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Chula Vista

Sweetwater officials in court

Four current and former Sweetwater high school district board members and one contractor are expected to be arraigned in San Diego Superior Court this afternoon on multiple criminal charges. San Diego County...

Section’s best prep football teams to be crowned champions at Southwestern College

The San Diego Section will hold its divisional football championship games this weekend at Southwestern College’s DeVore Stadium in Chula Vista. Among the 10 teams vying for titles are two Metro-Mesa...

Tickets for Eastlake taste on sale

Taste of Eastlake will return July 25, offering food, drinks and entertainment to raise funds for local schools. The event will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Chula Vista...

Annual art show takes entries

The Chula Vista Art Guild is holding it Annual Spring Community Art Show from May 3 through May 31 at the South Chula Vista Library. The Guild is accepting paintings and...

Mustang/Phair Co. Relays take it to the fast lane for local prep track and field teams

The Metro Conference’s top distance runners put on a fine display in the 1500-meter invitational at last Saturday’s 13th annual Mustang/Phair Co. Relays at Otay Ranch High School. Mesa League runners went...

Awkward Father’s Day exchanges

If therapy, Big Pharma and Hallmark had been around in Isaac’s day, would that have made ancient Father’s Day less awkward? Dear Abraham, I’m still not ready to call you Dad but I’m...

Trump isn’t the problem, he’s the symptom

After the Michigan primary, there has been a predictable round of handwringing from the GOP about why Donald Trump keeps winning despite being neither a Republican nor a conservative. A lot...

Ceremony brings comfort to community

One of the most positive actions, even laudable, is the joining of two or maybe three organizations within the community for the purpose of doing something for the public good. It...

Two years in prison for motorist

A motorist was sentenced Jan. 6 to two years in state prison for driving under the influence of a pain medication and seriously injuring a 14-year-old boy who was struck while...

Checking in with the parents

When word came in that schools were sending students home through Spring Break in an effort to curb spread of the COVID pandemic, I pictured my daughter’s band uniform hanging on...

iPads multiply in SUHSD

The Sweetwater Union High School District started the 2013-14 school year with more iPads than the previous year. About 13,000 iPads were assigned to students and faculty this school year, which is...

Bonita Vista’s Jennen gives new meaning to ‘Game on!

For those who kept track of all the scoring plays in the Madison Warhawks’ 62-0 non-league victory against the Bonita Vista Barons last Friday night at Southwestern College, they were only...

#1 Eastlake, #2 Olympian suffer lopsided losses in CIF semifinals

The 2010 high school football playoffs were filled with upsets, illustrated by last week's semifinals. Of the 10 games played Dec. 2 (Division I through Division IV) and Dec. 3 (Division...

South Bay mat kings double at Mira Mesa wrestling tournament

The Hilltop High School wrestling team finished third out of 32 teams at last Saturday’s Marauder Invitational at Mira Mesa High School. The Lancers finished with 139 points to trail team...

Trial delayed

The murder trial of two suspects accused of killing Jordan Hickey in National City in 2011 has been re-scheduled to March, 2015. Hickey, 21, was pushing his bicycle uphill in the 2800...

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THIS WEEK

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Cops clear firearms off...

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Artist’s photographs start as...

Fine-art photographer Victoria Amelina opened her new exhibition, “Poetry of Vintage Nostalgia,” at the Mission Hills Branch Library this week, offering visitors a gentle,...

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Barons keep reeling in...

Fans got their money’s worth at this year’s Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions boys basketball tournament at Sweetwater High School. “We had all five...

Award recognizes Chula Vista...

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Castle Park Trojans finally...

It took two years, but the wait is finally over … and worth it. Castle Park High School held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its...