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 […]
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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Former council member seeks school board seat in November elections
Bill Sandke, a former Coronado City councilmember, announced his plans to run for the Coronado school board, which has two four-year term seats open in the 2024 election cycle. This week Sandke became the second candidate, after incumbent trustee Renee Cavanaugh, to issue and file documents for the Coronado Unified School District governing board, according […]
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Celebrate Coronado Community Awards will honor local heroes
This fall, the Coronado Chamber of Commerce will be presenting its 43rd annual Celebrate Coronado Community Awards ceremony. The 2024 event will honor outstanding community members and city employees of the year during a four-course, sit-down dinner at Feast and Fareway, 2000 Visalia Row, located in the Coronado Municipal Golf Course. Tickets to attend are […]
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More funding for the Tijuana sewage crisis is in the works
The House of Representatives and Senate recently approved their respective versions of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which totals approximately $210 million in funding for San Diego County and the Tijuana River Valley watershed. Earlier this year, $156 million in additional funding was secured for the United States Section of the International […]
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The shift to new water testing continues two years later
The City of Coronado has utilized two different methods for testing the water quality off its coastline ever since San Diego County implemented a new form of testing, droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR), two years ago. According to Mayor Richard Bailey, in addition to ddPCR, which tests for fecal indicator bacteria DNA, the City […]
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Report names dirtiest beaches, Coronado considered safe
Seven of the Pacific Coast’s filthiest beaches are along the San Diego and Baja California shoreline that is contaminated by Tijuana sewage, according to a report by Heal the Bay, and Coronado did not make the top 10 list. Heal the Bay is a Santa Monica based non-profit founded in 1985 that is dedicated to […]
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Pat Starke is this year’s president for the Rotary Club of Coronado
Pat Starke begins his second month as this year’s Rotary Club of Coronado president, a role that comes after embodying the magic of the club for the past four decades. Starke, 69, the club’s 99th president, said having fun, doing good things and finding new people to connect with are the three stated goals he […]
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Filing period for Coronado school board opened through Aug. 9
Two four-year term seats on the school board of the Coronado Unified School District are open in the 2024 election cycle. The candidate filing period began on July 15 and will continue through August 9, according to San Diego County’s candidate schedule. The open seats in Coronado Unified are currently held by Whitney Antrim and […]
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Coronado Unified undergoes district led administrative shuffle
Public education in Coronado will undergo significant leadership changes in 2024-25, with new administrators assigned to the high school, middle school and one elementary school. In a July 9 news release, Coronado Unified School District said the goal is to reorganize resources in the face of a $2.3 million deficit, and in the aftermath of […]
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Embracing family and cultural connectivity across the world
Hana Araujo, who graduated from Coronado High School this spring, knows what it’s like to grow up with more than one way of life. The 18-year-old spent the early part of her life in Mexico City. She has grown up in Coronado since age 5 and makes regular visits to both her mom and dad’s […]
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Border agency says progress on sewage is years in the making
The U.S. head of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Maria-Elena Giner, said her agency is working to reduce the transborder flow of sewage from Tijuana by August to a level complying with federal standards. “We have a very debilitated plant and in the last 18 months we’ve redirected about $30 million of our funding […]
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Five candidates have announced they’re running for city council
There are two seats up for grabs in this year’s City Council election and, as of July 8, five Coronado residents have announced their candidacies. The next municipal election will be Tuesday, Nov. 5 for those two positions, as well as for the office of mayor. Three current council members — John Duncan, Mike Donovan […]
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Fireworks bring the Fourth of July to a close in Coronado
Anticipating the annual fireworks show in Coronado, crowds of people moved towards the east side of the golf course. A few meters away from the Coronado Bridge, boats underneath swayed in the Glorietta Bay waters. Following a summer’s sunset, dark skies cued the night. When the clock struck 9 p.m., an overcast of bright sparks […]
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The Fourth of July Parade: A family affair
Red, white and blue enveloped Orange Avenue where over 100,000 locals and visitors convened for the annual Coronado Fourth of July parade. A statue of liberty holding a blinding gold-colored torch that paraded each block from First Street to Ocean Boulevard was symbolic of the celebration’s significance: freedom. “It just recognizes all the sacrifices that […]
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County investigating correlation of sewage pollution and airborne illness
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors this week directed public health staffers to assist a local task force that is investigating whether airborne pathogens from Tijuana sewage are causing illnesses in Imperial Beach and the South Bay area. Chairwoman Nora Vargas and Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer signed a policy directing Public Health Service employees […]
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Gigi, a green sea turtle, returns to San Diego Bay in Coronado
With only three fins, a sea turtle named Gigi disappeared with the blink of an eye into the bay waters surrounding Grand Caribe Shoreline Park in Coronado. Carried by a team of SeaWorld Rescue Center team members, Gigi returned to the ocean after successful rehabilitation on June 21. “It was just very cool to be […]