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Mar Vista claims first-ever boys CIF water polo championship

Phillip Brents - 11/21/2025

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Gulls stirring AHL pot with six-game points streak

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Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

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Setting a place for ongoing gratitude

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Ex-district employee to pay back money

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 05/23/2019 0

A former employee of the Sweetwater Union High School District pleaded guilty May 15 to misappropriation of funds and her lawyer said she hopes to pay $58,988 back to the district...

NC Council seeks AG insight

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 09/20/2018 0

The National City City Council Tuesday night voted to seek the opinion of the state’s Attorney General’s Office on whether an allegation into Councilwoman Mona Rios’s mismanagement of the National City...

Unbeaten Crusaders (5-0) shut out Barons, 47-0, in Mesa League opener

Football Phillip Brents - 10/07/2021 0

It might have been easy for the fourth-ranked Mater Dei Catholic High School football team to experience a let-down in last Friday’s Metro-Mesa League opener against the Bonita Vista Barons at...

Otay Ranch gets first medalist at girls state wrestling finals

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 04/07/2017 0

Don’t call them bashful and certainly don’t call them brutes. Call them wrestlers because that’s what they are, even if they do wear eyeliner off the mat. There were some mighty good...

Sweetwater new employee contract

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 01/06/2024 0

Last week, employees of the Sweetwater Authority Middle Management and Confidential bargaining units voted for a new three-year agreement with the Authority after its Governing Board had reached a tentative agreement...

Student’s legacy makes college more affordable for high school grads

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 03/28/2015 0

Quin Murphy passed away of intussusception in January 2010 at the age of 16. His unexpected death was a big blow to his family. They had many unanswered questions. “Why was it able...

New deal, salary for city manager

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 09/05/2015 0

The National City City Council on Tuesday approved a new deal for its city manager. Leslie Deese, whose contract with the city was set to expire in Januray 2016, now has a...

Working with community to protect seniors from scams

Chula Vista District Attorney Summer Stephan - 11/02/2025 0

Scammers are targeting our senior citizens at an alarming rate, and the financial and emotional toll is devastating. That’s why my office launched a large-scale outreach campaign aimed at educating seniors, their...

No grander lady than she

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 09/21/2013 0

By custom, events such as the coming Bonitafest single out one individual in the community and honor and fete that person for the duration of the event. Bonitafest has such a...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week January 1 – 7, 2024

Horoscope admin - 01/02/2025 0

Epiphany, Precipitation & the New Year of 2025 Happy New Year 2025 to everyone. It will be a year we remember in history, time and space. The first day of 2025, Wednesday,...

Plenty of political drama ahead

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 12/31/2023 0

Twenty twenty-four will offer an intriguing opportunity to compare two political acts taking place on vastly different stages. The first, and most local, is the legal case against Chula Vista Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas...

New year brings new homes for seniors

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 12/18/2010 0

There's a new kid on National City's block. In January, Plaza Village Senior Living will open its doors to seniors with Alzheimer's, dementia and other assisted living needs. Plaza Village is a unique...

A weekend to remember for South Bay prep pigskinners

Football Phillip Brents - 09/10/2010 0

Eight South County high school football teams won their season openers last Friday -- that's a significant number any way one chooses to look at it. South Bay pride was evident...

Enjoy the harried song-singing days of summer, they zip by

National City Nancy Alvarado - 07/08/2017 0

Summer with small children alternates between chaos and boredom. When my children were young, I started every summer with the best of intentions: Mondays would be park day. On Tuesdays, we would...

The new year brings a challenge

Chula Vista admin - 12/28/2024 0

Anxiety regardless of the circumstances or the time of year, is a heavy burden. Carrying it into the new year seems to make it weightier. But here we are. Reflecting on where...

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Field Hockey

Mar Vista claims first-ever boys CIF water polo championship

Gulls stirring AHL pot with six-game points streak

Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

Setting a place for ongoing gratitude

DON'T MISS

Ex-district employee to pay back money

NC Council seeks AG insight

Unbeaten Crusaders (5-0) shut out Barons, 47-0, in Mesa League opener

Otay Ranch gets first medalist at girls state wrestling finals

Sweetwater new employee contract

Student’s legacy makes college more affordable for high school grads

New deal, salary for city manager

Working with community to protect seniors from scams

No grander lady than she

Esoteric Astrology as news for week January 1 – 7, 2024

Plenty of political drama ahead

New year brings new homes for seniors

A weekend to remember for South Bay prep pigskinners

Enjoy the harried song-singing days of summer, they zip by

The new year brings a challenge

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