One of the most famous Japanese restaurants has arrived in Coronado, the widely-acclaimed Nobu, also known as Nobu Del Coronado, as it opened as part of the Hotel del Coronado’s multi-million-dollar transformation. The Del has been in a six-year reimagination and revitalization project that will end just next month in June. The $550 million project […]
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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Ron Zaleski will end his walk across the country in Coronado
He has just walked 12 miles through El Centro. He had walked 12 miles a few days prior through Yuma, Arizona. And a couple weeks before that, he walked 12 miles through Tucson. He started in the Florida Keys eight months ago and by the middle of May, hopes to end up in Coronado. His […]
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USS Carl Vinson helps derail Houthi attacks
A Coronado-based aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, along with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, has been integral in impeding attacks from the Houthis in Yemen, decreasing missile launches by more than two-thirds and attack drones by more than half, according to an April 27 U.S. Central Command (Centcom) release. Since the start […]
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How well is Coronado prepared for a natural disaster?
An earthquake felt at least a hundred miles away from its epicenter in Julian hit San Diego on April 14. Those few seconds of shaking and tremors – felt throughout Coronado – served as a reminder of the city’s emergency preparedness protocol. The city’s emergency manager, Brian Standing, said Coronado is absolutely ready for a […]
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The Coronado Fourth of July fireworks show is still on for now, but the future is uncertain
While the future of the Big Bay Boom fireworks show – which launches from barges in San Diego Bay – is now questionable due to pressure from the Coastal Commission, Coronado’s own Fourth of July firework display has so far received green lights for the upcoming holiday. This year will be the 76th annual Coronado […]
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City raises fee for units that don’t provide affordable housing
Coronado has a rule that anyone building housing on the island would need to set aside 20% of the units for affordable housing. If they didn’t set aside those units, they’d pay the affordable housing in-lieu fee. That fee has been the same since 1993: a flat rate of $7,000 per unit that is not […]
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Sharp Coronado practices air ambulance emergency drill
The emergency drill: San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge is shut down. The Silver Strand is closed. And the hospital, Sharp Coronado, needs to transport a patient in critical care to a trauma center in San Diego: Sharp Memorial or Rady Children’s Hospital in Linda Vista. This is what Sharp Coronado, in collaboration with the Coronado Fire […]
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USS Carl Vinson joins Middle East fight against Houthi rebels
A Coronado-based aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson has arrived in the Middle East two weeks after President Trump gave orders to have the giant ship join the USS Harry S. Truman to help fight against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks.  The USS Carl Vinson normally operates in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of its […]
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5.2 magnitude earthquake hits San Diego
A 5.2 earthquake hit Julian at around 10:08 a.m. this morning and sent shakes and shivers throughout San Diego county, including Coronado. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), it happened around 2.5 miles south of Julian and at about a depth of just under 9 miles. The quakes were felt all the way up […]
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Mexico’s wastewater treatment plant is up and running
Mexico’s dilapidated wastewater treatment plant at Punta Bandera has finally been restored and is up and running, according to Coronado Mayor John Duncan, yet Mexico is still diverting untreated wastewater into the Tijuana River due to a faulty junction box at the International Collector. Following a trip to Washington, D.C., on April 7 and 8, […]
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Contractor hired for Coronado Bridge suicide deterrent project
If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone you know may be, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. A $140 million steel net will be installed along the edges of the Coronado Bridge beginning next year under a construction project recently approved by the California Department […]
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Navy shipbuilding program experiences delays and cost growth
A report released in late March by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says critical Navy supply ships built by a San Diego Bay company have skyrocketed in pricing over the past few years – even amid production delays. The ships in question are John Lewis-class oilers produced by General Dynamics/National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD/NASSCO) […]
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MotorCars on MainStreet returns on May 4
MotorCars on MainStreet is back again for its 36th year on May 4 for an event filled with novelty, nostalgia and really, really cool cars. MotorCars on MainStreet was founded in 1988 by Coronado MainStreet as a way to celebrate Coronado’s identity through classic cars during Orange Avenue’s developmental growing pains. It started with a […]
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The city plans to consolidate Design Review Commission into Planning Commission
The Design Review Commission (DRC), Coronado’s five-member board that oversees design elements in the community, will be consolidated into the Planning Commission in the near future, with up to seven seats for all the current commissioners if they choose to return to this newly merged group. The Coronado City Council decided on April 1 that […]
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Celebrating April Fools’ Day in Coronado
April Fools’ Day is just around the corner – and so might be a sneaky practical joke. Whether it’s a prank call, a stolen car hoax or a snake that got loose, the island has some ideas on how to make someone’s heart stop. There isn’t a definite answer to when April Fools’ started or […]
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What happened before the Navy Growler crashed into the San Diego Bay?
What we do know: On Feb. 12, a Navy jet known as the EA-18G Growler crashed into the San Diego Bay after its two-person crew safely ejected. What we don’t know: What the $67 million aircraft was doing before it went down, and what caused the mishap. There is an ongoing investigation conducted by Commander, […]