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Chula Vista

Titans kick off 2021-22 season with high hopes

The Eastlake High School boys soccer team went undefeated during the delayed 2020-21 spring season, punishing opponents with a 15-0-1 regular season record and Mesa League championship. But the postseason was not...

Bonita resident is a teacher, minister and world traveler

It has been some time since we have done one of those "interesting people" type columns. I like those because I get to have pleasant conversations with people who are leaving...

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...

Race to represent is filled with experience, familiarity

Two years ago, voters in Southeast and Southwest Chula Vista elected their council representatives in the city’s first ever district elections. That is when Councilman Steve Padilla made his return to the...

Taste of Bonita is a tasty getaway

This year’s Taste of Bonita, held July 18 at the Chula Vista Municipal Golf Course, once again served as a fundraiser for the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center. The tasty event...

THE WEEK AHEAD

July 29- Aug. 1 CHULA VISTA Monday, July 29: Mostly sunny today, then partly sunny with a high near 72° and a low near 62° and a partly cloudy night. Tuesday, July 30: Patchy...

Encouraging independence one braid at a time

Michelle begins each day looking me over from head to toe. Usually her assessment is critical. “You wore those shoes yesterday.” “Why are you wearing makeup?” “Why did you dye your hair that color?” I...

Grant brings cleaner transportation to National City

National City Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis announced Aug. 3 that a new system of electric vans used to connect people from public transportation to common destinations is coming to National City. The FRANC...

Painful past leaves lingering memories

Louie, a former tenant, had a huge old truck with which he used to haul junk when people wanted a building or yard cleaned out. Knowing our interest in antiques he called...

South County teams power to Lions tournament baseball finals

The 71st Lions Baseball Tournament wrapped up its annual four-day stay in San Diego County April 11-14 with four South County teams advancing to the championship round in their respective divisions. Otay...

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...

Comparative politics

Democrats are tolerant, flexible, and broad-minded. Republicans are intolerant, inflexible, and narrow-minded. Now with Democrats totally out of power there is little they can do except except sue everything they can...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week August 6-12, 2025

Hot Sultry Dog Days of Summer under the Blue-White Star Sirius Note: the word dog spelled backward is “god.” We are in the “dog days of summer.” Dog Days, a phrase describing the...

Time left to buy dinner, camp passage

Customers dining at Luna Grill can help Chula Vistan Nicholas Aguilar get to Junior Adaptive Sports Camp. Nicholas, 12, is not letting his cerebral palsy stop him from having any fun, that’s...

Board must act

Outspoken critic of the Sweetwater Union High School District, Kevin O’Neill, urged district officials to take immediate action to fill a vacated seat at a Thursday press conference in front of...

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THIS WEEK

It’s time for paying...

Enough time has passed since the last of the major holidays that it seems an acceptable time to hop back on the soapbox without...

Epic win catapults Gulls...

The San Diego Gulls needed this one. And they got it. Trailing by one goal on three different occasions in front of a sellout crowd...

County seeks pollution chief

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted to put someone in charge of coordination and accountability in addressing the Tijuana River...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

The Christmas Tree Becomes the Valentine’s Tree As February begins we have multiple celebrations (needed in the dark of winter). The celebrations are Jewish Arbor...

Slam dunk! Barons win...

Bonita Vista and Eastlake high schools have been rivals since the 1990s. The schools’ annual Battle for the Boot football game has become the...

Foundation graduates second round...

For the second consecutive year, the Guy and Olive Lookabaugh Foundation has fully funded tuition for an entire entering cohort of Vocational Nursing students...

She believes: Jordyn Bugg...

The Winter Olympic Games are set to open Feb. 6 in Italy and the next Summer Olympic Games are scheduled 2028 in Los Angeles.The...

In search of a...

The shame of the Trump administration’s immigration policy is all too apparent in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s unjustified raids across the nation. As...

Metro roller hockey season...

EASTLAKE TOPS NEW-LOOK OTAY RANCH MUSTANGS 8-3, FINISH 12-0 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Wednesday's regular season slate at the Castle Park High School outdoor rink finalized...