Firefighters put down the remnants of a 4-acre blaze in Otay Mesa.
SAN DIEGO , 2:27 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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A 4-acre fire fanned by gusty winds destroyed a shed and an abandoned house Tuesday afternoon in Otay Mesa.
BONITA, 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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The winning combination was almost too simple – 3, 4, 5, 12 and 28.
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SAN DIEGO , 11:50 a.m. May 11
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Slightly warmer than usual temperatures ahead
Mild weather, with only slight variations in the timing and reach of the marine layer, is in store for the county this week. Temperatures should be a little bit above normal at the coast, with highs in the low to mid 70s. The inland valleys should reach the upper 70s to low 80s.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 9
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B3
City Council will discuss Najera's job
The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday will discuss Chula Vista Port Commissioner Mike Najera, who said this week Mayor Cheryl Cox asked him to resign. According to the City Council agenda, which was issued just after 3 p.m. yesterday, officials will “consider and potentially act upon” Najera's position.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 9
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Reduced city services coming, officials say
After voters rejected the proposed sales tax rate increase Tuesday, residents should brace for reduced city services – from park maintenance and pothole repairs to longer lines at public counters – city officials said this week.
2:00 a.m. May 9
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South County FYI
SOUTH COUNTY, 2:00 a.m. May 9
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School districts announce teacher of the year honorees
South County's public school districts have announced their teachers of the year, identified by their peers as among the best in their field. The kindergarten through eighth-grade teachers are:
2:00 a.m. May 9
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City's fire department requests new aerial truck
NATIONAL CITY: The City Council may be replacing the Fire Department's 13-year-old aerial truck with a new truck that has better features.
7:33 a.m. May 8
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Man arrested in connection with Chula Vista stabbing
An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with a stabbing that left a man in serious condition
Police were called to the intersection of Hilltop Drive and Orange Avenue just after 7 p.m. after reports that several men were attacking another man, Chula Vista police said.
SAN DIEGO , 7:33 a.m. May 8
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Chula Vista teen killed in I-5 crash
A Chula Vista teenager was killed Thursday afternoon when she was ejected from a pickup after a three-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 5 just south of Washington Street, authorities said.
2:00 a.m. May 7
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Weekly cardio classes for teens at YMCA
CHULA VISTA: The South Bay Family YMCA is now offering B-Boy Cardio Fitness class for teens ages 12-17. The class combines hip-hop techniques, acrobatic movements, break dancing and cardio.
SAN YSIDRO, 2:00 a.m. May 7
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Catholic school to mark its 75 years of blessings
Tradition plays big at the little school on Beyer Boulevard. In fact, Sister Ana Rosa Aceves, principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, estimates that 40 percent of her students are at least second generation. That is, their parents and sometimes their grandparents attended.
2:00 a.m. May 7
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How to contact your local library
2:00 a.m. May 7
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Weekend Best Bets: South County
SOUTH COUNTY COURTS, 2:00 a.m. May 7
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B1
Boy, 15, testifies he had sex with godmother
A 15-year-old boy told a judge yesterday that his former teacher, who is also his godmother, demanded that he have sex with her over a four-year period in exchange for gifts, alcohol and other favors.
2:00 a.m. May 7
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Datebook: Events calendar for South County
2:00 a.m. May 7
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Man's quest: create largest ball of paper
When Enrique Miramontes was a 16-year-old high school student, he had an epiphany in his biology class. He was staring at two 4-foot piles of essays collecting near his teacher's desk and pondered the waste. Out of nowhere, a buddy threw a wadded-up piece of paper at him that resembled a ball and his idea was born.
2:00 a.m. May 7
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Volunteer Opportunities: South County residents
SOUTH COUNTY, 2:00 a.m. May 6
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Driver chased by police caught just across border
A man suspected of driving a stolen pickup led Chula Vista police on a 20-minute chase yesterday afternoon before he was apprehended in Mexico after running across the border at the San Ysidro port of entry, a police spokesman said.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 6
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B1
Sales tax measure is easily defeated
Chula Vista voters overwhelmingly rejected a sales tax increase yesterday, stifling the city's last-resort attempt at bringing in more revenue.
About 67 percent of those voting by mail ballot said no to Proposition A, a 1 percentage point sales tax increase, that was billed as the answer to layoffs and cuts in city services. The proposition required a simple majority to pass. The tally was 19,216 against the tax and 9,368 for it.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 6
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B1
Port rep: Mayor wants me out
Chula Vista Port Commissioner Mike Najera said Mayor Cheryl Cox asked him to resign Monday and he refused. Cox gave Najera until noon yesterday to resign from the San Diego Unified Port District commission or she would “go to the media,” Najera said.
2:00 a.m. May 6
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B1
Two-hour tours tout port tenants
The views are awesome, especially for the price. The Port of San Diego is offering free boat and bus tours to the public through June, the second year of an effort to publicize its lesser-known industrial side after a failed November ballot proposition tried to push more development there.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 5
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Manager of pizza place beaten, robbed by 2 men
Two men used a hammer to smash a glass door at a Papa John's Pizza restaurant, then they beat and robbed its manager shortly after the eatery closed early Sunday.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 5
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Ballots on sales tax hike are due by 8 p.m. today
Registered Chula Vista voters have until 8 p.m. today to turn in their mail ballots on Proposition A, which would increase the city's sales tax rate by 1 percentage point.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 2
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Exit of top executives continues at City Hall
Another high-ranking manager is leaving Chula Vista next month, the 12th executive to leave the city in the past 15 months. Deputy City Manager Leah Browder, whose many duties include library director, will become director of public works in her hometown of Poway beginning in early June.
2:00 a.m. May 2
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Short Takes: South County news in brief
CHULA VISTA: For the second year in a row, Kaiser Permanente is donating $50,000 to a city-run swim program for elementary school children. Kaiser's grant will allow the Chula Vista Recreation Department's Elementary Learn to Swim program to accept as many as 1,000 fourth-graders.
SAN YSIDRO, 2:00 a.m. May 2
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Man's quest: create largest ball of paper
When Enrique Miramontes was a 16-year-old high school student, he had an epiphany in his biology class. He was staring at two 4-foot piles of essays collecting near his teacher's desk and pondered the waste. Out of nowhere, a buddy threw a wadded-up piece of paper at him that resembled a ball and his idea was born.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. May 2
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Financing for ballot measure gets boost
In less than one month, supporters of Chula Vista's sales tax ballot measure – Proposition A – have raised $23,178, bringing their fundraising total to $46,078 since January.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. April 30
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'We have the pitching'
The Otay Ranch High baseball team is used to scoring a lot of runs. It's what the Mustangs are doing on the mound this spring that's making a difference. “In the past, we've always been strong with the bats,” coach Bob McCurdy said. “For the first time, though, we have the pitching.”
CORONADO, 2:00 a.m. April 30
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Leading by example
Coronado High senior Mason Mills thrives in the spotlight but doesn't crave the attention. Mills, who carries a 4.2 grade-point average, has delivered for the Islanders on the football field and the baseball diamond.
2:00 a.m. April 30
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Animal facility holding pet food donation drive
CHULA VISTA: The city of Chula Vista's Animal Care Facility is holding a pet food donation drive to support animals at the city's only shelter.
The community is being asked to donate new, unopened containers of pet food through May 31. Collection bins have been placed at seven locations throughout the city, including all Chula Vista public libraries, the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility, 130 Beyer Way, City Hall and Montevalle and Veterans' Park recreation centers.
NESTOR, 2:00 a.m. April 30
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District to rescind layoff notices
The South Bay Union Elementary School District plans to rescind tentative layoffs for 58 teachers, a move that will keep whole the district's signature dual-immersion program at Nestor elementary school.
2:00 a.m. April 30
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Questions & Answers | Bridge-lighting semifinalists
In August, the San Diego Unified Port District selected three finalists to design an artistic lighting project for the 2.1-mile San Diego-Coronado Bridge. The teams are Bideau Company of Ballan-Mire, France; Peter Fink of London; and Ned Kahn/Patrick McInerney Associates/Jason Edling of California.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. April 30
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B3
Family mourns teen father who was fatally shot
Amanda Sotelo was selling white T-shirts yesterday that featured a color photograph of her infant son and his father. The father, Fermin Garcia, who turned 18 just a few weeks ago, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in Chula Vista.
2:00 a.m. April 26
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In The Union-Tribune on Page A1
Economy has Latinos downsizing quinceañeras
The current recession was years away when Nayely Casas' parents began saving for their oldest daughter's 15th birthday. Like many Latino parents in the United States, shortly after their daughter was born, they began dreaming and making plans for the ultimate party – her quinceañera.
2:00 a.m. April 25
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South County FYI
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. April 25
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Council panel supports power plant removal
Chula Vista officials this week reiterated their desire to remove the South Bay Power Plant from the city's bayfront and outlined seven energy goals. The City Council's Energy Subcommittee, made up of council members Pamela Bensoussan and Steve Castaneda, made the recommendations at Tuesday night's meeting.
SAN YSIDRO, 2:00 a.m. April 25
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Helping what changed his life
For Lloyd de Llamas, donating $50,000 to the San Ysidro library was his way of giving back to the community where he grew up.
SOUTH COUNTY, 2:00 a.m. April 25
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Health center gets federal grants
As part of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package, the San Ysidro Health Center has received two grants totaling $2.4 million to provide health care to mostly low-income South County residents.
CHULA VISTA , 2:00 a.m. April 25
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B1
Report still pending on use of city property
Three weeks after city attorneys said they were investigating allegations that employees used city property – a phone line and a building – to campaign for a sales tax ballot measure, no report has been written.
2:00 a.m. April 25
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In The Union-Tribune on Page B3
Four accused in surgery scheme
A Chula Vista resident and three other women are accused of taking part in a scheme to arrange cosmetic surgeries at a Tijuana clinic for female union workers and submitting the claims to a health insurer as emergency medical procedures, federal authorities said.
2:00 a.m. April 25
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Imperial Beach to form financial advisory group
IMPERIAL BEACH: The City Council has agreed to form an advisory group of residents who will be tasked with considering ways to cut costs and increase revenue, including a possible tax measure, by Labor Day.
2:00 a.m. April 25
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Volunteer opportunities: South Edition
TIJUANA, 12:22 p.m. April 23
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Top lieutenant of Arellano Félix drug cartel arrested
A top lieutenant of the Arellano Félix drug cartel was arrested this week by Mexican military and federal police, officials said Thursday.
Issac Manuel Godoy-Castro was featured in a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration flier seeking information on members of the cartel before his arrest Tuesday in Tijuana.
2:00 a.m. April 23
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Chula Vista school district rescinds 72 layoff notices
CHULA VISTA: The Sweetwater Union High School District has rescinded 72 of the 109 tentative layoff notices it issued to teachers and counselors last month.
