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Maraya Performing Arts is organizing a Filipino Arts and Culture Summit and a Blood Drive event
Maraya Performing Arts, a Filipino-owned arts organization, is having an inaugural Filipino Arts and Culture Summit + Blood Drive on Sunday, October 22, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Maraya Performing Arts Studio in Chula Vista. In celebration of Filipino History Month, Maraya Performing Arts is hosting…
San Diego MLS To Build New Training Facility on Tribal Reservation
San Diego MLS is building a training facility and youth academy on 28 acres of…
Former Chula Vista Teacher was Awarded County Teacher of the Year
The 33rd annual “Salute to Teachers” award featured highlights from five educators who were named…
Loans Available to SD County Residents Affected by Tropical Storm Hilary
San Diego County residents, nonprofits and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Hilary can now apply…
Business News
La CarnicerÃa Meat Market: A Journey Rooted in Tradition
Breathing new life into cherished Latino traditions of weekend gatherings and celebratory feasts required not just vision but also a…
Chula Vista Dreams Big as it Breaks Ground on UniverCity Development
The project is intended to add state-of-the-art office space and the first new city library since 1995, as well as…
NOVA Easy Kombucha Dives into Brewing with Debut Beer, NOVA Beach Lager
A new chapter unfolds for Chula Vista’s renowned NOVA Easy Kombucha as they debut their very first beer, NOVA Beach…
Police Beat
Mysterious death of Chula Vista Inmate in San Diego Jail
A 63-year-old inmate died of unknown causes today at San Diego Central Jail. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Kenneth Galen Bach of Chula Vista was found unconscious and unresponsive in his cell at the Front Street detention center about 4 a.m. Despite lifesaving attempts on the part of deputies and jail medical…
Hearing Begins for Plastic Surgeon Facing Murder Charge in Patient’s Death
A preliminary hearing began Thursday in the case against Dr. Carlos Chacon, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Megan Espinoza, a 36-year-old mother of two. Espinoza died at a hospital more than a month after undergoing a breast augmentation operation at Chacon’s Divino Plastic Surgery center in Bonita on Dec. 19,…
Woman Sentenced 18 Years to Life for Shooting Woman Found Dead in Bonita
 Evaline Janet Lemus, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting death of 22-year-old La Mesa resident Kimberly Gutierrez, whose body was found near a cul-de-sac at the end of Quarry Road on Oct. 20, 2021. A deputy on patrol near Sweetwater Summit Regional Park found the body at around 3 a.m. that day,…
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