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Hilltop, Mar Vista kick start season with Barons tourney titles

The 31st annual Barons girls high school soccer tournament is in the history books and a pair of South County champions have decidedly rosier prospects for the 2010-11 season. The Hilltop...

WANTED: Robert Anthony Arellano

Chula Vista police are looking for Robert Anthony Arellano in connection with an early morning attack with a knife. Police say Arellano, 25, on Aug. 19 entered a home in the 100 block of...

Forum previews candidates

Chula Vista City Council candidates recently participated in their first forum for the June general election hosted by the Northwest Civic Association. There are three candidates running against current Councilwoman Pamela Bensoussan...

Complaint against councilman still not resolved

An attorney for a woman suing a Chula Vista councilman for wrongful termination and retaliation has amended her complaint against the city. In February Shari Watson, a former aide to Councilman Rudy...

National City’s Morrison touts positive changes

Times are changing in National City. That’s the message National City Mayor Ron Morrison delivered Monday night during his seventh annual State of the City Address at Cornerstone Church of San...

El Grito and Hispanic Heritage Month shine this September in Downtown Chula Vista

September in Downtown Chula Vista is filled with rich culture, vibrant community, and celebrations that highlight the diversity and spirit of the neighborhood. Whether you’re joining in a citywide celebration or...

A season to remember for Montgomery boys volleyball team

To cite a cliché, there’s always a first time. But there was nothing cliché about the season turned in by the Montgomery High School boys volleyball team. The Aztecs recorded a number of...

Councilman’s lawyer won’t rule out defamation suit

National City Councilman Jerry Cano has retained an attorney to defend him against an allegation he solicited campaign contributions from a store owner in exchange for his support of that owner’s...

Sweetwater Valley belts out 11-3 win, advances to LLWS semifinal

Come what may, the Sweetwater Valley Little League 12U all-star team has left its mark in Williamsport, Pa., site of the hallowed Little League World Series. Facing elimination for the second...

No. 1 Red Devils come up short on final shot, end season with 79-78 loss to No. 4 Cavers

The stage was set with a home game in Tuesday’s San Diego Section Division III boys basketball semifinal playoff game and all the trappings were present courtesy of a full house...

Cox name carries weight

It can't be easy growing up a Cox. First there’s the name. Any middle school boy (or developmentally arrested middle-aged man) would have a field day giggling about the clever rhymes,...

Wall depicts art history, diversity

Artists in Chula Vista have transformed a once unsightly graffitied wall into a representation of the diverse community. Chula Vista Cultural Arts unveiled an outdoor art gallery along the scenic 24-mile Bayshore...

Story Time moves

Dressed in Disney-themed clothes and make-up, local drag queens Barbie Q, 29, and Raquelita, 30, will read a story to children about love, family and acceptance on Tuesday at 4 p.m....

Beware the future

It's hard to remember the last time I was excited about a piece of consumer technology. The iPod? A glorified mp3 player which in turn was a glorified Walkman/casette player. Big deal. Smartphones?...

Man with gas off to jail

A Chula Vista man who doused himself with gasoline while fleeing from sheriff’s deputies has been sentenced to one year in jail for auto theft. The Sheriff’s Department said Oscar Edwardo Torres,...

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THIS WEEK

Lady Lancers bound out...

B.J. Hunt ranks second all-time in the boys discus throw in Hilltop High School track and field history with a mark of 143-9 (set...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Hanukkah, Mourner’s Kaddish, Fourth Advent Candle & Winter Solstice This is the week leading up to Winter Solstice and Hanukkah - eight-day Hebrew festival of Light....

Teen’s video a ‘Breakthrough’...

Seventeen-year-old Grace Lee from Chula Vista is gaining national attention as a finalist in the global Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an annual competition that invites...

Survey delivers a dose...

One morning eons ago I trudged into my cousin’s garage. The fluorescent lamps hummed and flickered. The cold of the slick, cement floor stung my...

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,...

Cops clear firearms off...

Nearly 140 unwanted firearms were turned in by residents at a South Bay gun safety event on Dec. 13, reflecting strong community participation in...

Williams paces San Diego...

It was a scene right out of a post-apocalyptic film: shadowy figures running around in dense fog.It could easily have taken place somewhere in...

Award recognizes Chula Vista...

Chula Vista resident Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel still remembers the early days at GoodFarms, answering phones at the front desk while juggling life as a young...

Downtown Chula Vista welcomes...

Winter is officially here, and Downtown Chula Vista is celebrating the season’s arrival while gearing up for the new year. The Chula Vista community...

One for four: Jaguars...

Aside from all-star games, the high school football season wrapped up last weekend with 15 state bowl championship games.Four teams represented the San Diego...

Nine Metro teams represented...

The Frank Pekarek National City Host Lions Club boys basketball tournament has faced off for another year. The 21-team tournament tipped off Saturday with...