San Diego County plans to distribute air purifiers to an estimated 10,000 homes in South County to mitigate the odors caused by sewage flows in the Tijuana River Valley. The Board of Supervisors at a meeting on Oct. 8 announced it will join an effort led by the San Diego Air Pollution Control District whose […]
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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Supervisor, South SD lead Tijuana River Valley Superfund petition
Calls to unlock a long-term pot of funding for the Tijuana River Valley cleanup have stirred local leaders in different directions. At the Oct. 8 County Board of Supervisors meeting, Vice-Chair Terra Lawson-Remer asked her fellow supervisors to join her in formally requesting federal Superfund designation for 6 miles of the lower Tijuana River Valley. […]
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Coronado’s 2024 school board candidates speak at PTO forum
With about a month left until election day, prospective trustees to the Coronado Unified School District board shared who they are and why they’re running during a community forum on Tuesday, Oct 1. The district’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) leaders presented a forum moderated by former board Trustee Dawn Ovrom, to learn more about the […]
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2024 CHS homecoming parade
A waving U.S. Navy and American flag signaled the start of the annual Coronado High School homecoming parade following week-long festivities that kicked off on Sept. 30. Some hours after a school pep-rally and before the anticipated homecoming football game against Holtville High School, floats representing each graduating class captivated onlooking adults and children as […]
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The USIBWC begins critical repairs on Junction Box 1
The U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission announced the rehabilitation of a non-functioning Junction Box 1 (JB-1), to improve control of the flow entering the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. On Sept. 30, federal, state and local stakeholders participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the project at the plant in San Ysidro. In a […]
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2024 CUSD board candidates share their approach to the budget
With Coronado schools facing significant budget shortfalls until 2027-28, a quartet of candidates vying to serve on the Unified School District Board are sorting out what cuts should be made – or where additional funds can be found. As the district transitions from a state funding system to reliance on property taxes, revenue shortages already […]
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Q&A: Council candidate Amy Steward, leading for the environment
Editor’s note: The 2024 candidates for two open Coronado City Council seats are Andrew Gade, Mark Fleming, Christine Mott, Amy Steward, Mark Warner and Laura Wilkinson Sinton. A third council member may be selected in the process depending on the mayoral result. Three current council members — John Duncan, Mike Donovan and Casey Tanaka — […]
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Q&A: Council candidate Laura Wilkinson Sinton, advocating pollution solutions
Editor’s note: The 2024 candidates for two open Coronado City Council seats are Andrew Gade, Mark Fleming, Christine Mott, Amy Steward, Mark Warner and Laura Wilkinson Sinton. A third council member may be selected in the process depending on the mayoral result. Three current council members — John Duncan, Mike Donovan and Casey Tanaka — […]
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Q&A: Council candidate Mark Fleming, being a servant for the City
Mark Fleming, 66, a retired business leader, is one of six candidates running for a City Council seat in Coronado’s municipal election to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The 2024 council candidates running for the two open council seats are Fleming, Andrew Gade, Christine Mott, Amy Steward, Mark Warner and Laura Wilkinson Sinton. Three […]
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CUSD asking for input on budget in upcoming meeting
Coronado Unified will be asking staff, parents and community members for feedback on the budget at an upcoming Oct. 9 workshop. Community members will also have the opportunity to share ideas before then. The district is working to revise its San Diego County Office of Education approved 2024-25 budget moving forward. “We’re all here,” said […]
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Struggling to meet budget requirements, CUSD faces more potential cutbacks
County education officials have warned Coronado Unified that they will need to make $2.4 million in budget reductions by fiscal year 2026-27. The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) has reviewed and approved the Coronado Unified School District’s 2024-25 adopted budget. But in a letter, SDCOE has requested that the district review subsequent year […]
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Researchers, county reach different conclusions on threat of air quality in Tijuana River Valley
Amid a week-long heat wave, air quality conditions for communities dealing with the ongoing Tijuana sewage crisis worsened as a group studying air pollution in the Tijuana River Valley found high levels of toxic gases in south San Diego communities. After a research team led by professors from San Diego State University and UC San […]
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WWII veteran Walter Travis survived consecutive years of service
Walter Travis, a Coronado resident, was part of the generation of young adult men who fought for the United States military in World War II. The National WWII museum says less than 1% of the 16.4 million Americans who served during that war remain alive as of 2023. Travis, 100, remembers that the war was […]
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Coronado School Board candidate to serve for students and teachers
Shawnee Barton Merriman, a mom of four Coronado Unified students and part-time art faculty member and Wellness Ambassador at California State University, Long Beach, said she has experience navigating difficult situations and helping kids get the emotional support they need in announcing her plans to run for the Coronado school board this month. Merriman is […]
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Coronado School Board candidate envisions parent engagement
Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee, a Coronado Unified parent and retired naval aviator, has announced his plans to run for the Coronado school board this month to encourage the board to listen to parents and encourage participation. Lee is one of four candidates seeking election to the board, which has two four-year seats open in the 2024 election. […]
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Coronado’s student representative to lead in a memorable year
Dylan Matter vividly recalls the announcement that he was the new president of the Associated Student Body of Coronado High School (ASB) days after tireless campaigning in May. “The whole classroom just like erupted. I walked out into the quad and some people were hugging me and congratulating me and shaking my hand and it […]