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Council says no more Dynegy

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 04/26/2011 0

The Chula Vista City Council decided Tuesday to cease negotiations with the Houston-based power company Dynegy to remove the cumbersome South Bay Power Plant. Chula Vista has incurred more than $220,000 in...

Six Metro standouts tabbed for Padres High School All-Star Night

Baseball Phillip Brents - 06/13/2024 0

The 2024 Padres’ High School All-Star Night is scheduled Wednesday, June 26, at Petco Park. It’s become annual rite of passage for local prep standouts on their journey to the next...

Years after violations NC councilman finally in compliance

Latest News Robert Moreno - 06/14/2018 0

National City Councilman Jerry Cano has corrected a dozen building code violations, putting his home in compliance with National City’s building code for the first time in five years. After finally obtaining...

National City ready for jamboree

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/19/2013 0

The streets to Las Palmas park in National City are about to get some heavy traffic. The first annual Little League Urban Initiative Southern California Jamboree in San Diego County will take...

Bonita Vista falls to Central Fresno, 52-41, in state title game

Basketball Phillip Brents - 03/16/2023 0

It wasn’t the ending that many on the Bonita Vista High School girls basketball team had envisioned, but it remains a life-changing event for almost everyone associated with the Lady Barons...

End to a painful season finally comes for Eastlake Titans

Football Phillip Brents - 11/14/2019 0

Eastlake High School’s football players walked off the field for the last time this season last Friday. It was a solemn occasion for the team’s seniors after bowing out of the San...

Renovated playground rises from the ashes

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 02/19/2021 0

In September 2020 there was a large explosion and fire at Veterans Park. The playground equipment there was primarily built out of recycled plastic decking and the playground was burnt to...

Poverty awareness month winds down

Chula Vista Dave Schwab - 01/28/2017 0

January is national Poverty Awareness month in conjunction with The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), a national anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. More than 46 million Americans live in...

Titan baseball team off to 16-3 start after 2nd place CIF finish in 2015

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 04/23/2016 0

The Eastlake High School baseball team is drawing rave reviews at the moment. The Titans posted a runner-up finish in last year’s San Diego Section Division I playoffs, and look to...

Two business executives plead guilty, out on bail

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 08/06/2020 0

A National City man who is a former chief financial officer of an investment business has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit U.S. securities fraud. Crispin Torres, 53, was released July 22...

Robbery suspects face fed charges

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 03/18/2017 0

Two men have pleaded not guilty to a federal grand jury indictment in the robbery of a South Bay cell phone store and nine other hold-ups of the Metro PCS cell...

San Diego Section rewards softball ladies with first all-star game

High School Phillip Brents - 06/22/2023 0

The San Diego Section held its inaugural girls softball all-star game June 8 at UC San Diego. It was an event that was in the making for some time, and the...

Give more than gifts during holiday

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 12/11/2010 0

People often say that it is better to give than receive. While not everyone has this opinion, I feel more significant when I give, especially during Christmas. This holiday season I had...

No bail for boat driver in homicide case

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 01/11/2018 1

A judge declined to reduce $500,000 bail Jan. 2 for a man suspected of accessory after the fact to the bizarre slaying of a South Bay man who was found inside...

Students gain insight by attending police academy

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 11/13/2010 0

For the past 10 years, people who work and live in Chula Vista have participated in the city's free citizen police academy training with the Chula Vista Police Department. This year, the...

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