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San Diego Section football finals to be showcased at Southwestern College, starting with Open Division drama

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Bonita Vista falls to Central Fresno, 52-41, in state title game

Basketball Phillip Brents - 03/16/2023 0

It wasn’t the ending that many on the Bonita Vista High School girls basketball team had envisioned, but it remains a life-changing event for almost everyone associated with the Lady Barons...

Caretaker won’t stand trial—for now

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 03/10/2011 0

A caretaker for an 83-year-old woman who was found dead in her South Bay home has been committed to a state mental hospital after a judge found she was mentally incompetent...

Sewer rates may climb

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 11/27/2013 0

The Chula Vista City Council at its Dec. 17 meeting is set to consider its first rate increase in three years for nearly 250,000 residents to offset the rising cost of...

‘He left me for dead…I survived’

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 06/21/2012 0

At 24, she was stabbed 63 times by her husband and left for dead. It was a miracle she survived. The wounds, now healed on the outside, left Judit “Rachel” Salas scarred on...

Edible cannabis a sweet alternative to smoking

Chula Vista Rebecca Williamson - 04/18/2019 0

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...

Lady Devils top Montgomery, 40-36, for share of league lead

Basketball Phillip Brents - 01/28/2011 0

Sweetwater and Montgomery have some kind of girls basketball rivalry going and it only seems to be warming up if the energetic atmosphere inside the Red Devils’ gym Wednesday is any...

Southwestern football team tops L.A. Piece, 42-13; hikes record to 3-0 as home game awaits

Sports Phillip Brents - 09/23/2016 0

A four-hour bus ride is never fun. Just ask the Southwestern College football team as it headed up to Woodland Hills for last Saturday’s non-conference game against L.A. Pierce. “Getting off the...

Library a tight knit community

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/12/2012 0

Before the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, all textiles were made by hand, and this was a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Next weekend residents of South County will have the opportunity to...

Otay Ranch’s Gillespie showcases freshman talent

High School Phillip Brents - 06/10/2010 0

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...

Former Titan Olave finishes No. 2 in the nation with Ohio State

College Phillip Brents - 02/04/2021 0

The final 2020-21 college football rankings are out and it’s no surprise as to the top three-ranked teams, all of which competed in the national championship semifinals and championship game. The Alabama...

Cinco celebration planned for Saturday

Chula Vista admin - 05/02/2025 0

Novo Brazil Brewing Company will host a family-friendly Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday, May 3, at its Eastlake headquarters and taproom. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. at 901 Lane...

Celebrating Muhammad Ali

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 06/10/2016 0

Thousands are heading to Louisville, Ky. this week to mourn the death and celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali. Ali will never be forgotten. He shook up the world and the world...

Vintage guitars sell well

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 01/15/2011 0

Monte Blair and Evy Roberts got engaged last July. As full- time students, neither of them have much extra money. So when they saw an advertisement that read guitar buyers were...

Steps toward better life bring couple to hillside in Mexico

Uncategorized Nancy Alvarado - 08/19/2017 0

A dirt road peels off the Ensenada highway, winding past shacks before ending at a tiny plot of land belonging to Eduardo and Megan. Megan is American, living in this isolated...

SWC tops late-arriving L.A. Pierce, 23-20, to grab first win of season

College Phillip Brents - 09/25/2015 0

Last Saturday’s community college football game between the host Southwestern Jaguars and L.A. Pierce Brahmas started two-and-a-half hours late due to transportation issues of the visiting team. But for the several...

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