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Prayer delivers firefighter’s apparent victory

History has always been on Steve Padilla’s side In 1994 he made history as being the youngest elected city council member in Chula Vista at 27-years-old. Eight years later, Padilla mad history...

Titans remain undefeated in league boys lacrosse play with 11-1 win over Lancers

The Eastlake High School boys lacrosse team remained undefeated in the early stages of the single circuit Metro Conference standings following Monday’s 11-1 victory at Hilltop High School. The Titans improved to...

Improving Otay Ranch squad makes statement with overtime win

The second round of league play is starting this week for Mesa League boys lacrosse teams. That means teams that came up short in the first round have had time to...

Lady Titans score Division II girls team tennis title

This year’s San Diego Section girls tennis playoffs wrapped up Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in four divisions: Open, Division I, Division II and Division III. Metro-Mesa League champion Eastlake, seeded second in the...

Spartans tame Cougars, go up 2-0 in league

The Chula Vista Spartans finally have a level playing field to contend with after evening their overall record at 2-2 following last Friday’s key 34-14 South Bay League victory at San...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 24 – 30, 2020

Summer 2020 – Building a Lighted House  Last Saturday, the Sun entered the sign Cancer and settled for three days in its northern-most position – at the Tropic of Cancer. The solstice...

Water district awards scholarship

The Sweetwater Authority Governing board awarded Chula Vista student David Inchaurregui Jr. a $1,000 Work for Water Scholarship at a November Governing Board meeting. Inchaurregui Jr. attends the Center for Water Studies...

Titans get back in groove with 32-20 victory; face No. 6 Saints next

The Open Division playoff seeding will not be known until the end of the regular season. But, for now at least, it appears the Eastlake Titans have improved their chances of...

District tutor admits to sex with student

A tutor who formerly worked for an agency that contracted with the Sweetwater Union High School District has pleaded guilty to a sex charge, which marks the third guilty plea among...

Moving South County forward

The purpose of the South County Economic Development Council’s Visioning Project Strategic Plan is to knit together the many projects in the region with some of the key industry clusters to...

Holidays can’t arrive soon enough

November — aka The Holidays, aka the end of another year — is just a smidge over three months away. To adults over 35 years age, that’s just around the corner: a...

Beware of juvenile drug smuggling recruiting efforts

As your District Attorney, I’m committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA’s Office and you, the community. One way I have been doing that is through this monthly column,...

Parents want promised library

Rancho del Rey residents are expressing their opposition to Chula Vista's updated library master plan. Earlier this month, city staff hosted a public presentation of the draft plan, which recommends the elimination...

The good and the bad approaches

It was a shamrock, it was a shipwreck. Doesn’t quite have the same gravitas as Dickens’ “Tale of Two Cities” opening salvo: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of...

Planning for the neighbors we want

Every year, a few more show up. When they come to my 5th grade classroom mid-year, they often have a stunned look.  They’re dazed, they’re reeling.  “Welcome to the class.  I know...

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THIS WEEK

Lady Eagles, Lady Crusaders...

Girls wrestling made its debut on the mat two decades ago. The first girls section championship tournament was approved in October 2011.The sport has...

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...

Titans complete the job:...

The Eastlake Titans, unable to complete the prospect of an undefeated 20-0 season last year with a loss in the championship game to the...

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...

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....

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...

Bonita Vista Barons are...

By all accounts, it was supposed to be a killer season for the Bonita Vista High School boys wrestling team, perhaps even topping last...

Crusader alum Myers is...

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye each predictably received significant face time during Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl...

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...

Gulls gear up for...

The San Diego Gulls are now in the second half of their 2025-26 American Hockey League schedule following this week’s AHL All-Star Classic in...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Festivals – Rare Ones – Saturn/Neptune Aries & the Fire Horse The months, January, February and March, can seem cold and empty without preparing for...

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...