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Bonita Vista’s Brooklyn Hawkins is getting her kicks

While Castle Park’s Shayna Hill is believed to be the first female football player to participate in a San Diego Section championship playoff game, the Bonita Visa Barons appear to have...

Girl’s speech recycled into program

Every year during the spring, the Chula Vista Elementary School District hosts a speech contest with students from various schools in the district participating. Last year Natalie Wright, a then-fifth grader at...

Time to sleep in and ponder

It is upon us. Again. Every year twice a year since the Great War, we participate in the ritual of changing time. These days most things are done for us; when we wake...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 25 – 31, 2018

A Long Retrograde Season &  Time of Remembering   In this last week of July, with Sun in Leo (I am by what I create), humanity is experiencing seven retrogrades – Mercury (communication, thinking),...

Familiar faces face familiar facts

When later this month Steve Padilla saunters through the revolving door at City Hall he will be greeted by those who have walked before him down the same trail. Chosen over Jason...

Southern Cal fire-scaping with water-wise plants

Due to a unique combination of climate and terrain, California will always suffer from wildfires. But with appropriate planning, planting and maintenance, these fires won’t be devastating to homeowners. A large portion...

Chalk it up to helping women

Southwestern College is having its sixth annual street chalk festival this month. The event is an artistic mixture of art and community involvement to raise money for the college’s Women’s Resource Center...

High school baseball standouts make college commitments to play at the next level

While the 2020 spring season did not provide an appropriate showcase because of the cancellation of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, several local high school seniors are looking forward...

Notable events, faces of 2016 include fireworks and Padilla

At the beginning of 2016 the city of Chula Vista saw a small part of its history relocate as the Chula Vista Heritage Museum moved from its storefront on Third Avenue...

Castle Park praised for turnaround

Middle schoolers screamed, a mariachi band played and local dignitaries welcomed the United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, who wrapped up his 500 mile-long, 12-city “Strong Start, Bright Future,” back-to-school...

Aztec fans can look forward to another exciting basketball season

With the college football season having christened its latest NCAA Division I national champion after No. 1 Alabama (13-0) defeated No. 3 Ohio State (7-1), 52-24, Jan. 11 in Miami, it...

Western themes motivate first-time Chula Vista novelist

Chula Vista author Mark C. Jackson is intrigued by western themes, yet he doesn’t know exactly why. “It struck a chord and I’ve stayed with it,” he said. A native of Oklahoma, Jackson’s...

Eastlake Titans riding No. 1 power ranking into CIF baseball playoffs

Expect the Eastlake Titans to command a very high seed in the upcoming San Diego Section playoffs. The Titans extended their current winning streak to 13 games after blasting visiting Hilltop, 14-0,...

Lady Raiders capture first CIF girls soccer championship banner

The Southwest High School girls soccer team finished runner-up in the Class 2A San Diego Section finals in both 1984 and 1985. It’s been a long wait since then for the...

SDSU Aztecs withdraw from bowl consideration, end 2020 season

The season is over for the San Diego State University football team after head coach Brady Hoke announced on Dec. 16 that the program had taken itself out of bowl consideration. The...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...