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Basketball

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

Phillip Brents - 01/29/2026

High School

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

Basketball

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

Listen to needs

Letters to the editor Stepheni Norton - 06/07/2018 0

California lawmakers are currently considering several proposals to help make health coverage more affordable for Californians. As a small business owner who has benefitted from Covered California for Small Business (CCSB),...

Report is misleading

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 01/01/2011 0

Responding to a report by economist Peter Donohue suggesting Chula Vista has more than $154 million in unrestricted net assets, which can legally be used to avoid layoffs and save public...

Chula Vista American racks up prestige points with three TOC titles

Baseball Phillip Brents - 06/27/2019 0

California District 42 Little League wrapped up its annual Tournament of Champions event with four championship games Monday at the Imperial Beach Little League complex at IB Sports Park. The evening started...

Board asked to examine ethics of appointing council member

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 02/21/2015 0

Wednesday morning. Russ Hall filed the complaint requesting that the “appointment of Mr. Miesen to the City Council be reviewed by the State Attorney General (or outside counsel if appropriate).” The complaint states...

Bittersweet reunion

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 10/20/2012 0

Ordinarily it's a good thing running into a friend you haven't seen in a while. It's fun unless your chance encounter is the waiting room of an oncologist’s office. Recently I...

The good and the bad approaches

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 12/10/2022 0

It was a shamrock, it was a shipwreck. Doesn’t quite have the same gravitas as Dickens’ “Tale of Two Cities” opening salvo: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of...

Pushing 30, Chula Vista’s Lemon Festival evolving

Chula Vista admin - 08/09/2025 0

The 28th Annual Lemon Festival will return to Downtown Chula Vista on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., celebrating the city’s citrus legacy with lemon-themed food, live entertainment,...

Veterans to read to students

Uncategorized admin - 11/07/2024 0

Over 1,000 classrooms from preschool through high school seniors across the country will be participating in the United Through Reading Story Time with a Service Member event beginning on Veterans Day,...

Student plants gardening seeds with younger students

Chula Vista Debbie Sklar - 09/13/2025 0

Not all teenagers spend time e-biking and jamming to the latest tunes. Take Owen Light, who at 16 years old, is making a big impact on San Diego’s youngest learners. The rising...

Keeping the vulnerable safe in summer

Letters to the editor Ross Colt - 07/16/2021 0

The world is opening back up. There’s a sense of relief in the air, but also anxiety. If you’re caring for an aging spouse, family member, friend or neighbor while also...

Mayor makes case for optimism, tax hike

Uncategorized Robert Moreno - 05/06/2016 0

Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas’s State of the City address Tuesday updated residents about the city’s future plans and developments. Perhaps the biggest news on Tuesday night came when the mayor...

Otay Ranch, Eastlake pick up playoff wins, remain on CIF finals collision course

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 05/11/2016 0

Development continues in both girls and boys lacrosse in the South County region and it appears to be occurring rather rapidly after girls teams representing Otay Ranch and Eastlake high school...

Man busted for inadequate anti-laundering program

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/01/2016 0

A Chula Vista man will be sentenced April 11 after pleading guilty to failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering program at seven of his currency exchange businesses in Mexico. Baltazar Fitch...

Aguilar wants council to consider fed’s family separation policy

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 06/28/2018 0

Chula Vista Councilwoman Pat Aguilar said she has read the news stories of children being ripped out of the arms of parents seeking asylum at the U.S. border. Near the conclusion of...

Defending homeschool

Letters to the editor Beth Stauffer - 03/29/2018 0

There are two bills in the California legislature that unfairly target homeschool families. The bills are AB 2756 and AB 2926. These are knee-jerk reactions to the tragic Turpin case, which...

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THIS WEEK

Chula Vista

Slam dunk! Barons win battle of the hoop

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

Aztec round-ballers keep up the heat in MW play

In search of a humane policy

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Listen to needs

Report is misleading

Chula Vista American racks up prestige points with three TOC titles

Board asked to examine ethics of appointing council member

Bittersweet reunion

The good and the bad approaches

Pushing 30, Chula Vista’s Lemon Festival evolving

Veterans to read to students

Student plants gardening seeds with younger students

Keeping the vulnerable safe in summer

Mayor makes case for optimism, tax hike

Otay Ranch, Eastlake pick up playoff wins, remain on CIF finals collision course

Man busted for inadequate anti-laundering program

Aguilar wants council to consider fed’s family separation policy

Defending homeschool

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