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Lancers are a hit on the boys volleyball court

The Hilltop High School boys volleyball team is having quite a remarkable spring season. The Lancers improved to 13-4 overall, 1-0 in Metro-South Bay League play, after sweeping past the visiting Montgomery...

Pay heed to the Bard’s lesson at graduation: to thine own self be true

Dear Graduates, You’ve thrown your cap in the air; as it comes down, so might your euphoria, despite knowing you accomplished something large. You’ve finished – maybe high school, maybe college –...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 21 – 27 2024

Pisces – Dreams, Radiance, Veils & the Body Electric We are now under the influence and light of Pisces – the “Light that saves the world,” the sign of World Saviors. Pisces...

Girl Scouts tackle vandalism

Last Saturday, East H Street received its first spring cleaning. Thanks to a Chula Vista-based group called Graffiti Busters, members of the community will begin seeing improvements to the neighborhood. Armed with a...

Drive on for school supplies

Throughout the month of July, Home Start, a local nonprofit dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family strengthening services is collecting donations for its Back-to-School Backpack Drive, benefiting children...

Man punished for second manslaughter

Francisco Jose Arellano, 33, of Chula Vista, was sentenced Oct. 17 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the beating and stabbing death of an intoxicated...

Mrs. California races toward advocacy

Andria Elam is a consummate entertainer. Ranked internationally as a ballroom dancer, she also sings, works in musical theater, and applied all these talents into the pageant world. On Aug. 14,...

Comfort stew: How about a bowl of chili to knock off the chill?

On a cold rainy day, a bowl of hot chili is definitely comfort food. While winter still has us in its clutches, there’s no time like the present to get acquainted...

Aztecs get assist from South County contingent in taking opening weekend series from Toreros

San Diego State University took two of three games from the University of San Diego in the teams’ season opening series last weekend. South County prep alumni made an impact in...

Metro girls lacrosse giants to battle it out for CIF Division II title

Top-seeded Otay Ranch (19-2) will meet second-seeded Eastlake (18-2) in Saturday’s San Diego Section Division II girls lacrosse championship game at San Dieguito Academy. Start time is noon. Both teams, which finished...

Valuable video

Theresa Acerro is a regular at Chula Vista City Council meetings. The Southwest Chula Vista Civic Association member and longtime resident usually attends the meetings to speak during public comment. On the...

Titans come up short in CIF boys water polo final

The last time a Metro Conference team won a San Diego Section boys water polo championship was in 1980 when Hilltop defeated Fallbrook, 19-13, to win the then single-division section title. Several...

Protecting sources means protecting the public

During the course of its investigation into the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Associated Press was given information from the then-office of Mineral Management Services that was not making...

Wake up, Alicia

Alicia Bailey will turn 24 years old this month but she won't celebrate her birthday as she once did. On April 3, 2009, Alicia was driving home in Bonita in the early...

Bikepath draws criticism

National City council members unanimously voted to approve an alternative option for the city's portion of San Diego County's regional Bayshore Bikeway project. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, city engineer Stephen Manganiello...

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THIS WEEK

Pet surrenders catch county’s...

As 2025 came to a close, San Diego Humane Society reported a notable shift in the types of dogs entering its shelters—one that may...

San Diego County Cup...

The San Diego County Cup holiday soccer tournament wrapped up Dec. 30 with six boys division finals at Hilltop High School and three girls...

New year starts with...

As the holiday season winds down, San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) is asking the community to start the new year with a lifesaving...

Holiday Bowl rings in...

One day removed from a flooding downpour in Mission Valley, the 46th annual Holiday Bowl enjoyed partly cloudy skies and little to no precipitation...

The intersection of law...

It’s been roughly a year and I have yet to see much daylight. At the beginning of 2025, the State of California enacted AB 413....

State grant funds Chula...

Chula Vista has secured $500,000 from the State of California to support affordable housing, which the city will match with another $500,000 from its...

City to honor leaders

Chula Vista is introducing a new way to recognize the people and organizations working to strengthen inclusion, respect, and connection across the city. On Tuesday,...