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Basketball

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

High School

Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

Basketball

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

Chula Vista City Attorney Candidate Marco Verdugo

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 10/20/2023 0

Marco Verdugo is running for Chula Vista City Attorney in the special election on Nov. 7. Verdugo, 41, lives in east Chula Vista with his wife and their three children. He...

Pilot shuttles seniors

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 10/15/2021 0

On Oct. 12, the Chula Vista City Council adopted a resolution that will bring a shuttle service to seniors and residents in an agreement with the California Air Resources Board for...

Work starts on new east CV fire station

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 04/12/2019 0

Construction on Chula Vista’s newest fire station broke ground in Millenia on March 29, the first of three proposed new stations in the city. Fire Station 10, as it’s being called, is...

Titans come out on top for top spot in Metro-Mesa League standings

Football Phillip Brents - 11/01/2014 0

At midseason, it appeared the Eastlake Titans had a berth firmly reserved in the upcoming Open Division playoffs. While that now remains somewhat up in the air due to the fluctuating...

Sounding off on redevelopment

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 04/02/2011 0

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...

Financial elder abuse getting old

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 07/03/2011 0

As a young patrolman in Flint, Mich., I had to go to the morgue to deliver an item to the pathologist. He was performing an autopsy on an old man while...

Top homebuilders and architects collaborate creating design excellence at The Village of Escaya

Real Estate Carlos Davalos - 05/17/2018 0

The 27 floorplans at The Village of Escaya in Otay Ranch are uniquely suited to the community thanks to an unprecedented design process. “During the early planning stages, we brought together our...

Montes earns respect as Mesa League Player of the Year

Baseball John Philip Wyllie - 06/21/2010 0

In 1965, Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin scored a major hit with the song "Respect." Bonita Barons opponents have been singing that tune nearly every time Mesa League Player of the...

Atty. doubts client’s competence

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 02/01/2018 0

A mental competency hearing is set for Jan. 29 for a man charged with carjacking two vehicles in Otay Mesa and crashing one of them near a freeway on-ramp. The attorney for...

National City pays for man’s death in custody

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 09/24/2021 0

The National City City Council approved paying a $300,000 settlement to Mauquieta McNeil and Taneka McNeil during a Sept. 21 council meeting for a case that asked how and why resident...

Bands take spotlight

Chula Vista Rick Flores - 11/29/2014 0

Heralding trumpets and thundering drums filled the air in DeVore Stadium at Southwestern College as a packed house watched a reveille of sound at the 48th annual Sweetwater Union High School...

Alliant U. sparks a turf war

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/15/2013 0

A partnership between the Sweetwater Union High School District and Alliant International University has caused a board member at a neighboring college to question whether the four-year university is worthwhile. “I obviously...

Local photographer up for senior award

Uncategorized Robert Moreno - 05/13/2017 0

Professional photographer Suzzette Ormond has taken pictures for more than 30 years. Her catalogue consists mainly of wedding photos, birthday parties and pictures of military personnel. She also enjoys taking photos on...

Race day a crate time

Chula Vista Isabella Paoletto - 08/22/2019 0

The 39th annual Orange Crate Derby, organized by the Chula Vista Sunrise Rotary Club, took place Aug. 17 - 18 on Rancho Del Rey Parkway in Chula Vista. The 59 racers who...

Aztecs win big for new coach, maul Central Union 40-6

Football Phillip Brents - 09/09/2011 0

Julio Alcala entered the 2011 high school football season with an eight-year record of 35-47-1 at Montgomery High School. It remains that, at least for the present, after Alcala stepped down...

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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

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Chula Vista City Attorney Candidate Marco Verdugo

Pilot shuttles seniors

Work starts on new east CV fire station

Titans come out on top for top spot in Metro-Mesa League standings

Sounding off on redevelopment

Financial elder abuse getting old

Top homebuilders and architects collaborate creating design excellence at The Village of Escaya

Montes earns respect as Mesa League Player of the Year

Atty. doubts client’s competence

National City pays for man’s death in custody

Bands take spotlight

Alliant U. sparks a turf war

Local photographer up for senior award

Race day a crate time

Aztecs win big for new coach, maul Central Union 40-6

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