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Basketball

Beloved principal, basketball junkie to be missed

Phillip Brents - 12/31/2025

Gulls

Gulls making up ground in AHL standings with strong holiday push

Arts

Wild Horses Festival hits it out of the ballpark again

College

College football bowl games put the spotlight on Mountain West teams, SDSU Aztecs

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Chula Vista Earth Day this weekend

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 04/14/2023 0

Presented by the Port of San Diego, the public is invited to San Diego’s largest Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 15 at Bayfront Park in Chula Vista. South Bay Earth...

Eastlake Titans seek to build on history-making moment

High School Phillip Brents - 09/09/2011 0

The Eastlake High School boys water polo team experienced a milestone last year by collecting the school’s first-ever San Diego Section playoff victory. The Titans’ 10-6 first-round win against the Poway Titans...

Northbound SR125 weekend closures

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 07/28/2022 0

To accommodate the installation of new overhead tolling equipment, there is a full closure of the State Route 125 Toll Road beginning Friday, July 29 at 8 p.m. through Monday, Aug....

Ex-staffer: Galvez would lead city astray

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 04/14/2022 0

To the electorate of Chula Vista: My name is Robert Moreno. You may remember me as a reporter at The Star-News or maybe as a former employee of Chula Vista Council Member...

Black Lives Matter support draws ire

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 11/27/2020 0

Chula Vista’s OnStage Playhouse received a letter on Nov. 17 that rattled artistic director James Darvas. The letter condemned the theater’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement, threatening to do...

Center helps teens fight substance abuse demons

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 09/12/2013 0

Jeanne McAlister knows about the demons of addiction. The 81–year-old battled that demon for nearly a decade. And won. Now 56 years clean and sober, she is helping adolescents and young adults...

Help for homeowners

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 09/21/2012 0

The National City City Council approved on Tuesday new program parameters for its housing rehabilitation program, which increases the opportunity to better assist lower income homeowners in repairing aging housing. In its...

DA contends felony violations

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 12/29/2011 0

Affidavits used to obtain search warrants allowing investigators with the District Attorney’s Office to raid the homes of school board officials were made public this week. Officer Susan Rodriguez, who executed the...

Time to part ways in National City

Letters to the editor Ben Cassel - 05/31/2018 0

I have disagreed with you on a few substantive issues, but I have always enjoyed my interaction with you. You supported the school I love with your presence and your...

Downtown Chula Vista welcomes winter and celebrates a year to remember

Chula Vista Dominic Li Mandri - 12/13/2025 0

Winter is officially here, and Downtown Chula Vista is celebrating the season’s arrival while gearing up for the new year. The Chula Vista community made this year nothing short of amazing,...

Maybe memorial day needed

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 05/23/2019 0

According to a Veterans Administration 2017 fact sheet, during the American Revolution — 1775-1783 — there were 4,435 deaths in battle. The same sheet revealed that between 1812 and 1815, during the...

Be enlightened about solar power

Chula Vista Summer Stephan - 03/26/2021 0

Deciding to install solar panels is an important financial decision. If done improperly, the installation can damage your home leading to costly repairs. Many solar contractors are honest and reliable, but...

To serve and represent

Latest News Robert Moreno - 10/04/2018 0

Two years ago, as a first-time political candidate Jose Rodriguez came close to victory. The then-unknown National City Council candidate fell 78 votes shy of defeating incumbent Jerry Cano for one of...

The tradition behind the holiday tradition

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 11/19/2016 0

Almost as soon as autumn arrives people think ahead to November and start talking turkey with all the fixings for Thanksgiving. Hardly a moment is given to asking why all the...

Former Hilltop High track standout wins Boston Marathon

Alumni Phillip Brents - 04/19/2018 0

Chula Vista can claim bragging rights to the Boston Marathon’s newest women’s champion. Desiree (nee Davila) Linden, a 2001 graduate of Hilltop High School, became the first American woman since 1985 to...

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