Monday, January 19, 2026
60.6 F
Chula Vista

Visiting all the way from Bonita

Some years ago I adopted the custom of spending at least one day in the summer doing the tourist bit. This was the time that I left the house about mid-morning and...

Jury convict arsonist for slaying of OB man

After 2 1/2 days of deliberations, a jury convicted a National City man Monday of first-degree murder of an Ocean Beach man whose body has never been found. Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey...

Chamber offers business growth aid

The National City Chamber of Commerce wants your business to grow through a new program. An Elevate My Business Challenge will follow the four-session program called Business Growth Accelerator Program. The challenge is...

Mustangs are perfect through first half

The Bonita Vista Barons and Otay Ranch Mustangs shared last year's Mesa League girls water polo championship title but after the conclusion of the first round of league play this season,...

Man stands trial for three murders

A Chula Vista man has been ordered to stand trial for three murders that include a missing girlfriend from 1992 and his wife and mother-in-law who died in 2010 near where...

Mustangs, Titans to cap mat season with championship match-up

The 2011 Mesa League dual championship is set: Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. at Otay Ranch High School between the host Mustangs and the defending league champion Eastlake Titans. Both teams...

Birds of a feather, pro hockey returns to San Diego region

The Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League will host San Diego HockeyFest on Feb. 22 at the Valley View Casino Center to celebrate the return of professional hockey to the...

Woman testifies against husband in ‘park attack’

A woman who initially reported being attacked while jogging in a Chula Vista park testified June 23 it was her husband who attacked her and not two strangers, as she initially...

That’ll be all, thank you

Sometimes a man's got to be smacked upside the head if there's going to be any hope of his ever learning his lesson. Call it tough love for the tonto, but after the...

Laser pointer released from prison

A Chula Vista man will be released April 17 from a federal jail after serving almost five months for pointing a laser at a military helicopter flying overhead. Michael Angelo Ramirez, 27,...

Getting their act togther

Chula Vista Councilman Steve Castaneda's nose knew back in 2010. "I smell a serious rat," he said. Last year Councilwoman Pat Aguilar got a whiff of something too. And on Wednesday the San...

Civic investigator

Willard "Doc" Howard is one of two Chula Vista residents serving the County of San Diego as a grand juror. As part of the 19-member grand jury, Howard helps the jury collectively...

Fraud cost victims millions in losses

Every year in San Diego County dozens of real estate fraud cases are referred to our office for potential prosecution. Since buying a home is one of the biggest financial investments...

Of afterbirth and wedding vows

As the week comes to an end, the curtain falls on two questionably newsworthy events in world history. Birthers finally have what they asked for - proof that President Barack Obama was born in...

Republicans focus on residency issue

A variety of headlines could have introduced an interesting development in the Chula Vista mayoral race this week: Republican hires ex-Fed to surveil Latino-Arab-American Councilman’s private eye peeps on congresswoman’s alleged lover McCann: Campa-Najjar...

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THIS WEEK

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...

Familiar fragrance store opens...

Bath & Body Works officially opened a new 3,232-square-foot store near Palomar Trolley on Jan. 9, bringing the brand’s signature fragrances, body care, and...

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...

Moore takes lead at...

The Port of San Diego officially swore in its 2026 officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, marking the start...

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...

Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...

Esoteric astrology as news...

Communities, Cooperatives & the Essential Fire of Change - the New Era Unfolding Sun enters Aquarius Monday, January 19th, the day after the Capricorn new...