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Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

Debbie Sklar - 11/21/2025

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Setting a place for ongoing gratitude

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SBCS campaign fills in gaps during uncertain holiday season

Croaa country

Eastlake’s Williams, muddied but unbowed, makes it a fourth trip to state

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Promises easier made than kept when self preservation at stake

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 03/19/2016 0

It's Friday night and we’re at Urgent Care. Apparently half the South Bay is here; we’re told to expect a three-hour wait. The room is cold. My husband shivers violently, except...

Vets get a helping hand from Christmas

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 10/22/2011 0

Christmas came early again for 10 Chula Vista residents. This year, the Christmas in October program focused on giving back to veterans and their loved ones, including two Pearl Harbor survivors, disabled...

Program advances toward preserving open space

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 12/17/2022 0

The city of Chula Vista hosted the annual Multiple Species Conservation Program workshop on Dec. 8, with representatives from several municipalities and local agencies to inform people about regional environmental efforts....

Padres tour takes them to Lighthouse

Chula Vista admin - 02/09/2025 0

On their “Padres Thank SD Tour” the San Diego Padres stopped by the San Diego Rescue Mission South County Lighthouse in National City on Jan. 31. The tour was the Padres...

Will it be time to feast or return to famine for 2022 Padres?

Alumni Phillip Brents - 07/05/2022 0

Sixty games into the 2022 Major League Baseball season, the Padres were tied with the 1998 and 2020 teams for the best start in franchise history. Following the Pads’ 4-1 win...

New service leaves nothing lost in translation

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 07/08/2017 0

Spanish speakers needing to address the National City City Council regarding issues affecting their neighborhoods no longer have to worry about a language barrier. A new pilot program in National City designates...

Cup of coffee cost may give bigger jolt than caffeine

Chula Vista Rebecca Williamson - 07/18/2019 0

Bonita’s Pavaraga Hawaiian Coffee & Café offers up a cup of coffee for $250, $100, and others in the range of $5. Pavaraga is based out of Hawaii. It is sold in...

South County women’s soccer alums getting their kicks at SDSU

College Phillip Brents - 09/18/2024 0

Metro Conference girls soccer has steadily raised its caliber of play over the past two decades and the results are now showing at the collegiate ranks. San Diego State University’s women’s team...

Half enough is good enough here

Letters to the editor Peter Watry - 06/21/2018 0

I knew it would come to this: Chula Vista is now the home of “half enough is good enough!” Case 1: In the original design of Otay Ranch, there was to be...

Springtime animal walk to benefit Humane Society

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 03/23/2023 0

The San Diego Humane Society’s annual Walk For Animals is set for May 6 at NTC Park in Liberty Station on May 6. Registration is now open, with early bird pricing...

Dogged by a canine tale

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 06/07/2014 0

When Officer Jim Zoll (now a Chief in Washington State) got a police dog, his assaults at the hands of street crooks plummeted. Crooks didn’t mind taking on a cop if...

CP Trojans de-claw Cougars, 35-7, to pick up first win of season

Football Phillip Brents - 09/16/2011 0

The Castle Park Trojans put their season opening 47-14 loss to the visiting Kearny Komets behind them to get into the win column for the first time this season via last...

The sun in their eyes: A photographic essay

Arts Phillip Brents - 10/16/2023 0

For those who could not make the trek to Saturday’s (Oct. 14) annular eclipse path running from Oregon through Texas, they were treated to a partial solar eclipse locally where about...

It was just a dream wasn’t it?

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 04/18/2019 0

One time I dreamed I was passing through Simpletown, USA. I had pulled over in a tidy quiet neighborhood hoping to find a patch of shade to catch a quick nap...

MTS preps for PRONTO

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/25/2021 0

In September, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is transitioning from its Compass Cards to a new system, the PRONTO fare collection system. Launching in September, the MTS Board of Directors...

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Chula Vista

Drone show debuts in Chula Vista

Setting a place for ongoing gratitude

SBCS campaign fills in gaps during uncertain holiday season

Eastlake’s Williams, muddied but unbowed, makes it a fourth trip to state

DON'T MISS

Promises easier made than kept when self preservation at stake

Vets get a helping hand from Christmas

Program advances toward preserving open space

Padres tour takes them to Lighthouse

Will it be time to feast or return to famine for 2022 Padres?

New service leaves nothing lost in translation

Cup of coffee cost may give bigger jolt than caffeine

South County women’s soccer alums getting their kicks at SDSU

Half enough is good enough here

Springtime animal walk to benefit Humane Society

Dogged by a canine tale

CP Trojans de-claw Cougars, 35-7, to pick up first win of season

The sun in their eyes: A photographic essay

It was just a dream wasn’t it?

MTS preps for PRONTO

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