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Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

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Metro roller hockey season rolls to 12-0 finish for Titans

Basketball

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

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When history can be touched it’s real

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/22/2015 0

Despite what people will emphatically tell you, I’m not completely clueless. (I said completely.) I know newspapers’ glory days in the United States are behind them, as long gone as Donald Trump’s first...

FPPC ends investigation

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 09/02/2010 0

Former Chula Vista interim councilman Mitch Thompson received a letter from the Fair Political Practices Commission in August stating that allegations of wrongdoing weren't supported by available evidence and the agency...

It’s time for area football teams to stand tall in Mesa League play

Football admin - 10/14/2011 0

Two things have become apparent from the Eastlake Titans’ two latest football games: 1) The Cathedral Catholic Dons and St. Augustine Saints are clearly the cream of the crop among this year’s...

‘Summer Fun’ given at SWC

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 07/15/2021 0

The Chicano Federation partnered with This is About Humanity to host a “Summer Fun” drive-through distribution for families in need at Southwestern College on July 10. The goal, to provide families...

Guns against grizzlies at schools or peace education as resistance?

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 01/28/2017 0

Incoming administration officials like billionaire Betsy DeVos—Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education—are stumbling through confirmation hearings with a mixture of deceit and ignorance. Just pause for a moment to consider that...

Mayor gets stuck during act of ‘Kindness’

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 11/20/2020 0

On Nov. 13 National City Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis celebrated National Kindness Day by receiving a test COVID-19 vaccine at the University of California San Diego satellite medical facility near El Toyon...

Baron water polo team enters new coaching era with enthusiasm, wins

High School Phillip Brents - 10/14/2011 0

The Bonita Vista High School boys water polo program as entered a new era under coach Betty Alexander, and what the Barons have shown thus far is that they appear to...

Lawyer blames two more for woman’s death

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 09/27/2014 0

A wrongful death suit filed against a border patrol agent in the shooting death of Valeria "Munique" Tachiquin Alvarado nearly two years ago now includes two additional defendants. An Aug. 1 amended...

Forums a guide to citizenship

Chula Vista Isabel Hughes - 01/16/2020 0

Beginning Jan. 15, Alliance San Diego will hold a series of naturalization educational forums and assessment workshops in the South Bay to assist community members in becoming citizens before 2020 elections. Alliance...

Outstanding reception

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 11/16/2012 0

Last weekend, hundreds of home shoppers and design seekers attended Brookfield Homes’ grand opening of Haven in Chula Vista. The successful event-- which included tours of four model homes—resulted in the...

Pick your heroes for there are many

Alumni Phillip Brents - 11/04/2021 0

The word “hero” denotes many things. There are celebrated war heroes, of course. Others may hold policemen and firemen in high esteem, as well as educators, medical professionals, politicians, entertainment and...

PD addresses improper background checks

Columnists Isabel Hughes - 11/29/2019 0

An investigation initiated by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in collaboration with other news organizations found that the Chula Vista Police Department had the highest number of violations involving...

Screaming man with knife shuts down school

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/16/2012 0

A Chula Vista charter school was placed on lock down today after an alleged mentally ill man entered the campus. Chula Vista police officers responded to the incident at Mueller Charter school...

Shakespeare Festival at SWC

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 07/12/2024 0

From July 19 through Aug. 4, the Southwestern College Theatre Arts Department is holding its 2024 Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival, with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo y Julieta” and “Much Ado About Nothing.” “Romeo...

Students examine mental health and gun violence

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 12/19/2013 0

Having friends and family members victimized by gun violence, 45 students at High Tech High Chula Vista are doing what they can to save lives from gun violence. “Beyond the Cross Fire”...

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