Port Coronado Associates, the management company of the Coronado Ferry Landing, has a one-year window to prove it can satisfy the Port of San Diego’s preconditions before securing a 35-year lease. This means the current subtenants at the ferry landing’s marketplace will have a safe spot for at least the next 12 months while the […]
Madeline Yang
Madeline Yang is a reporter for The Coronado News, covering the City of Coronado, the U.S Navy and investigating the Tijuana/Coronado sewage issue. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with her Bachelors in Journalism with an emphasis in Visual Storytelling. She loves writing, photography and videography and one day hopes to be a filmmaker. She can be reached by phone at 916-835-5843.
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Parking and road closures for the 2026 Fourth of July celebration
For the 100,000 people anticipated to visit Coronado on July 4, and longtime island residents, the Police Department has announced road closures, parking restrictions and a full schedule for the city’s most celebrated day. The city’s main street, Orange Avenue, will be closed for the parade between First Street and R.H. Dana Place from 7:30 […]
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NASCAR day one: In a video
Friday kicked off day one of a three-day NASCAR event on Naval Base Coronado, marking the first time the racing organization has raced on a military base. The Coronado News got in on the action, interviewing participants and catching clips of the Truck Series race to commemorate Friday’s festivities.
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Community grant fund awards 27 Coronado nonprofits
Coronado awarded $1.1 million to a total of 27 different nonprofit organizations this year for the city’s community grant program – an annual task with over a million dollars allocated in each of the last seven years. The city utilized its expedited grant award process again this year to distribute just under $1 million to […]
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Coronado High School grad Austin Varco makes his debut at NASCAR truck series race
For four years, Austin Varco went to Coronado High School, driving less than 30 miles an hour on city streets. In a few days, he’ll be reaching speeds of over 150 mph for a NASCAR race on Naval Air Station North Island – minutes from where he used to follow the speed limits every day. […]
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen demonstrates driving on a simulator
Construction for the NASCAR race track is underway as the city expects over 100,000 people over Father’s Day weekend. NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen, who will be racing on Sunday, demonstrated driving the track on a simulator on base.
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Discover Coronado to put over half a million into community-focused projects
Discover Coronado is looking into creating a community information hub – like an office space for residents and tourists – in response to City Hall concerns about the organization’s community support efforts. At a Coronado Tourism Improvement District (CTID) meeting on May 18, City Council members said that the Discover Coronado board was not contributing […]
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What to know for NASCAR’s race weekend
Over 100,000 people and 40,000 vehicles are expected to come to Coronado over NASCAR’s race weekend, and that has meant months of preparation for the city’s police and fire departments. NASCAR’s partnership with the U.S. Navy for the country’s semiquincentennial is on June 19-21, and there are a few things for Coronado residents to look […]
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Two-way City Council meetings will start July 1
Coronado residents will be able to attend City Council meetings via two-way phone calls and online broadcasts beginning July 1 in compliance with a new state law designed to increase government openness. The measure, SB 707, requires cities to provide for remote public comment and establish meeting disruption policies. These changes ensure that the public […]
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Village Theater will remain despite online concerns
The Village Theater is here to stay. After concerns circulated online about the future of the island’s Village Theater, CEO of Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) Merridee Book reassured Coronado residents that the beloved movie house is not going anywhere. Book explained that the lease was up at the theater at the end of May, […]
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Measure to increase height restrictions on Orange Avenue to be put on November ballot
An upcoming measure on the November ballot could increase height limits for buildings along Orange Avenue, a change driven by state mandate. In 1972, city voters passed a cap restricting residential buildings to three stories, or 35 feet. However, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) now requires Coronado to adhere to a […]
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NASCAR’s longest street race will take place on Naval Air Station North Island
A total of 1,300 flat-bed truckloads will be en route to Coronado just a few weeks before race cars take off across the starting line at NASCAR’s Father’s Day weekend race. At the end of the month, everything needed to build an entire race track will be on these trucks and making their way through […]
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68th Memorial Day service at Star Park returns
Coronado’s 68th annual Memorial Day ceremony returns to Star Park on May 25 at 10 a.m. This long-standing tradition, sponsored by the City of Coronado and the Coronado Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2422, is one of the city’s primary days of remembrance for those who have sacrificed their lives for the United States. […]
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Coronado takes no position on new Assemby bill affecting MTS
Coronado voted to take no position on a California Assembly bill that would allow greater use of sales tax money to finance public transit systems in the state. The city originally voted to oppose Assembly Bill 2484 (AB 2484), but Council member Carrie Anne Downey asked for this matter to be reconsidered at the May […]