Saturday, January 10, 2026
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Chula Vista

No freedom for beating suspect

A judge on June 14 refused to set any bail for a man accused of torture in the hammer beating of Chula Vista cardiologist Dr. Hassan Kafri. Kafri, 48, has an office...

Sticking together to avoid sinking in a dusty environment

Our microwave died a sparky, explosive death recently. I carried on dramatically, imagining myself struggling like a pioneer on the Oregon Trail, bemoaning the hardship of not being able to reheat...

Group gathers for walks, conversation and health

Regular exercise is the key to a healthy lifestyle and walking is one of the best ways to keep fit. A mall walking fitness program for adults is sponsored by the...

AB 1024 fulfills promises to DREAMers to fulfill their own potential

In 1996, Congress passed the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act,” which forbid a state to confer a benefit to an individual who was not here legally, unless the state...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week November 12-18, 2025

Scorpio – the World Disciple & the New Group of World Servers In Scorpio the World Disciple is called forth. Unbeknownst to most, humanity is the world disciple in potential and in actual...

Conjuring ghosts of epic rainfalls past

Is Charles Hatfield warm and toasty somewhere having a laugh? The gentleman and rainmaker is often cited—some might say blamed—as the main protagonist in one of the more devastating dramas to befall...

Eastlake seniors are up to speed with college commitments

It’s become extremely competitive to land college scholarships. However, high school and community college student-athletes who are looking to advance to the next level now have more avenues available to steer...

Prison for hostage taker

A man who took a 91-year-old woman and a nurse hostage at a Chula Vista retirement facility has been sentenced to five years and eight months in state prison. Brian Michael Phillips,...

Woman’s Club captures spirit of season

Last Sunday's comics were, without exception, all about Halloween. The funny papers were liberally festooned with visions of goblins, ghosts, and carved pumpkins. And that's the way it should be. Newspaper writers,...

Arbitration is encroaching

This bill, presented by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, addresses the current condition where employers can force employee applicants to sign away their rights to legal recourse to abuse by companies. Currently,...

State plan puts medical coverage in peril

Community Health Group is San Diego county’s only locally based Medi-Cal health plan and serves 36 percent of the area’s Medi-Cal recipients, the most of any plan operating in the region....

Hartman, Barons on a roll

It's true this season that Bonita Vista softball pitcher Jennifer Hartman has taken her share of lumps. The defending Mesa League champion Barons failed to advance past the quarterfinals of this...

Driver must pay funeral expenses

A woman who is serving a 1-year term for killing her passenger following the Dixie Chicks concert in Chula Vista was ordered June 29 to pay $15,471 in restitution for the...

Otay Ranch Shopping Center adds Barons Market

Barons Market opened its ninth location at the Otay Ranch Town Center in May in the midst of the current pandemic. It is a first for this San Diego-born family business to...

Chula Vista resident named president of rental housing association

The Southern California Rental Housing Association installed its 2023 executive officers and board directors. Chula Vista resident Aiesha Blevins was elected as president of the Board. “We’re fortunate to have a dynamic...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....