The county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization Feeding San Diego is asking the community to fill a specific volunteer role during Earth Month, food rescue drivers. The non-profit, which is a Feeding America partner food bank, needs food rescue drivers to help pick up food from grocery stores and other food donors and deliver it to various partner organizations. These partners help get food to people experiencing food insecurity throughout San Diego County. This important volunteer role allows the organization to supply some of its nearly 200 community partners with food they n ..read more

Any time I become immersed in court proceedings, whether it be the corruption trials of local school board or city council officials, or the wranglings of lawyers arguing over allegations that former United States president Donald Trump paid “hush money” to an actress to cover up an extramarital affair so that it would not have an adversely affect on his 2016 presidential campaign I become wistful. If only all of our disagreements could be handled in a similar manner, why we’d be a happier and more civil society. I realize the cost of retaining legal counsel to represent us in every day disagr ..read more

The average person believes they would never fall for a scam that would rob them of their life savings and their dignity, but the truth is that in San Diego County, deceptive schemes trick consumers into giving up banking, credit card information and other personal data every day, and it’s getting worse. Bad actors often use sophisticated methods to mimic legitimate businesses that consumers deal with regularly. Before you click on an unsolicited link that appears to be urgent, stop to think it through. You could be dealing with a scam. Common phishing scams include: A delivery notice purporti ..read more

Downtown Chula Vista will be taken over by the Major League Soccer club, San Diego FC for its fifth and largest stop of its 2024 Chrome Ball Tour on May 4. Free to the public, from noon to 10 p.m., this event will kick off with a Chula Vista first responders’ tournament with players from the Chula Vista Fire Department and the Chula Vista Police Department. The event also features a 3v3 street soccer tournament — men’s, women’s, youth co-ed, high school — a local car show, a Lucha Libre performance with Masked Republic, a San Diego FC Colors of the Community Fashion Show featuring a musical pe ..read more

As part of the Port of San Diego’s Expanded Access Events, the Port is holding its first of three events at underutilized parks this Saturday, May 18, at Pepper Park in National City from noon to 5 p.m. Rain or shine, the celebration will have performances by local artists and musicians, a Kids Zone, food for purchase from local eateries, and opportunities to shop from local vendors. Port Commissioner Sandy Naranjo of National City said this event is about expanding the experiences at parks run by the Port. The Port has more than 22 parks that it operates. “Specifically, why this event is so u ..read more

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The high school baseball season is rapidly heading to a close. The San Diego Section playoffs are beckoning, and apparently so to several highly-ranked South County teams in their respective divisions. The Eastlake Titans (14-5) entered the week ranked eighth overall among section teams, seventh in Division I, while the Bonita Vista Barons (14-5-1) were ranked second among Division II teams. Hilltop (9-12-1) was ranked sixth among Division IV teams while Ocean View Christian Academy (5-3) was ranked fifth among Division V-AA teams. Other top 10-ranked teams included No. 7 San Ysidro (13-8) and ..read more

The Metro-Mesa League track and field championship meet is scheduled Thursday, May 2, at Otay Ranch High School, starting at 4 p.m. Prelims are Tuesday, April 30. The Metro-South Bay League championship is scheduled the same dates at Mater Dei Catholic High School, starting at 3 p.m. Junior varsity competition in both leagues is scheduled Saturday, April 27. All nine lanes at Otay Ranch High School will be utilized for running events. Metro-Mesa teams include Bonita Vista, Chula Vista, Eastlake, Olympian, Otay Ranch and Sweetwater Metro-South Bay League teams include Castle Park, Hilltop, Mar ..read more

A celebration of life, with full police honors, were held at Eastlake Church on April 20 for Chula Vista Police Department Assistant Chief Phil Collum, Badge 544, who passed away on April 12 from a rare form of cancer. Collum served 29 of his 34-year law enforcement career with the CVPD. Collum was 54 years old. Chief Roxane Kennedy said that this was something she never expected to have to do. “How do you say goodbye to someone that you loved that I spoke with every single day and spent time with?” she said. “Phil was more than my second in command, he was my friend, my partner at work, Willi ..read more

Port of San Diego Commissioner Ann Moore provided Chula Vista City Council with an update of the Chula Vista Bayfront project on April 23. Moore said the project has its own brand logo now that will be used on all signs and materials used for the Chula Vista Bayfront. “The brand is designed to celebrate the region. You can see a series of people with outstretched arms in rays celebrating the community and the culture of the Chula Vista Bayfront. The curved lines below the sun symbolize the waves and mountain landscapes in the wings of a seabird. I think that it is the perfect combination of th ..read more