Sunday, February 22, 2026
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Chula Vista

What’s worthless may be worthwhile

As with most things, "it" is in the eye of the beholder. "It" can be anything: beauty, truth, justice, utility. For this particular exercise, it is worthless, as in: the gesture...

Dead man and woman party

Last weekend National City partied with the dead. The city’s annual Dia de los Muertos celebration included food, music and dancing over the gravestones at La Vista Memorial Park. The cemetery was...

Reflections amid the loud murmurs of community libraries

The San Diego county library system has 33 branches in neighborhoods from Jacumba to Julian, Vista to Bonita as well as a couple of Bookmobiles. Despite design differences, all of them...

Edible cannabis a sweet alternative to smoking

Chula Vista is in the midst of processing cannabis applications for future cannabis shops, delivery services and cultivation. Once processed and set up, the legal storefront operations will most likely carry...

Refugee advocates want feds to ease approach for border entry

On March 18, a group of local organizations spoke at a virtual conference about the current situation at the San Ysidro-Tijuana border and called for action in discontinuing federal statute Title...

Cross country started delayed 2020-21 season with good intentions, though it lacked a proper finish line

The 2020-21 high school cross country season was an abbreviated one with Metro Conference teams competing in just three league dual meets. League champions were determined but no official runners of...

Glance from the King of Beasts is all it takes to silence chatter

Taking 120 wriggling fifth graders on the trolley to the zoo seems like sheer insanity.  Field trip days are simultaneously my favorite days and the most panic-inspiring, if I think about...

Last weekend to catch the fair’s final acts

The 2025 San Diego County Fair enters its final weekend at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with the final days’ events from through Sunday, July 6. Under this year’s “Summer Pet-Tacular” theme,...

Turns out there’s no room to be Loyal

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Sweetwater High School alum and all around nice guy, Joe Corona joined the San Diego Loyal this year.   The move to the local professional futbol club came after...

Sweetwater Valley Little Leaguers getting celebrity treatment

The Sweetwater Valley Little League 12U all-star team crammed a lifetime of memories into a two-month span, including a trip to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. The...

Demand change

Since Chula Vista had the honor of having the fifth highest paid mayor in the state in 2017 (Mary Salas with $190,081.11) and part time council members with between $70,137. and...

The stench lingers and follows us all

It’s like a flimsy piece of soiled  toilet paper clinging to the heel of his shoe. Former Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda can’t escape the 2008 perjury case that consumed two...

Hilltop’s Fune scores points on the rink as scholar-athlete

Hilltop High School senior Trevor Fune uses three words to describe himself: humble, dedicated and hardworking. One might also add caring, compassionate and intelligent. “I would say teachers would say that I’m responsible,...

Answering truthfully makes passing judgment difficult

Walking into the courthouse makes my heart pound unreasonably. I check my pockets for change, phone or keys, throwing them into the plastic tub proffered by the deputy waving people through...

Festival organizers need year-end money

For several years, the South Bay Pride Art & Music Festival has struggled financially to stay alive. Now the event is on the verge of ending if it cannot raise the...

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THIS WEEK

CIF wrestling finals head...

The San Diego Section Division IV boys wrestling championship tournament took the spotlight Saturday at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach. While showcasing the...

Association works to develop...

When a police K-9 retires in South County, the badge may come off — but the medical bills don’t. That reality is what led former...

San Diego State women’s...

The San Diego State University women’s basketball team (21-4, 15-1) extended itrs lead on first place in the Mountain West to three games with...

New Year, New Career...

Every San Diegan — no matter their zip code — should have the resources and support to secure stable, good-paying jobs. That belief continues to...

Chula Vista library takes...

Finding your next favorite book just got a lot easier in Chula Vista. The city’s public library has rolled out Book Match, a free,...

‘Somebody’ of note then...

Among the many tributes to civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson upon the occasion of his death this week the one that resonates most,...

From seed to sustainability

A long-standing partnership between the National School District and Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center has earned statewide recognition for its innovative approach to climate...

‘Joker’ helps heal veteran

Dawn Jeans, born and raised in Chula Vista and a U.S. Army veteran, knows firsthand what it’s like to hit rock bottom. After surviving...

San Diego Section winter...

The San Diego Section winter sports playoffs have tipped off for boys and girls basketball and kicked off for boys and girls soccer and...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

A Disciplined New Cycle of Learning Begins The months, January, February and March, can seem cold and empty witWe begin the week on Wednesday with...

SuHi inducts 2026 Basketball...

The Sweetwater High School basketball program’s Hall of Fame class grew by five more inductees during ceremonies Jan. 31 in the National City school’s...