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Chula Vista

Task force counting on more volunteers

San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness is looking for volunteers to help with the annual Point in Time Count which is scheduled for Jan. 26. Federally mandated by the Department of...

Eastlake sees undefeated season end in disappointing playoff loss

The so-called beautiful game can be ugly at times. The Eastlake Titans, newly crowned Mesa League champions, discovered that in last Saturday’s San Diego Section Division II boys quarterfinal playoff match against...

Hilltop Lancers, San Ysidro Cougars to help kick off 2015 prep football season

The 2015 high school football season kicks off this weekend with Saturday’s SDNFL Magazine Kickoff Classic at La Jolla Country Day School. The defending San Diego Section Division II champion El...

Hilltop (24-3-1), Bonita Vista (18-6-1) to play for San Diego Section Division II boys title

Numbers aside (a No. 6 state and top 25 national ranking), the Hilltop Lancers boys soccer team has proven to be one of the San Diego Section’s top sides this season....

Plenty of horsing around in Bonita

When we first moved to the Sweetwater Valley more than 50 years ago, the common quip in the community was that there were more horses than people. I am not altogether...

Confessions of a crazed dog lover

I am a crazy dog lady. My friends gently discourage me from answering to this title, but the fact of the matter is that I have five dogs. What else could I...

Hockey playoffs melt the ice, fire up fans

If you are a hockey fan, you're likely glued to your television set while watching coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The National Hockey League’s annual championship tournament ranks with the...

UCLA-bound student finds help in Hermanitas program

Sofia Perez Valle is a senior at Olympian High School in Chula Vista heading to UCLA this fall to major in philosophy. But like other seniors across the country, she is...

Drug bust left detective pointing finger at elusive suspect

You enjoyed my embarrassment when I executed a search warrant for marijuana plants only to discover they were really tomato plants. There's more. This incident involves another narcotic investigating venture in 1980....

Barons continue to impress, rack up 54-6 win at Imperial

The Bonita Vista Barons still haven’t cracked the San Diego Section’s top-10 football rankings, but they could be close. The Barons, off to a 2-0 start, face fifth-ranked Madison in a...

Events spotlight women

In honor of Women’s History Month, local nonprofits are holding three separate events. On March 5 at 4 p.m., the Foundation for Women Warriors is hosting an online screening of “The Hello...

Gunshot wounds and jail time

A fugitive who was wanted for robbing a South Bay store and was wounded by U.S. deputy marshals has pleaded guilty to two robbery charges. Cedric Black, 22, will be sentenced Nov....

Bears rumble on in National City

The National City Bears are roaring up a storm on football turf in the south bay. They might only be a couple years old, but their 8-1 record this season has...

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...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week October 9 – 15, 2019

Libra – Everything in Balance  Tuesday evening, as the first star appeared at sunset, the Jewish Festival of Yom Kippur began. Jewish festivals always begin at sunset. The holiest day of the...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...