The Coronado Unified School District’s leadership will work alongside a student committee to get input and advice from middle and high school students. Superintendent Karl Mueller on Sept. 14 announced a commitment to continue finding creative ways to listen to students with the first Student Advisory Council (SAC). While students from seventh to 12th-grade are […]
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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Coronado librarian leads local environmental efforts
Apart from working as a librarian, one Coronado Public Library employee also teaches young students about the importance of environmental stewardship. This local changemaker is Tara Davies, Teen Librarian and Environmental Librarian, whose extensive knowledge of composting and organic gardening has successfully revitalized a garden at the high school. One of the reasons why I […]
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Coronado High administrator may get $168k to resign after “inappropriate” images controversy
The Coronado Unified School District as part of a settlement could pay up to $168,512 to Shane Bavis, a high school assistant principal who agreed to resign after students were sent “inappropriate” material to their smartphones on May 24. The school board on Sept. 6 approved a six-page “resignation and release agreement” with Bavis, according […]
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Protesters rallying Friday in Coronado over sewage flows from Tijuana
Locals across San Diego are planning to protest the sewage pollution from Tijuana, Mexico affecting the livelihoods in southern California beach cities on Friday afternoon in Coronado. Environmental groups Stop The Sewage, Emerald Keepers, and Surfrider Foundation are working with community members and 40 different groups to hold a beach protest rally at 4 p.m. […]
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From local “track girl” to aspiring pro and Olympian medalist
The ‘little track girl’ from Coronado and now University of Oregon record holder is working to continue to dominate the stage in her last collegiate year and, most likely, the next Olympics.
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Coronado Unified welcomes new staff during August board meeting
The Coronado Unified School District welcomed new employees across the district for the start of a new academic year. During a return to regular board meetings on Aug. 24, following a summer break, district staff announced that new educators joined each of the four school sites from the elementary to high school level. Coronado schools […]
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An ‘exciting day’ as school begins again in Coronado Unified
The school district anticipated its students’ return with welcome events leading up to the first day of school.
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New: Coronado students likely circulated “inappropriate” content that led to child porn investigation
New public records show Coronado High School students in late May located and distributed “a photo/image” of a district employee from an online dating app and then sent it to numerous smartphones of classmates, The Coronado News has learned.
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Exclusive: Coronado Police investigating possible child porn, sexual exploiting minor at high school
The Coronado Police Department has launched a “possible child pornography” investigation into a late May controversy involving a Coronado High School staff member and “inappropriate” material sent to students, The Coronado News has learned after threatening legal action.
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Did the feds drop the ball on a $200,000 gift to help fix Tijuana’s sewage problems?
Dave Gibson, who leads the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, has for years tried to help solve the cross-border sewage contamination problem stemming from Tijuana. With $200,000 in state funds available to address water quality problems arising in the rivers that come across the border from Mexico, he wanted to give that money […]
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Newsom urges Biden, Congress to release funds for sewage crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom has initiated correspondence with President Biden and Congress regarding funding for the cross-border pollution affecting the southern coastal shore near cities like Imperial Beach and Coronado.
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Former Coronado star athlete breaks new records in Portland
Former Coronado High star Teresa Perez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland in May. This fall, Perez will return as a Pilot and continue her college running career as she begins her Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
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Imperial Beach environmentalist wants US-based solution for the cross-border sewage crisis
Leon Benham has proudly called Imperial Beach his home since the Civil Rights era, and today he continues a fight to clean the nearby Tijuana River and stop the flow of raw sewage from Mexico into the Pacific Ocean.
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Q&A: San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and the Tijuana sewage crisis
San Diego County Board of Supervisor Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has long voiced protecting area beaches and coastlines as an essential priority for community members. Lawson-Remer represents District 3, which includes Coronado, and she has a background in working toward social, environmental and economic justice. Earlier this year, the board elected Lawson-Remer as vice chair. […]
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Police investigation continues into “inappropriate” material sent to CHS students’ phones
The Coronado Police Department continues to investigate how high school students on May 24 were sent “inappropriate material” on their smartphones from a situation involving a Coronado Unified School District employee.
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Former high-tech professionals lead Wine A Bit
For more than a decade, Coronado residents and visitors have enjoyed the popular boutique wines and artisan flatbread pizzas found inside Wine A Bit. This family-owned small business welcomes new and old wine aficionados with a wide selection of appetizers paired with the vibrant tastes of more than 20 selected small production wines and live […]