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Chula Vista

Mayor delivers fourth State of the City speech

Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas delivered her annual update for the city in her fourth State of the City Address Tuesday night, where she highlighted all the reasons to celebrate. Casillas...

Top-seeded Barons, Crusaders carry torch into this weekend’s CIF football finals

Four Metro Conference teams entered last Friday’s San Diego Section divisional semifinal playoffs with a bead on advancing to this weekend’s finals at Southwestern College. Two South County teams will indeed be...

Wear badge, fight fires

Cost cutting plan had Chula Vista cops fighting fires, too In the early 1980s I was involved in contract negotiations between the Chula Vista Police Officers' Association and the city. Lane Cole was...

The latest on the leaders

Election resuts after 100 percent of the votes in all of the precincts have been counted. Provisional and absentee ballots must still be counted. Chula Vista City Council Seat 3 Breitfelder: 9,981 votes (37.20...

Board member called to Korea

Sweetwater Union High School board member John McCann is scheduled to be deployed to South Korea later this week. McCann is a lieutenant in the Navy Reserve. “It’s an honor to be called...

Prep baseball season off to fast start for several Metro teams

Spring has officially arrived and so have high school spring sports. Baseball and softball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, beach volleyball, swim and dive and track and field are now...

Ethics board wants tweaks made to AG letter

The Chula Vista Board of Ethics asked its special counsel to revise a referral letter that will be sent to three outside governmental agencies to review two separate ethics complaints regarding...

Authority hosts Women in Water

Sweetwater Authority held its San Diego Women in Water meeting at is Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant on Aug. 14. Co-sponsored by the Authority, Otay Water District, Santa Fe Irrigation...

Roller hockey faces off 2018-19 winter sports season

The puck has finally dropped on the high school roller hockey season locally following the face off of the club, college and pro ice hockey seasons earlier this fall. The pioneering CIF-Metro...

Party of the century will have fireworks

Chula Vista will be celebrating its 100th birthday Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Olympic Training Center. This celebration will commemorate Chula Vista's yearlong centennial activities. "The Olympic Training Center is a wonderful attraction,"...

South Bay mat kings double at Mira Mesa wrestling tournament

The Hilltop High School wrestling team finished third out of 32 teams at last Saturday’s Marauder Invitational at Mira Mesa High School. The Lancers finished with 139 points to trail team...

Resident awarded some of Trump’s money

A 75-year-old Chula Vista man who was one of the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Trump University was awarded $15,000 for that role plus more as part of the $25...

Guaranteed employment on the RISE for grads

Students who entered San Diego State University through the Compact For Success Program with the Sweetwater Union High School District can be guaranteed a job once they graduate. A collaboration between the...

South County teams get passing grade in summer football test

Nine South County high school football teams participated in last weekend’s 11th annual South County Passing Tournament at Southwestern College. Fourth-seeded Hilltop was still playing when it came time to shift the...

Changes coming to Third

The proposed facelift for Third Avenue's downtown village is a done deal. The City Council on Tuesday approved the final design for changes to the heart of the city's downtown area. Consultants Howard...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...