A golden sunset adorns the Hotel Del Coronado. Mobs of adults, children and pets occupy the pathways that lead from the hotel to Coronado Beach. Pointing upwards, kids chant “Santa!” while curious eyes lock on the man in a red suit as he circles the sky before descending to meet them. This shoreline landing besides […]
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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Student-led blanket drive benefits veterans this holiday season
The Coronado High School Architecture and Design Club is looking to spread warmth and holiday cheer in a blanket drive for homeless veterans in need. Through Dec. 15, the club is accepting blankets at collection boxes placed inside the front offices at Coronado High School, Coronado Middle School and Village Elementary School. “Our veterans sacrifice […]
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Meet Chef Lucas: embodying confidence and building recognition in Coronado
Lucas Moreira, the new and very young chef at Chez Loma in the heart of downtown Coronado, has joined the small town restaurant with the goal of a Michelin star. “When I saw this place, it was like, ‘Wow!’” said Moreira, comparing the establishment to The French Laundry circa the 1970s. “I saw a lot […]
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November brings Friendsgiving to Coronado High School
November has marked an annual tradition at Coronado High School for the past decade: the Best Buddies Thanksgiving Party. On Thursday, Nov. 20, special education students in the Adult Transition Program and the high school joined peers in the Best Buddies club for a Thanksgiving-style gathering. “Yesterday we went to Costco as a class,” said Katie […]
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Local artist ignites intrigue, connection and appreciation for Coronado
Coronado artist Tina Christiansen sprays water from a bottle, twists the nozzle off and forms denser puddles onto a blank canvas paper – the starting point of a new painting. Inside her home studio in Coronado, a gallery of paintings fill the space, and amid the explosion of color and creativity, Christiansen begins another piece. […]
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Village Elementary School identifies school-wide progress goals
Principal Peter Kuhns says Village Elementary School is focusing on three goals this year: progress on student achievement, communication with the school community and maintaining a safe and supportive environment. During an annual school report Nov. 14, Kuhns told the board three teams meet monthly to set academic, cultural and leadership goals. “Everything that we […]
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Coronado Unified moves forward with a cell phone policy review
Superintendent Karl Mueller informed the governing board that the Coronado Unified School District is currently in compliance with California’s Phone-Free School Act, a mandate that becomes effective in July 2026. The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September, requires school districts and charter schools statewide to adopt policies limiting or prohibiting the use of […]
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Gardeners to remain in the Tijuana River Valley for the next year
The County of San Diego announced Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center has been selected to operate the Tijuana River Valley Community Garden, filling a void left when the current manager bowed out. This announcement follows a period of uncertainty for hundreds of the garden’s tenants who learned the previous operator, The Resource Conservation District of […]
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CUSD addresses school safety after a stabbing at the middle school
In the aftermath of a stabbing, a suicide and complaints of bullying involving students in the Coronado Unified School District, Superintendent Karl Mueller said the district plans to crack down on the use of phones and social media at local campuses. Mueller’s disclosure – which came during an Oct. 30 public forum on school safety, […]
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US and Mexico expedite infrastructure projects in Tijuana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has stepped up construction projects to mitigate the sewage crisis impacting communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, cutting nine months from previously announced timelines. The U.S. and Mexico are coordinating on expediting a multi-year plan to treat Tijuana sewage that has polluted the ocean for years, closing South […]
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Weekly Coronado Certified Farmers Market brings ‘farm fresh food’
Fall-themed decorations welcome island residents and visitors to the Coronado Certified Farmers Market on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, with a backdrop of skyscrapers from downtown San Diego visible across the bay. The market, which is open Tuesdays, has provided a rural shopping experience in the city ever since Mary Hillbrecht, a third-generation Escondido farmer, launched […]
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Italian restaurant Island Pasta closes after 31 years
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Harry Gimber as a former Navy SEAL. He is a retired Navy officer. After 31 years of operation, the Sarber family announced the closing of Island Pasta in Coronado at the end of October. “The Sarber’s extend a warm thank you to everyone in town for […]
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Coronado Unified School District will hold a community forum at CHS
Coronado Unified leaders reacted to a stabbing at Coronado Middle School, announcing plans for a community forum on Oct. 30. On Tuesday, Oct 14, the Coronado Police Department said an altercation between two seventh graders took place during a class break wherein a male student stabbed a female student twice with a pocketknife inside the […]
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Coronado Unified School District improves science scores in state assessments
Based on standardized test scores, Coronado Unified students continue to excel across English, math and science. The district administered the annual California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics last spring for 1,374 students in grades three through eight and grade 11. Students in grades five, eight […]
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Pharmacist works to bring Crown Coast Pharmacy to Coronado
Arash Kohan is a pharmacist who hopes to bring a new pharmacy to Coronado after Rite Aid closed earlier this year. “When you sign up to become a pharmacist, your ultimate goal is to help people,” said Kohan. “There’s a great deal of satisfaction when you do and you see the gratitude in return. On […]
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Aviation afficionado shares his love and knowledge for the craft
R.G. Head, 87, a Vietnam War veteran living in Coronado is grateful to be alive following more than 3,000 flying hours, of which 700 were in combat, during his years of service in the U.S. Air Force. Born in Iowa in 1938, Head learned to fly at the age of 15, got his pilot’s license […]