal pot shops

A recent editorial in the Daily Monopoly (The Union-Tribune) pointed out: “It’s been a year since the first legal recreational marijuana shops opened in California . . . and fewer shops...

Eastlake’s Williams, muddied but unbowed, makes it a fourth trip to state

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night are supposed to stop postal workers from delivering the mail.The same can be said of high school cross country runners who...

Cops increase DUI awareness

Drunk drivers are likely to find themselves on the bright end a of a Chula Vista Police flashlight this December, as CVPD will amp up its efforts to prevent DUI-related collisions...

Aspiring Assembly member wants focus on education

David Alvarez is one of three candidates running for the 80th Assembly District Special Election on April 5, after the resignation of Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez in January. The 41-year-old Democrat, is...

Cops arrest man for attempted murder

Police arrested a man last night they are charging with attempting to kill a Chula Vista police officer. James Martinez, 20, was arrested at approximately 10 p.m. in Imperial Beach in connection...

It’s a frightfully fun time of year

Here it is, practically the end of the month and we have yet to mention the month of October. I generally do that early in the month but for whatever reasons,...

Cop pleads not guilty

Chula Vista Police Officer Roman Granados appeared in court Monday for his arraignment, as his attorney submitted a not guilty plea on his behalf for allegedly beating up his girlfriend’s 16-year-old...

CIF boys basketball playoffs tip off with No. 1 Barons in spotlight

Could the Bonita Vista and Hilltop boys basketball teams be on a collision course to meet in this year’s San Diego Section Division IV semifinals? It could happen if both teams...

Return to Comic Con

Marie Zhivago isn’t the next big super hero. Nor is she an A-list actress that appeared in last summer’s biggest Sci-Fi box office hit. But the Chula Vista cartoonist and children’s author...

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THIS WEEK

Eastlake Titans, Otay Ranch...

The Metro Conference wrapped up two weeks of roller hockey play prior to the holiday break with a bunch of goals Thursday night, Dec....

New year starts with...

As the holiday season winds down, San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) is asking the community to start the new year with a lifesaving...

College football bowl games...

Five Mountain West Conference football teams are poised to make flight to the reorganized Pac-12 beginning in July. Thus, December’s bowl games served as...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

New Year, 2026 – A Prayer for Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All 2026 begins with Capricorn Sun and a Gemini moon – the magical...

Gulls making up ground...

The ice hockey season is in full swing and playoff positioning is already starting to offer a preview of the second half of the...

Beloved principal, basketball junkie...

Many in the Sweetwater Union High School District family were blessed to know Ralph Mora, a 1966 Castle Park High School alumnus, former principal...

City to honor leaders

Chula Vista is introducing a new way to recognize the people and organizations working to strengthen inclusion, respect, and connection across the city. On Tuesday,...

The intersection of law...

It’s been roughly a year and I have yet to see much daylight. At the beginning of 2025, the State of California enacted AB 413....

Pet surrenders catch county’s...

As 2025 came to a close, San Diego Humane Society reported a notable shift in the types of dogs entering its shelters—one that may...

Wild Horses Festival hits...

Review and photography by Andy Bartotto The third edition of Wild Horses Festival at Petco Park took place this Saturday, Dec. 27, under clear skies....