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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

Revisiting ghosts of Halloweens past

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 10/27/2012 0

In my growing up years, I recall that almost all the junior high schools in town were named for American authors. There was Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Sidney Lanier and others....

St. Patrick’s Day warning

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/16/2012 0

Law enforcement representatives from agencies around San Diego County gathered today at the Chula Vista Police Department to campaign against drunk driving and underage drinking this holiday weekend. Chula Vista Police Chief...

Beware of price gouging after disaster strikes

Chula Vista Summer Stephan - 10/28/2017 0

As your District Attorney, I'm committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA’s Office and you, the community. One way I hope to do that is through this new monthly...

Boys wrestling season hits the mat for South County teams

High School Phillip Brents - 01/21/2022 0

Just about every high school wrestling team in San Diego County has had a close call with the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Some more than others. Bonita Vista High School’s mat program was paused...

TJ tunnel man pleads guilty

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 10/25/2014 0

A Tijuana man has pleaded guilty to use of a cross-border tunnel that was found under an Otay Mesa warehouse. The case against a 73-year-old Chula Vista woman has been set...

Crooks and cut ups in the lineup

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 12/07/2013 0

One of my favorite TV shows while growing up, once we finally bought a television, was “Lineup” starring Tom Tully and Warner Anderson. The show ran from 1954-1960. As a DA investigator,...

Bands take spotlight

Chula Vista Rick Flores - 11/29/2014 0

Heralding trumpets and thundering drums filled the air in DeVore Stadium at Southwestern College as a packed house watched a reveille of sound at the 48th annual Sweetwater Union High School...

Taking currency at face value

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 04/23/2016 0

As happy as I am for Harriet Tubman and her descendants, I’d be happier for Kat Mama had she been deemed worthy of having her face printed on a currency note...

She’s a friend to the library but probably not to the Bearcat

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 09/19/2014 0

On Sept. 4, Imozelle McVeigh wrote a letter to the editor of the big daily newspaper down the street. She lauded the Chula Vista City Council for last year’s budgeting equal...

Complaint goes nowhere

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 01/27/2011 0

A complaint filed with the Chula Vista Board of Ethics against councilwoman Pat Aguilar was recently dismissed by the seven-member panel. During the board's Jan. 19 meeting, the Chula Vista Ethics Committee...

When bumps and bruises are the payoff the teacher lottery is won

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 02/20/2016 0

Melissa came to me at the end of recess with a knot on her forehead and a trickle of blood. Through tears she explained that she and her friends had been...

Format changes coming to 2018 Monster Energy Supercross Championship

Alumni Special to The Star-News - 02/10/2018 0

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross returns premier off-road motorcycle racing to San Diego’s Petco Park on Saturday, Feb. 10 – marking round six of the racing season. There are several new format...

Postal carriers deliver value

Chula Vista Frederic V. Rolando - 04/09/2011 0

The Postal Service says it's losing billions of dollars each year. To close the gap, it has proposed shuttering nearly 2,500 post offices nationwide, most of them in rural areas, along...

Silva win would result in special election

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 09/30/2022 0

With the death of Deputy City Attorney Simon Silva on Sept. 3, who was running against attorney Dan Smith in the November elections, it was determined by City Clerk Kerry Bigelow...

Eastlake gets that championship feeling — again

High School Phillip Brents - 03/09/2018 0

Prior to last Friday’s San Diego Section Open Division championship game at Mission Bay High School, Eastlake High School girls soccer coach Mark Coziahr said his team would treat it like...

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