Hours before the 77th Coronado Fourth of July parade, the Rotary Club of Coronado’s annual entry is honored with a ribbon. In the weeks leading up to the holiday, the club built a 9.5-foot-tall star surrounded by two large shooting stars to mount on its float entry. “As we put together our float, we want […]
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 Rotary’s 29th annual Low Tide Ride & Stride returns July 18
The 29th year of Coronado Rotary’s Low Tide Ride and Stride event is scheduled on Coronado Beach this July 18, with an estimated 1,000 participants. “The beginning has the Coronado cheerleaders cheering you on and the American flags are lining the course,” said Coronado resident Stephanie Anderson. “And then again, we have the American flags […]
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EPA: IBWC to keep the international plant expansion on schedule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 30 published its second quarterly public update this year after agreements signed with Mexico in 2025 to permanently end the years-long Tijuana River sewage crisis. For decades, sewage from Mexico via the Tijuana River channel and the coast has contaminated San Diego beaches, giving rise to malodors and […]
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Is NASCAR returning to Coronado?
The first NASCAR race on an active military base, Naval Base Coronado, welcomed more than 125,000 visitors to town from June 19-21. “This is a tremendously successful event,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR’s chief operating officer, on the final day. “We would love to return. We’re also cognizant of the fact this is (an) active military […]
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CUSD looks to add leadership and support roles at Village Elementary School
Coronado Unified plans to welcome a dean of students, clinical counselor, reading intervention specialist and additional math intervention staffing at Village Elementary School beginning this fall. Trustees approved the new job description for dean of students on June 18. Hiring plans were announced by Superintendent Karl Mueller on May 21 after an initial email to […]
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Faces of NASCAR San Diego: Navy Community Day
The intermittent roar of stock car engines and burnt tires fused with gasoline announced the opening of NASCAR’s racing weekend at Naval Base Coronado. At approximately 10 a.m., Coronado resident Sara Hamblin made her way to the North Island race course, joined by her husband, Jesse, and their three small children. “I’ve never seen NASCAR […]
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Loud, exciting and cool: Billingtons experience NASCAR racing
Pete Billington, 9, follows his mom, Kate, to the stands for his first ever NASCAR race, the Craftsman Truck Series Navy 250 at Naval Base Coronado. He’s wearing a souvenir t-shirt – and will eventually add ear covers to squelch the roar of 650 horsepower engines. They pause on a staircase for the national anthem. […]
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Sewage entering the Pacific Ocean closes Coronado beaches
The entire Coronado shoreline remains closed after a sewage pipeline in Mexico collapsed for a second time in May. The following month, the California Coastal Commission approved a permit for the County of San Diego to move forward with a project to reduce emissions of hydrogen sulfide at the Saturn Boulevard crossing of the Tijuana […]
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Coronado High School’s class of 2026 co-valedictorians and salutatorian
Daniel Vinegrad, a student environmental activist, and Dhara Jost, president of the National Honor Society and a multi-sport athlete, have been named co-valedictorians of Coronado High School’s 2026 graduating class. Morgan Maske, heading to Pennsylvania as a college dual-sport athlete, was selected as salutatorian. After four years of balancing academics, sports and extracurriculars, these Coronado […]
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Walk the Southern California coast to support human trafficking survivors
GenerateHope, a San Diego-based nonprofit that provides resources and long-term housing for survivors of sex trafficking, is joining forces with the Freedom Challenge ministry to raise funds to support survivors through a 45-mile coastal walk from Oceanside to Coronado over June 12-14. The inaugural event was inspired by the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage through Spain, […]
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Coronado High School girls’ lacrosse wins second CIF title
For a second year in a row, the Coronado High School girls’ lacrosse team secured the CIF title in a 12-9 victory against La Costa Canyon High School on May 16. “They performed so well in every game to be able to make it to that final,” said coach Jada Cade. Cade, who led the […]
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PAWS of Coronado presents its Animal Mayor Race
Do you think your pet should be the next animal mayor in Coronado? PAWS of Coronado, a nonprofit organization, has opened up its canine mayor race to all animals. The winner of this year’s Animal Mayor Race will serve a two-year term. The event is a fundraiser that helps support the animals at PAWS of […]
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East Coast company sues County of San Diego after vendor selection for air filters
Medify Air LLC is suing the County of San Diego, alleging the air filtration devices intended to purify sewage air in the Tijuana River Valley fail to meet performance requirements outlined in a request for bids posted earlier this year. In a May 11 civil complaint filed by Daniel J. Schneider, an Offit Kurman attorney […]
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Water authorities announce zero transboundary flows during Mexico’s sewer system repairs
The U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) on May 16 said Mexico completed emergency repairs to a major sewage line that conveys wastewater in Tijuana. In a May 15 post to X, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the unexpected leak and forced shut down of pump stations along the border resulted in millions […]
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Brush strokes by a Coronado artist celebrate life in the 92118
In the week leading up to her 88th birthday, on May 10, which also happened to fall on Mother’s Day this year, Doug St. Denis restocked her inventory of paintings. Inside the Coronado home she designed with her late husband, St. Denis sketched eight squares onto a 2- by 4-foot birch plywood panel. She plans […]