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Mortgage Rates in U.S. Rise to Highest Level in Six Weeks

Mortgage Rates in U.S. Rise to Highest Level in Six Weeks

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Full Story U.S. mortgage rates rose, pushing borrowing costs for a 30-year loan to the highest in six weeks. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 3.51 percent in the week ended today, up from 3.42 percent and the highest since early April, McLean, Virginia-based Freddie Mac…

National Association Could be in the Red for next 3 years.

National Association Could be in the Red for next 3 years.

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A budget proposal for the National Association of Realtors projects the trade group will run at a loss for the next three years. The proposal projects the operating budget’s net revenue will total $1.71 million in 2013 but anticipates NAR will have to dip into reserves for between $614,559 and…

Chula Vista Receives Pioneer Award For Climate Adaptation Plan

Chula Vista Receives Pioneer Award For Climate Adaptation Plan

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Chula Vista’s Climate Adaptation Plan – one of the first in the nation – recently received a 2013 Green Leadership Award in the category of Pioneer at the Green California Summit held in Sacramento. The Green California Leadership Pioneer recognition is awarded to those that have exhibited unparalleled leadership in…

Chula Vista Offices Closed May 27th

Chula Vista Offices Closed May 27th

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The City of Chula Vista offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Closures include all city recreation centers, pools, and libraries. The Civic Center and South Branch libraries are closed Saturday and Sunday as well; the Otay Ranch Branch is open Saturday…

CoreLogic Case-Shiller Forecasts Waning Price Appreciation

CoreLogic Case-Shiller Forecasts Waning Price Appreciation

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With housing prices on the rise across the nation, and double-digit increases in some markets, CoreLogic quashes any fears of another housing bubble forming any time soon. In fact, according to the CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes released Thursday, the rapid gains are not expected to last. After a 7.3…

Skydiver Injured Near Eastlake

Skydiver Injured Near Eastlake

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Channel 7 San Diego News has reported that a man in his mid-thirties was injured Sunday evening while skydiving. Skydive San Diego Inc. is the region’s only full-service parachute center. Located on a private airport dedicated to skydiving, we are located just 25 minutes from downtown San Diego. Eastlake Times…

Aerating Your Lawn

Aerating Your Lawn

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If you don’t have the thick, lush lawn that you’ve imagined, you can rack your brain trying to figure out the cause.  While you wonder about watering practices and second guess yourself on fertilization, the problem might be a lot simpler.  It might be time to aerate. Are there tracks…

Eastlake Home Improvement Repairs

Eastlake Home Improvement Repairs

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Sometimes we get leaky faucets that cause annoying sounds during the night as the water drips from the faucet.  The leaks are relatively easy to fix in some instances. Other times the leaky faucets may need repairing. To replace the faucet you must make the purchase of a new faucet…

Eastlake Little League Season Recap

Eastlake Little League Season Recap

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As the little league season begins to wrap up its regular season, it may be hard to predict the final champion, but in  Majors division, it seems pretty evident that the top-three teams will be in the race as the league enters playoffs in the next couple of weeks. The…

Sign Spinner Stabbed by Chula Vista Teen

Sign Spinner Stabbed by Chula Vista Teen

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According to the Southwest Riverside News Network, a 24-year-old man working as a sign spinner in Chula Vista was allegedly stabbed by a teenage boy, who was later arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall, a police lieutenant said today.   The 16-year-old suspect allegedly approached the victim, drew a knife…

Win a Chance to Meet Baseball Star Adrian Gonzalez as Part of Chula Vista Community Day at Petco Park

Win a Chance to Meet Baseball Star Adrian Gonzalez as Part of Chula Vista Community Day at Petco Park

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Chula Vista residents are invited to purchase discounted tickets for June 23 game to watch Padres vs. Dodgers. Ticket sales benefit the Chula Vista Charitable Foundation – first 500 tickets sold come with a free commemorative T-shirt. One lucky ticket buyer for Chula Vista Community Day at Petco Park will…

Register Now For Chula Vista Summer Camp

Register Now For Chula Vista Summer Camp

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Not sure what to do with the kids this summer? Why not consider one or more of the City of Chula Vista’s great Recreation Department Summer Camps! From sports to art and water fun, the staff has designed programs – both full and part time – to suit your youngsters.…

REI Events For May 2013

REI Events For May 2013

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Break out of your regular routine and join REI’s world-class instructors for the following events. When: 05/17/2013 11:00 AM Cost: $ Introduction to Map & Compass Class In this class you’ll learn to read map contour lines and translate them to the actual terrain. With your compass we’ll teach you…

Chula Vista boy, 6, allowed to sing about God at talent show

Chula Vista boy, 6, allowed to sing about God at talent show

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  10 News San Diego reported on Friday that 6-year-old kindergarten student, Austin Stroberg, of Chula Vista, was devastated to learn that the song that he had been practicing so hard for the school’s talent show had been rejected by his school because it was a song about God. Austin’s…

Sullivan Solar Power Provides Local Community Residents a Cash Reward Program

Sullivan Solar Power Provides Local Community Residents a Cash Reward Program

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Chula Vista resident Michael Janning knew he would be looking at an increased electric bill upon entering the hot summer months. He also knew utility rates would continue to rise. After crunching the numbers, it became evident that there was a cheaper and cleaner alternative to paying high costs for…

Olympians headline USA Cycling’s Elite BMX Nationals in Chula Vista May 18

Olympians headline USA Cycling’s Elite BMX Nationals in Chula Vista May 18

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All five members of the 2012 Olympic team will be competing alongside more of the country’s best BMX riders vying for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys on Saturday, May 18, at the 2013 USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships. The racing begins at 11 a.m. PDT at the United States Olympic Training Center…

Eastlake Garage Sale: Saturday, May 18, 2013

Eastlake Garage Sale: Saturday, May 18, 2013

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  Eastlake’s Semi-Annual Garage Sale Will Be A Community Garage Sale May 18, 2013 starting at 7:00 AM Eastlake Times www.Eastlaketimes.com is an online guide to Eastlake, a master planned community of Chula Vista. Eastlake News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Chula Vista Real Estate, and more. More Posts – Website Follow…

Jessica Sanchez Returns To Her Hometown

Jessica Sanchez Returns To Her Hometown

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Full Story American Idol runner-up and Chula Vista native Jessica Sanchez performed for her hometown last Friday as part of the 93.3 Summer Kickoff at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre. Fox 5’s Kristy Wolski spoke with the singer after her performance. “It’s awesome that I get so much support from my…

San Diego Gymnastics Firm Expands to Otay Ranch Mall

San Diego Gymnastics Firm Expands to Otay Ranch Mall

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    San Diego based sports training firm San Diego Gymnastics has joined the tenant roster at Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista. It is the second site for the firm, which also has a location at Liberty Station in Point Loma. The Chula Vista location has class space…

Home construction continues to add jobs

Home construction continues to add jobs

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Builders continued to hire more workers in April, though employment among an age cohort important to household formation slipped, according to today’s jobs report, which showed more overall growth than expected. Residential construction jobs are up 4.1 percent year over year, towering about the overall jobs growth rate of 1.6…

Ex-con who impersonated police officers, assaulted women, sentenced to 23 years in prison

Ex-con who impersonated police officers, assaulted women, sentenced to 23 years in prison

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A man who posed as a police officer and subjected motorists to phony stops in Chula Vista, and also kidnapped his second wife at knifepoint and broke into a former girlfriend’s apartment, was sentenced Friday to 23 years and four months in prison. Kevin Alan Kenniston was convicted last November…

Chula Vista Settles Class Action Lawsuit For Local Wireless Phone Tax With Refund to Taxpayers & Rate Reduction

Chula Vista Settles Class Action Lawsuit For Local Wireless Phone Tax With Refund to Taxpayers & Rate Reduction

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A San Diego court has preliminarily approved a class action settlement between wireless phone users and the City of Chula Vista that includes $8 million being made available for funding for rebates and refunds of the City’s telephone user’s tax and payment of litigation expenses and attorneys’ fees. The lawsuit,…

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center master plan completed

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center master plan completed

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Read More McCarthy Building Companies Inc. and Cuningham Group have completed the Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center’s master plan, which calls for a five-phased expansion of the hospital campus over the next 20 years. The first phase, scheduled for completion by fall 2015, would involve a new medical tower. Phase…