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Don Bauder 9:47 p.m., May 25
Chula Vista
Blog entries concerning the Chula Vista area of California.
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Entries
County Supervisor Candidate Brant Will — Hanging on to Idealism
Campaign signs for County Supervisor Greg Cox have proliferated in Chula Vista for several months, but there was a rare sighting in the city last week — a Brant Will sign. Cox and Will are ...
Good News for SR 125 Toll Road Drivers
Drivers who have avoided the South Bay portion of SR125 because of costly tolls will be pleased to learn that the SANDAG board of directors will be voting on a toll reduction May 25. An ...
Memorial Unveiled for Slain Chula Vista High Schooler
Last week at High Tech High Chula Vista, a team of students led by multimedia teacher Patrick Yurick held a ceremony to unveil a mural that's been installed in memory of former classmate Sean Fuchs, ...
The Lunch Line at Tacos el Gordo
What a wacky place Tacos el Gordo is! The Chula Vista branch of a Tijuana taco shop has a pretty rock-solid relationship with faithful clientele and the place seems to be jamming at just about ...
Ian Pike Learns to Taste Tequila
I attended my first ever tequila tasting over the weekend. Randomly enough, this happened at a school fundraising gala that I attended; call it a Bakesale for 2012 with tequila tastings and silent auctions instead ...
Oakland Company to Demolish South Bay Power Plant
Oakland-based Silverado Contractors, Inc. was selected from 11 bids submitted for the task of demolishing the South Bay Power Plant along Chula Vista’s bay front, the Port of San Diego reports. The contractor has previous ...
Anger and Police at Sweetwater Union HS District Meeting
Before the May 7 board meeting even began, the street in front of the district office was lined with police cars. Stationed inside the board room along the wall were several armed private security officers. ...
Appointment Trend Continues In Chula Vista Elementary
On Tuesday night the Chula Vista Elementary School District swore in new trustee Glendora Tremper. According to the Union-Tribune article that first published the news, Tremper currently works as a bilingual language, speech, and hearing ...
Southwestern College, Ashford University Ink Transfer Deal
Ashford University, the for-profit college based in Iowa but offering mostly online courses, has reached articulation agreements with 11 community and regional colleges, San Diego-based parent Bridgepoint Education reports. Southwestern College in Chula Vista is ...
Is Sweetwater Climbing Out of the Muck and Mire?
At last night's board meeting, Fran Brinkman, one of the five community activists who took the Sweetwater corruption concerns to the District Attorney, asked the Sweetwater trustees to "try to climb out of the muck ...
AMC Palm Promenade 14 (Marked Down from 24)
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/02/22079/ The AMC Palm Promenade is one of the few theatres in San Diego county that I have yet to visit. The venue, located at Palm Avenue and I-805, opened its doors in September 1999. ...
Lincoln Club Wades into Chula Vista City Council Fray
The San Diego Lincoln Club announced this afternoon that it is going to support Pamela Bensoussan and London Meservy in the Chula Vista city council race. Incumbent Bensoussan, a Democrat, is endorsed by the San ...
Chula Vista Murder Suspects Arrested in Tijuana
Two suspects were arrested in Tijuana on Monday, March 26th, in connection with a murder in Chula Vista earlier this month. Both suspects are believed to be United States citizens from Chula Vista, CA. 19 ...
More Corruption Charges in South Bay
Two more people were charged today in the district attorney's widening investigation into South Bay corruption. Nicholas Alioto, former Southwestern College vice president of business, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts and one misdemeanor. ...
Celebrate New Segment of Scenic Bayshore Bikeway
Any cyclist in San Diego can tell you that, between our many mesas and valleys, this isn’t the best city for flatland riding routes. One of my favorite level-ground circuits is the San Diego Bay ...
Sweetwater Contractor Plea Bargains in Corruption Case
At 1:30 this afternoon Henry Amigable, a defendant in the Sweetwater corruption case who pleaded innocent in Janauary to 18 counts of felony and misdemeanor charges, changed his plea to guilty of one misdemeanor. Amigable ...
Homes of Former Southwestern Trustees Searched
The homes of two former Southwestern College trustees, Yolanda Salcido and Jorge Dominguez, were searched early March 20 by agents of the district attorney's office. Salcido and Dominguez were voted off the board in November ...
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at OnStage Playhouse
To be and not to be. In Tom Stoppard's philosophical farce, "dead" is a relative term. The title says Hamlet's boyhood chums have passed away. But whenever the play begins anew, they come back alive, ...
Is Chula Vista's Bayfront Plan In the Bag?
The California Coastal Commission is meeting in Chula Vista's council chambers through Friday, March 9. Many had anticipated that the environmental report for Chula Vista's master bayfront plant would not only be on the commissioner's ...
Fish Fetish - Frutas
As an expression of gratitude for a wild upbringing, every Friday morning my partner Heather takes her childhood Nana to get her hair done, followed by a weekly brunch. This usually takes place at Frutas ...
