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Updated Oct 28, 2026. Videos play from each station's own player; headlines and summaries are written by OtayLife. Tap a source link for the full story.
After an Oct. 14 fight at an Eastlake apartment complex ended in six arrests, neighbors asked the City Council on Oct. 27 for help with problem tenants. The council backed looking at changes to the city's tenant protection ordinance, and staff will report back with options in about three months.
Third Avenue hosts the city's sixth annual Día de los Muertos celebration, with live music, local vendors and community altars for loved ones. The Downtown Chula Vista Association lists it for Sunday, Nov. 1, from 3 to 7:30 p.m., free.
Chula Vista welcomed neighbors back to Hilltop Park on Oct. 26 after slope and drainage-channel repairs that ran well past schedule. The city says the new work should help the park hold up better in future storms.
A costume drive for students helped by the Chula Vista Community Collaborative, a Chula Vista Elementary School District program, started with only a few donations. After the story aired, roughly 250 costumes came in, more than the 150 the program needed.
The city wants to improve the Olympic training campus near Lower Otay Reservoir and get more local residents using it ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. A long-range master plan for the 155-acre site is in the works.
A SafeHome.org study of 152 cities placed Chula Vista 35th for Halloween safety, ahead of San Diego and Oceanside. The city stood out for having the lowest property-crime rate of the California cities in the study.
During this month's heat wave, a Chula Vista school board member pushed for better conditions on district school buses, many of which lack air conditioning. The district pointed to cooled buses for medically fragile students and extra water for riders.
A local family signed up for a bundle expecting to save money, then faced nearly $3,000 in charges after canceling. The charges were dropped after NBC 7 Responds stepped in, and the story offers tips for checking bundle deals.
A judge ruled that the Chula Vista police officer charged in a June 2025 crash that killed a motorcyclist qualifies for a diversion program. If he completes its conditions, the case could be dismissed.
Imperial Beach prepared for the storm with sandbags, and residents were relieved the damage was smaller than feared. A coastal flood warning still brought high surf, rip currents and beach erosion concerns to South Bay beaches.