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Hit and run man now has murder case

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 05/23/2020 0

A former South Bay man on probation for hit and run in the death of an elderly woman faces a murder trial on Nov. 9 for the shooting death of his...

Man with child porn sentenced

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 06/18/2016 0

Kevin Arce, 25, of Chula Vista, was sentenced Friday to 41 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to possessing computer images of minors who were engaging in sexually explicit...

Mesa League 2010 football preview: Chula Vista Spartans

Football Phillip Brents - 09/02/2010 0

Chula Vista head coach Judd Rachow does not mince words when talking about this year’s Spartan football team. “We graduated just about everybody,” Rachow said succinctly. “We don’t have too many...

Holiday Bowl continues to dazzle, reward community

College Phillip Brents - 01/07/2011 0

The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl continues to be the San Diego region's college football bowl extravaganza. The 2010 edition, the 33rd in the series, was played in front of 57,921 fans...

Meals still needs volunteers

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 03/26/2021 0

Meals on Wheels America, a national organization dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger is celebrating Champions Week in San Diego to help raise awareness for the growing number of seniors...

From battlefield to Broadway (almost)

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 01/21/2012 0

We have noted, on a number of occasions, persons who fall into the category of the "Greatest Generation". The term, you might recall, was coined by television anchorman, Tom Brokaw, and included...

Hail to the champions! Jaguars top Mesa for conference title

College Phillip Brents - 11/17/2017 0

The Southwestern College football team will meet Allan Hancock College in the American Division Championship Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 18. Kick-off is at 4 p.m. at Santa Maria High School. The Jaguars (8-2)...

South County presence a highlight in CIF Open Division championship game

Football Phillip Brents - 12/07/2017 0

Last Saturday’s San Diego Section Open Division football championship game did not feature any South County teams but did spotlight a pair of players with South County connections. Helix sophomore running back...

Good news means not behaving poorly

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/05/2018 1

I like to think I have a thick skin: as tough as a 77-year-old beach bum’s yellow toenails. As resilient as Donald Trump’s ego when confronted by intellect and reality. But...

Hilltop, Mar Vista kick start season with Barons tourney titles

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 12/17/2010 0

The 31st annual Barons girls high school soccer tournament is in the history books and a pair of South County champions have decidedly rosier prospects for the 2010-11 season. The Hilltop...

National City manager heads north

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/12/2012 0

National City City Manager Chris Zapata,52, said today he is leaving National City after being selected as the new city manager for the city of San Leandro in the Bay Area. San...

Barons thump host Vaqueros, 41-6, advance to CIF football semifinal round

Sports Phillip Brents - 11/19/2016 0

Four Metro-Mesa League football teams began last Friday’s quarterfinals in contention for the San Diego Section Division II championship: three remain in contention entering Friday's key semifinal-round games. Bonita Vista, seeded 11th...

Molester sentenced

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 08/30/2014 0

A National City man who molested three neighborhood girls was sentenced Aug. 21 to eight years in state prison. Anthony Garza, 34, will have to serve 85 percent of that sentence before...

Sweetwater district’s Schniepp named new CIF commissioner

High School Phillip Brents - 09/01/2011 0

The San Diego Section’s search for a new commissioner ended Tuesday morning with the announcement that Sweetwater Union High School District athletics coordinator Jerry Schniepp officially had been handed the reins...

College’s business center focused on female empowerment

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 06/28/2018 0

The U.S. Small Business Administration San Diego District Office has opened a new Women’s Business Center on Southwestern College’s Higher Education Center at National City. The new center is designed to help...

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