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Chula Vista

Hammering out district details

After hearing an initial report about proposed district elections for Chula Vista, the City Council decided Tuesday they want voters to determine if a hybrid form of voting will work for...

SWC football staff receives Region IV Coach of the Year award

Southwestern College football coach Ed Carberry recently returned from Visalia while attending the Junior College Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year luncheon. While there, he represented the SWC football coaching staff...

Lessons that still need learning from Gandhi and The Bomb

“Has not the atom bomb proved the futility of all violence?” —Gandhi (Harijan, March 10, 1946) It's an amazing contrast that the 20th century witnessed moments where nonviolence soared to giddying heights...

The comeback

Like grease on a hot iron skillet I’m all over the place this week. The United States men’s national team qualified for next summer’s World Cup. They did so by beating Mexico...

Two South County CIF San Diego Section volleyball champions crowned

The Olympian High School girls volleyball team has captured its third consecutive San Diego Section championship – and second at the Division II level – but the title is the first...

Getting to know those who would govern

There are four candidates running for Chula Vista mayor. This week The Star-News features answers from two of those four. The two candidates with the most votes in June move on...

New restaurant brings communal eating to Millenia

Common Theory Public House, founded in 2014 in San Diego, held its ribbon cutting for Common Theory Public House Otay Ranch on March 19, with co-founders Joon Lee and Cris Liang....

Lutheran Knights’ prayers could be answered with CIF title

The Lutheran High School boys basketball team has dedicated its season to the memory of one of its most vocal supporters, and the Knights could have their prayers answered in more...

Progress has been made through hard work and partnership

Tucked in the southwestern corridor in the city of Chula Vista is the Castle Park community.  It is a neighborhood of only 33-square blocks where some original homeowners who raised their...

Aztecs hand Fresno State first home shutout since 1980 via 23-0 victory

SDSU place-kicker Gabriel Plascencia earned honors as the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after accounting for 11 of the Aztecs’ 23 points in a shutout win at Fresno...

Revised $7.2 billion budget adopted

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted a $7.2 billion budget on June 29, an increase from the $7 billion budget originally presented back in May. The revised $7.23 billion budget...

New face at the helm

Newly elected superintendent/president of Southwestern College, Dr. Melinda Nish was all smiles last Wednesday when the governing board announced her victory. "I was very pleased and extremely touched and grateful," Nish said....

Sounding off on redevelopment

Last month, National City became the first city in the county to secure $38 million in tax allocation bonds from the state for future redevelopment projects including housing and public improvement. The...

Southwestern College men’s water polo team grounds Miramar Jets, 26-8, to pick up 1st win

The Southwestern College men’s team posted its first victory of the season by defeating the visiting Miramar Jets, 26-8, Wednesday afternoon. The Jaguars improved to 1-2 on the season. Jesus Santoyo led...

Going to extremes

I once boarded a plane to Palm Springs. The temperature on the plane was about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. This was in the middle of summer. I walked out of the plane...

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THIS WEEK

Metro mat women get...

Flag football may be the fastest-growing high school girls sport but girls wrestling set the precedent, and it continues to grow in many areas. This...

It’s No. 1 Titans...

Friday’s 2026 edition of the Metro Conference roller hockey championship tournament’s grand finale is set: the top-seeded Eastlake Titans versus the third-seeded Otay Ranch...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

Students take stop sewage...

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to...

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

SWC opens Spring semester...

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus....

E-vehicle chargers coming

Chula Vista is preparing to open a new Tesla Supercharger station that will significantly expand electric vehicle charging options in the community. The site, located...

Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

How to Understand the World & Our Country Today Crisis, polarization then a sweep into unity. This is how change occurs on earth - the...