Each year, Coronado is home to a dozen fire and police agencies from around San Diego County for its yearly public safety open house. This event, on Oct. 5, kicks off the start of National Fire Prevention Week. “It’s a big event,” Fire Chief Jayson Summers said, estimating around 5,000-10,000 people showed up last year. […]
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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Coronado’s guidelines on historic buildings are changing
Coronado City Council plans to vote at a future meeting on an ordinance that would revise the city’s standards and requirements for historical buildings. It’s no secret that Coronado is an island filled with old and charming homes with more character than a storybook. As of February of this year, there were over 200 homes […]
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Coronado signs labor contracts with police and fire departments
After eight months of negotiations, Coronado has struck a deal with the city’s police and fire department employees on their salaries and benefits. The Coronado Police Officers Association (CPOA) and Coronado Firefighters Association (CFA) had been talking about their potential new contract with the city since December of last year, and as of Sept. 2, […]
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The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant can now process 10 more millions of gallons of sewage
Aug. 28 marked 100 days since the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a fast-tracked expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the binational agency said on Aug. 27 that it intends to test the project’s completion instantly. On May 20, the two agencies launched […]
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Daytona 500 champion Michael McDowell will come to Coronado for NASCAR race
Start your engines, NASCAR is coming to Coronado. More specifically, to Naval Air Station North Island. And planning to drive in this race is the 2021 Daytona 500 champion, Michael McDowell. McDowell, 40, has been racing in NASCAR for almost two decades now, but has been driving fast things since he was about 2 feet […]
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The USS Carl Vinson has returned to Coronado
After nine months of deployment, the USS Carl Vinson returned to its homeport in Coronado on Aug. 14. The aircraft carrier spent its last deployment in the Middle East and Western Pacific conducting combat operations and multinational exercises with U.S. allies and partners, such as the French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, according to […]
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New Mexican restaurant to open in Coronado Historical Association cafe
The space situated neatly at the corner of Orange and Isabella avenues, with a petite triangular outdoor dining spot outside the Coronado Historical Association, will have a new Mexican restaurant, La Corriente, in its place by the end of August. Founded in Tijuana in 2010 by Karim Reza, a Mexican architect, the restaurant was inspired […]
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USS Carl Vinson heading to home port after three months in the Middle East
The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI News) reports that the Coronado-based aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, experienced one of the longest deployments for West Coast-based carriers since the Houthis began attacks in the Red Sea. The Vinson has been at sea for more than 240 days. Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping began in protest […]
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Naval Base Coronado has a new commanding officer
Capt. Loren Jacobi is the new commanding officer of Naval Base Coronado, taking over for Capt. Ladislao Montero after 18 months of leadership at the base. Montero will move on to become chief of staff for Navy Region Southwest under Rear Adm. Rich Jarrett. Jacobi praised Montero during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Air Station […]
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Former TOPGUN instructor and Coronado resident Vincent Aiello opens up in new book
In 2009, Navy pilot and TOPGUN instructor Vincent Aiello was diagnosed with a prolapsed mitral valve. It was causing his heart to swell up bigger than normal in order to pump the blood his body needed. Aiello was told that if he waited any longer to fix it, he would’ve needed a heart transplant or […]
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New warship USS Pierre comes to San Diego
A new surface combat ship is coming to San Diego this fall, the USS Pierre (LCS 38), after it successfully completed its sea trials in Mobile, Alabama, at the beginning of June. The Pierre is the 19th littoral combat ship (LCS) constructed and the last one in its class. It has the ability to operate […]
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Coronado resident Jane Mitchell wins her 29th Emmy
Coronado resident Jane Mitchell has won her 29th Emmy award, the latest one awarded for her documentary on the 75th anniversary of the Coronado Fourth of July parade. Mitchell, a former TV journalist, created a passion project last year for her home town’s Independence Day celebration – and received her next Emmy for it. She […]
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Coronado couple returns from Grenada after serving in the Peace Corps
Ann Marie Bryan had dreamed of serving in the Peace Corps for almost four decades. At the age of 62, she finally achieved that goal, joining with her husband, Ken, in June of 2023. The couple traveled all the way to the Eastern Caribbean islands, landing in Gouyave, Grenada, where they’ve spent the last two […]