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Chula Vista

CIF girls flag football titles go to Olympian, Mater Dei Catholic

Girls just want to have fun. That was the mantra of the San Diego Section’s second season of fielding girls flag football as an interscholastic sport. The second season, in fact, was...

Congratulations in order

As of yesterday, Star-News staffers Allison K. Sampite and Phillip Brents are award-winning journalists. For Brents, whose coverage of Chula Vista and National City high school sports is near legendary, the recognition...

Voters will and won’t decide

Chula Vista City Council voted to call two seats vacant on Dec. 20. Former council member Steve Padilla was elected to serve California Senate District 18, leaving his seat open, and...

Coaches corner with … Sweetwater boys basketball coach Jesse Aguirre

Jesse Aguirre has served as the varsity boys basketball coach at Sweetwater High School since 2010. He has helped the Red Devils reach elite levels within the San Diego Section, including...

Officer describes moments leading to fatal shooting

The long delayed preliminary hearing started Monday in the 2016 death of a San Diego Police officer who lived in Chula Vista and for whom the Eastlake post office is named. Officer...

Beer Week celebrations shine spotlight on Village’s suds scene

Celebrating the finest independent craft brewers, San Diego is in full swing through Nov. 14, and the Third Avenue Village Association is highlighting the brewing beer scene in downtown Chula Vista....

Mission not so impossible

It was about the turn of the century (I love that phrase) that Istarted taking a bit more than a passing interest in the California missions and the rich history surrounding...

Red Devils’ undefeated season ends with 12-0 playoff loss to Tigers

The Sweetwater High School Red Devils’ undefeated season ended Friday at Gail Devers Stadium with a 12-0 loss to the Morse Tigers in a San Diego Section Division III quarterfinal-round playoff...

Otay Ranch’s Gillespie showcases freshman talent

In retrospect, Metro Conference athletes fared about as reasonably well as might be expected against an exceptionally strong field at this year's San Diego Section track and field championship meet May...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week May 8 – 15, 2024

Mother’s Day – A Wish, a Greeting, a Blessing & a Poem Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12. The moon is in a perfect position in Cancer, sign of the mother...

Barons, Red Devils scoot to the top with fast finishes at Metro cross country finals

It’s not necessarily how one starts the season but how one finishes it that matters most. That was aptly demonstrated at last Friday’s Metro Conference cross country championship meet by the...

Summer lunch available

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego county is offering free meals for children age 19 years and younger at several sites this summer on a rotational basis. Regional Manager...

Debt forgiveness will benefit many

A faction of responses to President Joe Biden’s unveiling Wednesday of his Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Plan have been predictable. The plan calls for cancelling up to $20,000 in debt for...

March to the little accomplishments

She may have left Los Angeles virtually empty-handed but when she arrived home in National City, she came bearing gifts. Miss Johnson, as she was referred to in the March 6, 1925...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 8-14, 2022

Aquarius (& Valentine’s Day) - “Love underlies the happenings of our times” The constellation Aquarius (water-bearer) is of great importance in our solar system at this time as our Sun is rapidly...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...