Hearty cheers and hollers ignited at the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” at Niedermeyer Field the evening of June 12, celebrating the Coronado High School class of 2025 as they walked into their graduation ceremony. Logos of local and out-of-state universities, inspirational quotes and other personal designs decorated the caps of the more than 250 […]
Julieta Soto
Julieta is a reporter for The Coronado News, covering education, small business and investigating the Tijuana/Coronado sewage issue. She graduated from UC Berkeley where she studied English, Spanish, and Journalism. Apart from reporting, Julieta enjoys reading, traveling, and spending quality time with family and friends.
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Valedictorian Jaya Jost aims to discover a cure for cancer
Jaya Jost was overwhelmed with joy and relief when she learned she had been admitted to her dream school. “I went into my room and I closed my doors and I didn’t tell anyone I was opening the portal and then I opened it,” said Jost, describing the moment she learned about her admission to […]
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Salutatorian Dylan Nasori hones future plans on treating cancer
Dylan Nasori learned he was the 2025 Coronado High School salutatorian over a phone call during a field trip to the San Diego Zoo with his Advanced Placement Environmental Science class. “It’s definitely very exciting,” he said about the recognition. Nasori, 17, will attend UC Berkeley for bio-engineering following a high school immersion in academics, […]
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CUSD will vote on a policy allowing 9th graders off campus
The Coronado Unified School District is considering allowing freshmen to leave campus during lunchtime beginning next year. On June 18, the governing board will vote on changes to its open-campus policy, which was last adopted and reviewed in 2018, and currently permits sophomores, juniors and seniors at Coronado High School to leave campus during lunch. […]
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San Diego cities call on feds to block water from Tijuana and restrict commercial border crossings
Local officials in San Diego and Imperial Beach are urging the U.S. government to threaten drastic action against the country’s neighbor and longtime ally unless Mexico finally cleans up the transborder sewage mess spewing from Tijuana. That action – purportedly under discussion in the Trump administration – could include cutting off Tijuana’s primary water supply […]
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Bruno Dominguez-Martinez from the Coronado School of the Arts wins best actor
The crowd inside Balboa Theatre filled the room with lively cheers and applause seconds after Broadway San Diego announced the region’s best youth actors. Bruno Dominguez-Martinez, from the Coronado School of the Arts, won best actor in the 2025 Broadway San Diego Awards for his performance in CoSA’s production of “Cabaret.” Following graduation in June, […]
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UCSD study unveils the threat Tijuana River pollution poses to air quality in San Diego
An odor, described as a “rotten egg” smell, often fills Imperial Beach resident Rosie Montaño’s home. “It’s to the point where, I mean, you’re breathing it,” she says. “… You’re just like ‘Oh my god!’” That stench is attributed to hydrogen sulfide – a product of decaying human wastes emanating from sewage in the nearby […]
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Hotel del Coronado welcomes new general manager, Marco Tabet
Hilton announced the appointment of Marco Tabet as general manager of the Hotel del Coronado on May 12 following his six-year tenure as general manager at Conrad Punta de Mita in Nayarit, Mexico. “My goal at The Del is to continue to cultivate a culture where guests want to return year after year and where […]
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CUSD to identify budget solutions for a $2.1M deficit in 2026-27
The Coronado Unified School District will revise its 2025-26 budget in order to make $2.1 million in cuts. The amended budget will be presented in June. During the regular board meeting in May, Deputy Superintendent Donnie Salamanca brought forth a letter from the San Diego County Office of Education, directing the district to make the […]
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‘Step into my office’: The late Andrew Graham Lounsbury is remembered as ‘Elevator Elvis’ at the Del
A Hotel del Coronado employee surprised Scott Carlson, his wife and their three children upon stepping into the lobby elevator 17 years ago. Andrew Graham Lounsbury pulled collapsible scissor gates enclosing guests in a 5-feet by 5-feet birdcage — one of three original elevators at the hotel — before moving to his corner of the […]
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Q&A: The military experience with Isabel Ralston and family
On a cloudy Thursday afternoon, Isabel and Richard “R.J.” Ralston set up camping chairs on Coronado Central Beach. They watch their oldest daughter, Aliyah, play volleyball with middle school friends while Araceli, their youngest, enjoys the sandy shore. In a couple of hours the Ralstons will head to Nado Gelato Cafe for a sweet treat. […]
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Local leaders ask Trump to declare emergency for ongoing cross-border pollution
San Diego leaders are asking President Donald Trump to declare a federal state of emergency in hopes of accelerating an infrastructure project in the U.S. that could bring relief to communities suffering from the cross-border sewage pollution from Tijuana. “We cannot wait for traditional permitting and review processes while children get sick, businesses suffer, and […]
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Free air purifiers still available for Imperial Beach, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa households
The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District continues its distribution of air purifiers to residential households near the Tijuana River Valley, which is being overwhelmed by hydrogen sulfide odors as a result of toxic sewage contaminating the river and Pacific Ocean. Latest numbers show 7,000 purifiers are available for south San Diego County residents. […]
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Maria-Elena Giner urges momentum-driven vision for IBWC following her resignation
In four years as the first Hispanic U.S. leader of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Maria-Elena Giner oversaw dramatic changes. The agency finally developed a $650 million plan to address Tijuana sewage that has contaminated south San Diego beaches for decades, and it began operating with transparency. Now leaving office […]
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‘I can’t imagine living with it’: Tijuana River sewage crisis brings head of EPA to San Diego
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to San Diego on April 21 pressing for solutions for cross-border sewage contamination from Tijuana. He did not immediately come away with an agreement, but said the United States is urging Mexico to accept a list of unspecified plans that would end the flow of wastewater onto […]
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Q&A: Meet John McCann, District 1 Board of Supervisors candidate
Chula Vista Mayor John McCann is one of two candidates vying for a seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ first district. Unofficial election results show McCann received 42.4% of votes and will move ahead to a general election on July 1 against Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, who finished second with 32.3% […]