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Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

Phillip Brents - 01/16/2026

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King’s call for justice still relevant

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Familiar fragrance store opens new Chula Vista venue

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Moore takes lead at port

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SDSU hockey career ticking down for Titan alum Mayer

College Phillip Brents - 01/09/2020 0

Eastlake High School alumnus Aaron Mayer is playing his final semester with San Diego State University’s men’s ice hockey team. As the games start to dwindle before he assumes alumni status...

SAN DIEGO SECTION 2024-25 WINTER SPORTS PLAYOFF LOG

Basketball admin - 02/18/2025 0

San Diego Section Basketball Playoff Seeding Boys Teams Open Division 1. Montgomery, 2. Carlsbad, 3. San Marcos, 4. Mission Bay, 5. Torrey Pines, 6. Cathedral Catholic, 7. Santa Fe Christian, 8. Francis Parker Quarterfinals: Friday,...

Twenty-two-year-old sentenced for sex with teen

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/23/2013 0

A Chula Vista man who admitted to having sex with a 13-year-old runaway girl whom he had met on Facebook has been sentenced to eight years in state prison. Johnathan Nunez, 22,...

Winter sports preview: Barons-Optimist girls hoops tourney on tap

Basketball Phillip Brents - 12/19/2014 0

This year’s Bonita Vista Barons-Bonita Optimist Holiday Classic will tip off Dec. 26 and conclude with playoff and championship games on Dec. 30. The eight-team girls field is divided into two...

Stores checking out

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/24/2014 0

Two big name stores in Chula Vista are checking out. The Target Corp. announced last November that it had plans to close its Chula Vista north store, located at 40 N. Fourth...

Chance to include public is wasted

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/13/2015 0

Zeroes. That’s what immediately comes to mind when I think of the current Sweetwater Union High School District board of trustees. In searching for and eventually appointing a new superintendent, they had...

The mayor of the manor always comes home after his road trips

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 07/05/2014 0

Back in our automobile traveling days we had an objective and that was to visit and photograph each of the states, preferably at the state capital. We fell short by a few...

College acceptance surpasses once limited expectations

National City Andrea Martino - 05/11/2017 0

After a year of SAT and ACT exams, financial aid workshops, college essays, applications, and a heavy senior course load, two Hilltop High School students will conclude the year with top...

Robak elected OWD president

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 02/11/2023 0

The Otay Water District board of directors voted its elected officials in at its January meeting, selecting Division Five’s Mark Robak as president. This follows Robak’s two years as vice president...

Negotiations were always give and take

Behind Police Lines Tom Basinski - 08/18/2012 0

I told a friend about the sad financial situation in my hometown of Flint, Mich. The beleaguered city of 105,000 has had 44 homicides this year while Chula Vista, with 243,000-plus...

Police hone in on distraction

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 04/05/2024 0

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Go Safely California, an educational plan from the California Office of Traffic Safety is bringing the message this month to “Put the Phone Away...

Post-implosion purchase

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/14/2013 0

Before the first building permit for residential development or receipt for occupancy for a resort and conference center can be issued for land where Chula Vista’s bayfront power plant used to...

As long as there is hope there should always be a fight

Chula Vista Nancy Alvarado - 07/05/2019 0

Nothing says “back to school” like ubiquitous yellow school buses dotting the roads. The sight of them in suburban neighborhoods provokes nostalgia and comfort; local children are safely and happily on...

SeaWorld has big plans for water park

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/22/2013 0

A new and improved water park is slated to open in southern Chula Vista on June 1. SeaWorld's Aquatica San Diego will replace Knott's Soak City, which opened in 2000, transforming the...

Driver gets 10 years

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 05/13/2011 0

A suicidal driver who caused a crash that killed a National City man apologized to the victim's family before a judge sentenced her to 10 years in state prison. The sentence for...

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THIS WEEK

High School

Frosh phenoms are lacing up their skates in 2025-26 Metro Conference roller hockey season

King’s call for justice still relevant

Familiar fragrance store opens new Chula Vista venue

Moore takes lead at port

DON'T MISS

SDSU hockey career ticking down for Titan alum Mayer

SAN DIEGO SECTION 2024-25 WINTER SPORTS PLAYOFF LOG

Twenty-two-year-old sentenced for sex with teen

Winter sports preview: Barons-Optimist girls hoops tourney on tap

Stores checking out

Chance to include public is wasted

The mayor of the manor always comes home after his road trips

College acceptance surpasses once limited expectations

Robak elected OWD president

Negotiations were always give and take

Police hone in on distraction

Post-implosion purchase

As long as there is hope there should always be a fight

SeaWorld has big plans for water park

Driver gets 10 years

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