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Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

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Small business struggle reason for campaign

National City Robert Moreno - 09/24/2016 0

David Garcia knows the struggles of a small business owner. From 1996 to 2008 his family owned Lupita’s Meat Market on Highland Avenue in National City where Garcia would often work as...

Drive on for school supplies

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 06/30/2023 0

Throughout the month of July, Home Start, a local nonprofit dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family strengthening services is collecting donations for its Back-to-School Backpack Drive, benefiting children...

Homecoming for locals as UC Davis tackles SDSU in season opener

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 09/09/2017 0

Last Saturday’s San Diego State University-UC Davis college football season opener at San Diego Stadium featured one of those rare occasions when alumni from Sweetwater Union High School District schools squared...

CP Trojans off to magical 13-1-1 start in 2010-11

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 01/21/2011 0

Defending San Diego Section Division III champion Castle Park appears to have more in the tank in 2010-11. The Trojans kicked off South Bay League play on Jan. 4 and have...

Commitment to three course serving to address childhood obesity

Chula Vista Patty Chavez - 09/12/2015 0

Over the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents according to the Center for Disease Control. Obese children are at risk for numerous...

Drunk driver gets prison term

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/02/2011 0

A Chula Vista man pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with the death of Robin Fortson, 54, who was killed on Christmas night as she crossed a street...

‘We did it anyway COVID-19’

Chula Vista Rick Eaton - 06/05/2020 0

Lancers out-duel Barons, 2-1, in battle of early season Mesa League unbeatens

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 01/28/2011 0

The Hilltop High School girls soccer team keeps on winning and that’s a must for the defending Mesa League champion Lancers in a league loaded with challengers this season. Hilltop ran its...

Body in a barrel trial underway

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 07/26/2018 0

A Chula Vista man whose body was found in a 55-gallon drum in San Diego Bay had previously been living as a roommate of the man who is now charged with...

Metro track and field finals on tap to start state run

High School admin - 05/03/2025 0

Postseason competition has arrived for Metro Conference track and field competitors. The South Bay League finals are scheduled Wednesday, May 7, at San Ysidro High School while the Mesa League finals...

Going right?

Letters to the editor Vivian Dunbar - 12/14/2017 0

Americans are constantly bombarded with news messages coming from just about everywhere! But now, we are wondering, “what’s real, and what’s fake?” When exactly did this “fake news” nonsense begin? Was...

Maybe memorial day needed

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 05/23/2019 0

According to a Veterans Administration 2017 fact sheet, during the American Revolution — 1775-1783 — there were 4,435 deaths in battle. The same sheet revealed that between 1812 and 1815, during the...

Reopened muni pool makes a splash

Latest News Jessica Brodkin Webb - 07/19/2020 0

The Las Palmas Pool in National City opened July 13 for the first time since shuttering doors for COVID-related social distancing efforts earlier this year. The facility recently began offering swim lessons,...

Driver ordered to manslaughter trial

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 11/14/2015 0

An alleged drunk driver who was celebrating his 30th birthday was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the death of a Chula Vista woman. Enid Diane...

Agent sentenced later

Uncategorized Neal Putnam - 04/12/2018 0

A federal prosecutor is seeking an 84-month prison term for a Border Patrol agent who pleaded guilty to attempting to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. The sentencing for Noe Lopez, 37, of Chula...

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THIS WEEK

Chula Vista

Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

Metro mat women get their moment in time

SWC opens Spring semester with new facilities,culinary expansion, and AI-focused learning

Actions may need to support words

DON'T MISS

Small business struggle reason for campaign

Drive on for school supplies

Homecoming for locals as UC Davis tackles SDSU in season opener

CP Trojans off to magical 13-1-1 start in 2010-11

Commitment to three course serving to address childhood obesity

Drunk driver gets prison term

‘We did it anyway COVID-19’

Lancers out-duel Barons, 2-1, in battle of early season Mesa League unbeatens

Body in a barrel trial underway

Metro track and field finals on tap to start state run

Going right?

Maybe memorial day needed

Reopened muni pool makes a splash

Driver ordered to manslaughter trial

Agent sentenced later

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