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Chula Vista

Call for increased sales tax comes after years of residential growth

The city government of Chula Vista keeps pleading that they need more money, that the city is financially poor. Is that true? Yes it is. This is why: The population of Chula...

We’d be halfway through the prep football season in any other season

If this was like any other season, we would currently be at the halfway mark in the 2020 high school football schedule. The Hilltop Lancers, for instance, would be prepping for a...

Life changing moment comes without warning, inspires determination

“Who am I going to be when this is done?” This is a question Sylas Sandoval asks frequently these days. He knew who he was before being diagnosed with lymphoma. At 33,...

No surprise for Otay Mustangs but surprising outcomes in South Bay, Pacific league openers

Play kicked off Friday in both the Metro-South Bay League and Metro-Pacific League. Highlighting the action was Chula Vista Kiwanis Bowl XVI between the Hilltop Lancers and host Chula Vista Spartans. Hilltop...

Gandara jailed, fined, put on probation

The last school official in what the district attorney’s office has called the “largest public corruption scandal in San Diego County history” will spend the next two months in jail. Jesus Gandara,...

Fatal accidents prompt call for action

Residents of the National City community came together last Thursday at Paradise Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church to voice their concerns about frequent pedestrian accidents and fatalities. Church members and neighborhood residents expressed...

County offers restaurants some breathing room

Some restaurants and other food facilities have been closed completely due to the coronavirus quarantine while the rest are limited to delivery and pick-up. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors...

Good weather, family and friends welcome

It is fit and proper, nay mandatory, that a columnist commence the New Year with an attractive piece of prose, a fitting subject, along with a bit of scintillating dialogue, that...

Hilltop boys water polo team looking for success in move up to Division II level

The Hilltop High School boys water polo team advanced as far as last year’s San Diego Section Division III semifinals before losing an overtime decision to Mesa League rival Bonita Vista....

Candidates apply for temp gig

Primaries are over, but the city of Chula Vista is still working on filling the District 4 council seat left open by the sudden resignation of former council member Andrea Cardenas,...

Inaugural American Bowl provides local preps with all-star football experience

A select group of seniors from San Diego Section high schools engaged the Mexican national U19 football team in the inaugural American Bowl last Friday at Otay Ranch High School. It...

SDSU hardballers revving up engine for MW play

The San Diego Padres, picked to win this year’s World Series championship in some circles, are off to an 8-8 start. Of course, there’s a lot of baseball to be played,...

Ready for the off season

Isle Surf and SUP opened its retail doors in National City in May, since then the store has been successful for owners Marc Miller and Doug Pate. However, Miller said he expects...

Spring is ready to go

There is no doubt that spring has made its welcome appearance. We have touched on this subject in recent issues but only in fleeting moments, as if to say that the...

Offering support in theory only

Presumably National City City Councilman Albert Mendivil is sleeping better these days (how I don’t know, given the ramblings of the president of the United States in an increasingly divided country...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

City preps for fire...

Chula Vista city officials broke ground Feb. 9 on the future site of Fire Station 12, marking a key investment in emergency services along...

Hockey Fights Cancer with...

The San Diego Gulls held their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night on Jan. 16 to promote cancer awareness and fundraising for local organizations. The event...

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...

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....

BMW of Chula Vista...

The South Bay welcomed its first and only BMW dealership on Feb. 3 as BMW of Chula Vista officially celebrated its grand opening. The event...

National City on the...

National City is emerging as a place where opportunity and reinvention are a perfect match. With a population of roughly 58,000 residents, National City...

Lady Eagles, Lady Crusaders...

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Crusader alum Myers is...

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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...