Monday, January 12, 2026
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Lady Spartans, Lady Trojans hope to recapture CIF glory

There they were last March — the Chula Vista and Castle Park high school girls soccer teams hoisting San Diego Section divisional trophies. Was the hardware too heavy? Was it a...

Lancers entertain fans but drop CIF opener to Cougars

The way Hilltop boys water polo coach John Salts figures it, the No. 8-seeded team in the San Diego Section playoffs has the toughest draw in the first round because that...

Sweetwater will appeal ruling

A recent Title IX ruling by a San Diego District Court judge against the Sweetwater Union High School District for gender-based disparities in sports at Castle Park High will be appealed,...

Reduced pricing available for annual Taste of Third

Downtown Chula Vista Association is setting the stage for its 28th annual Taste of Third on Thursday, March 21 from 4-8 p.m. Early Bird tickets for the Taste of Third are...

Censure stays in place, Gastelum won’t change

At its first meeting of the new year Jan. 3 the Otay Water District’s board of directors elected Division 1 Director Tim Smith as board president. Among his first actions—maintaining the...

Mustang swimmers making a splash in Mesa League

If the Mesa League swim standings remain as they are, it appears the Otay Ranch Mustangs - drum roll, please - will win this year's boys dual meet title. The Mustangs...

Hooded groper still on the loose

Last week, the Chula Vista Police Department released a composite sketch of a man suspected of sexually assaulting several females on the west side of Chula Vista. Since September last year, 13...

All-Mesa League boys golf team announced

The All-Mesa League boys golf team was recently announced. Here is a list of honors awarded to the league's top players: All-Mesa League Boys Golf Teams First Team Kevin Gorman (Bonita Vista), 11 Patrick DeJesus (Otay...

Resist the urge to tax

Larry Breitfelder founded the Chula Vista Taxpayers Association in 2005 after learning that, since the ’80s, the city had accumulated nearly $400 million in infrastructure costs. He calls himself an advocate...

Shutterbugs in search of dark skies are in luck this summer

From Imperial Beach northward to Santa Barbara and as far east as San Bernardino, Southern California is essentially one large urban sprawl – home to 22.7 million residents or about 60...

SANDAG expands biking day to multiple destinations

The San Diego Association of Governments has revamped its Bike to Work Day to Bike Anywhere Day, which will be held on Thursday, May 18, from 6-9 a.m. On Bike Anywhere...

More options need to be on the table

Chula Vista voters dealt another blow last week to the city's efforts to fix our ever widening budget gap by rejecting Proposition H, the city's utility tax reauthorization measure, by a...

Homeless man gets four years for lighting friend on fire

A homeless man who set his friend on fire while he was asleep near a Chula Vista market is now serving a four-year term in state prison for mayhem. Anthony Padgett, 30,...

Otay Ranch Mustangs regroup to down Trojans 31-14

When Daniel Hernandez and Juan Luna scored touchdowns in the second quarter during last Friday’s non-league game against the visiting Otay Ranch Mustangs, the Castle Park Trojans had 14 points en...

Exhibit showcases ‘Resistance’

Youth art outreach non-profit A Reason to Survive is running an exhibition called Images of Resistance: Then & Now, curated by Carmela Prudencio, which explores the Marcos regime in the Philippines...

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THIS WEEK

Roller hockey faces off...

The Metro Conference faced off the 2026 portion of its 2025-26 roller hockey schedule with four games played Jan 7-8 at the Castle Park...

New laws boost pet...

Five new California animal welfare laws sponsored by San Diego Humane Society went into effect Jan. 1, strengthening protections against puppy mills, cracking down...

State grant funds Chula...

Chula Vista has secured $500,000 from the State of California to support affordable housing, which the city will match with another $500,000 from its...

San Diego County Cup...

The San Diego County Cup holiday soccer tournament wrapped up Dec. 30 with six boys division finals at Hilltop High School and three girls...

Gulls face off new...

The start of the new year has created some very interesting scenarios in the American Hockey league. With seven teams separated by just six standings...

Holiday Bowl rings in...

One day removed from a flooding downpour in Mission Valley, the 46th annual Holiday Bowl enjoyed partly cloudy skies and little to no precipitation...

Help getting by during...

If you went into the first full week of January 2026 wondering: Where you were going to find the extra money to pay for your...

What’s new, what’s next...

Ring in the New Year right with Downtown Chula Vista after a full year of growth! From getting a head start on your New...