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Spartans top Red Devils, 42-12, in county’s longest-running prep football series

The Chula Vista Spartans and Sweetwater Red Devils met for the 64th time Friday in what has become San Diego County’s longest continuing high school football rivalry. The Spartans now hold...

Mesa League 2010 football preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders

With just 40 athletes on its varsity team and only 11 of those players weighing more than 200 pounds, the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will be operating at a huge disadvantage...

Police arrest woman for taking district money

A former Sweetwater Union High School District employee was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a case of embezzlement at the Sweetwater Union High School District. Danya Margarita Williams, 42, is alleged...

Who we miss on Memorial Day?

Scanning an archived newspaper through today’s lens, it’s hard not to skim a particular story from 1917 without a smidgen of skepticism. Across the top of the front page of the April...

New phase release planned for Pardee Homes’ Parkview offering remarkable affordability in Ocean View Hills

In just six weeks, Pardee Homes has sold 14 homes at Parkview, an exciting new neighborhood of 73 detached, two-story homes in South County’s Ocean View Hills master planned community.  To...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 16 – 22, 2025

Saturn & Mercury Retrograde Under the Libra (air) moon Wednesday and Thursday, humanity seeks haAll things in the heavens are, like an inverted mirror, reflected on Earth. This is the meaning...

Executive search on both sides of border

Warren Carter, 46, of Chula Vista has been working double shifts. He owns two businesses, QualiFind and Eastlake Business Suites. And with AgriFind being a subsidiary of QualiFind, you could say...

Hilltop sophomore leads the way in Lancers’ 29-30 win over Eastlake

The Hilltop High School cross country team, in particular sophomore Jimmy Byland, continues to excel through the 2019 season. The Lancers, led by Byland’s first-place individual finish, defeated the Eastlake Titans in...

Victim’s loved ones have parting words for killers

Jordan Hickey’s mother, brother, girlfriend and other relatives got to say what they have waited four years to say to his convicted killers at their April 24 sentencing. San Diego Superior Court...

Negotiations were always give and take

I told a friend about the sad financial situation in my hometown of Flint, Mich. The beleaguered city of 105,000 has had 44 homicides this year while Chula Vista, with 243,000-plus...

Local hospitals ask for more help from feds

Scripps Health President/CEO Chris D. Van Gorder, FACHE, and Sharp Healthcare COVID-19 strategic response executive consultant Daniel L. Gross sent a joint statement including the Secretary of Health and Human Services,...

Lolita’s Mexican Restaurants provides work-life balance with Sunday store closures

Lolita’s Mexican Food recently announced a bold move for the company by providing a work life balance for employees with Sunday store closures. Starting on Oct. 04, Lolita’s implemented Sunday closures at...

Twenty-something admits killing senior

A man who killed 92-year-old Maria Consuelo Rivera in her National City home pleaded guilty June 8 to first-degree murder and to committing a residential burglary. Peter Thao, 27, of Mira Mesa,...

Orange County transplant brings unprecedented growth

Business owners in National City are prospering. The National City Chamber of Commerce’s Business Rendezvous Group started in June 2015 with a few members. Today the networking group has more than 37 participating...

What we know, what we hope

What we know: Chula Vistans, by and large, support their cops. The evidence was made clear when during budget talks in recent years, plenty of citizens argued the department needed to...

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THIS WEEK

Partners share warmth

Dalton Subaru partnered with SBCS on Jan. 13 to distribute more than 200 new winter coats to children and families in National City, bringing...

Beware of Artificial Intelligence...

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work, but criminals are using it too. One of the fastest-growing and most frightening new scam...

She believes: Jordyn Bugg...

The Winter Olympic Games are set to open Feb. 6 in Italy and the next Summer Olympic Games are scheduled 2028 in Los Angeles.The...

Metro roller hockey season...

EASTLAKE TOPS NEW-LOOK OTAY RANCH MUSTANGS 8-3, FINISH 12-0 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Wednesday's regular season slate at the Castle Park High School outdoor rink finalized...

Aztec round-ballers keep up...

SDSU men start MW play 9-1, SDSU women roll a perfect 10-0 Viejas Arena is regularly filled whenever the San Diego State University men’s basketball...

Shining brightly decades later

In January 1989, George Bush the elder was elected the 41st president of the United States, convicted serial killer Ted Bundy was put to...

Slam dunk! Barons win...

Bonita Vista and Eastlake high schools have been rivals since the 1990s. The schools’ annual Battle for the Boot football game has become the...

Emilio’s Dream Sundae to...

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream — with a purpose. Sammy’s at Seven Mile Restaurant and Bar in Chula Vista...

Health center consolidates services...

National City residents now have access to a wide range of healthcare services in one location with the opening of the Macias Family Health...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

The Christmas Tree Becomes the Valentine’s Tree As February begins we have multiple celebrations (needed in the dark of winter). The celebrations are Jewish Arbor...

In search of a...

The shame of the Trump administration’s immigration policy is all too apparent in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s unjustified raids across the nation. As...