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Chula Vista

Capturing the spirit of history

Breakfast with my frenemy Pollyanne Bilder — frankly any meeting with her, really — can be trying. We always seem to misunderstand each other. “Did you hear they’re going to tear down...

San Diego Section Girls Flag Football Rankings

(Through Sept. 20) 1. Bonita Vista                           10-0 2. Westview                               10-2 3. Torrey Pines                         13-5 4. Carlsbad                                 13-3 5. Grossmont                             12-2 6. Mission Hills                         11-2 7. Classical Academy              11-8 8. Cathedral Catholic              10-2 9....

Metro wrestling finals set stage for CIF competitions

The high school wrestling season was a hodge-podge of matches. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and associated protocols, not all teams had full rosters. Thus, dual meet competition may not...

Esoteric Astrology as news for December 27, 2023 – January 2, 2024

Walking with the Magi Astrologer Kings into the New Year We begin the new year, January 1, 2024, under a stationing (standing still) Mercury. A Mercury station means anything could occur in...

Chula Vista South PONY-13 baseball team is World Series bound

If Chula Vista South manager Valentin Luna sounds a bit giddy these days, he has a good reason for that. His team just qualified to compete in this weekend’s PONY-13 International...

Developer found a home in Hall of Fame

Chula Vista businessman and philanthropist Jeff Phair, one of Eastlake’s original developers in the early 1980s, was recently inducted into the San Diego Sports Hall of Fame and given the prestigious...

Second annual Sweetwater Host Lions Club puts boys volleyball in the swing

The second annual Sweetwater Host Lions boys volleyball tournament wrapped up last Saturday at two playing sites in the South County region. Gold Division finals took place at Sweetwater High School...

Robak elected OWD president

The Otay Water District board of directors voted its elected officials in at its January meeting, selecting Division Five’s Mark Robak as president. This follows Robak’s two years as vice president...

Stupid criminals are a police officer’s bread and butter

MEMO TO CROOKS: 1) Have a logical plan 2) Don't be conspicuous. I have always said that cops owe their livelihood to crooks who are stupid and/or unlucky. The smart and lucky ones are...

County program streamlines ability to keep track of pets

San Diego County Animal Services has introduced a new pet licensing system aimed at making it easier for residents to register their dogs, whether for a new license or a renewal....

METRO CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAMS

The high school tackle football season is over but recognition is just starting for the players who made their teams a success in the Metro-Mesa, Metro-South Bay and Metro-Pacific leagues. Mater Dei...

South County players key Knights to CIF title, state bowl berth

The 2010 high school football season isn’t quite over yet for Chula Vista’s Joey Moreno, Kohl Simonds, Max Muller and Estevan Gomez. The quartet, along with the rest of their Bishop’s...

Chula Vista native happy to open tea shop in hometown

Chula Vista residents and leaders celebrated the opening of the city’s newest local boba tea shop, DABOBA, with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 23. Established in 2018, DABOBA offers...

Bakers mixing it up on television

His mom had been a cake decorator before he was born so maybe it was in his blood, but for Chula Vista baker and cake decorator Jose Barajas, making cakes is...

Ex-Crusader Myers helps lift Seahawks to 2-0 NFL start

The 2020-21 NFL season has kicked off with South County playing talent once again on board. Mater Dei Catholic High School alumnus Jason Myers converted all five point-after touchdowns he attempted in...

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THIS WEEK

Gulls close out November...

The San Diego Gulls closed out the month of November by recording standings points in eight of their 11 games during the month with...

City seeks smoking insight

Chula Vista is turning to residents and local retailers to tackle a pressing concern: youth access to tobacco. The city has launched two anonymous...

Winter sports tip-off: Barons...

The winter sports season has tipped off with play on the basketball court and soccer pitch. The Bonita Vista boys hoops squad started off December...

Elite runners to battle...

The high school cross country season is about to finish with a bang for several San Diego County harriers at Saturday’s 46th Brooks National...

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...

Conflict remains a holiday...

In hindsight, the delicate hope that this Thanksgiving weekend would be absent conflict was misplaced, gripped so tightly it never had a realistic chance...

Four section football teams...

The San Diego Section sent six of its teams into battle in last weekend’s Southern California regional football championship games. Four came out victorious...

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...

North Island Credit Union...

Creating a school garden for special education students, launching a plant-based culinary training program, building sensory break spaces, supporting a cultural arts and poetry...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lighting the Hanukkah & Advent Candles We are moving closer and closer to Winter Solstice (Sunday, Dec. 21) when the Sun...

New clubhouse for kids...

Chula Vista is preparing for a new hub for youth development with the upcoming opening of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South County’s...

Metro Conference rolls out...

The Metro Conference faced off its 26th continuous season of co-ed roller hockey this past week at the Castle Park High School rink. Nine Sweetwater...