Monday, February 9, 2026
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Chula Vista

Lancers out-duel Barons, 2-1, in battle of early season Mesa League unbeatens

The Hilltop High School girls soccer team keeps on winning and that’s a must for the defending Mesa League champion Lancers in a league loaded with challengers this season. Hilltop ran its...

South Coast Water Polo Club sweeps inaugural Big Papu tiki tourney

The South Coast Water Polo Club made the biggest splash at the inaugural Big Papu Tiki Water Polo Club Championship Tournament held recently at Mt. Miguel High School. The South Coast...

Jury says man lied to FBI

After deliberating 9 1/2 hours over two days, a federal jury convicted a former Homeland Security supervisor Oct. 4 of lying to the FBI about providing confidential information from law enforcement...

Cancer not obstacle for soccer player

Aspiring Chula Vista professional soccer player Oscar Ortega of the Albion semi-pro team just learned he has a new hurdle to clear — cancer — in attaining his lifelong dream. “I feel...

Gulls get into community spirit with Rady skate, Border View YMCA clinic, Winter Wonderland events

The San Diego Gulls Foundation continues to support community endeavors as the community continues to support the American Hockey League franchise. The Gulls hosted Gulls Night at Rady Children’s Hospital Ice Rink...

The dry luxury of pondering solutions

It is easy to ponder from the confines of a warm environment. Maybe that’s the problem. When you’re not worried about keeping dry and where you will safely sleep, ruminating is a...

Focused on Dumanis

San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis was bombarded twice this week by angry community members who confronted her about the foreclosure crisis in San Diego County. A group of East Chula Vista...

Driver guilty of manslaughter

After about five hours of deliberation, a jury convicted a Chula Vista man Jan. 29 of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a motorcycle rider in 2017. Toribio Martinez...

Single ladies buying homes

More single women than men in position to buy real estate special to the star-news (NAPS) - Almost twice as many single women (20 percent) are buying homes than single men (12 percent),...

New owners want card room to be a family destination

The Stones Group Corp. made up of Rodney Stone, Ryan Stone, Masis Kevorkian and Kermit Schultz are the newest players in town. The four men became the new owners of Seven Mile...

Redistrict effort may be hindered

The Chula Vista City Council unanimously voted to hire two major consultants in redrawing the city’s district boundaries on March 16. The Redistricting Commission adopted resolutions on Feb. 18, recommending the...

Surfer turned accident into foundation

Nearly twenty-four years ago Chula Vista native Humberto Gurmilan suffered a surfing accident in Tijuana that left him bound to a wheel chair for the remainder of his life. While the accident...

Carrying the Jaguar spirit into 2026

As we near the end of another year at Southwestern College, I find myself reflecting with deep gratitude on the people who give this institution its heart: our students, our employees,...

Olympian golfer wins Toyota Tour Cup title at Twin Oaks PGA Southern California event

Hot temperatures and hot scores were paired the weekend of Aug. 15-16 at the Twin Oaks Golf Course in San Marcos as the PGA Southern California region’s top junior golfers battled...

ELECTION 2022

Chula Vista District 1 Council member John McCann, Republican, is running for seat being vacated by Mayor Mary Casillas Salas against Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar. McCann said as a third generation Chula...

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THIS WEEK

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...

Epic win catapults Gulls...

The San Diego Gulls needed this one. And they got it. Trailing by one goal on three different occasions in front of a sellout crowd...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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....

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...

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...

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...