The Coronado News is working on a story analyzing how the Tijuana sewage crisis is personally affecting the every day lives of Coronado residents and visitors. Local beaches continue to be closed down due to untreated sewage entering the Pacific Ocean, limiting beach activity. We’re curious how our readers are most affected by the crisis: […]
Sofie Fransen
Sofie Fransen is the Editor-in-Chief of The Coronado News. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University, majoring in English-Education and minoring in Journalism. She was the Opinion Editor of The Point student newspaper. In the summers, she has been commercial fishing for the sockeye salmon run in Alaska. She can be reached by email or at +1 (619) 990-8465.
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Editor’s picks: The Coronado News’ best of 2025
By now you are probably tired of seeing the yearly roundups, the “wrapped” versions of every music, fitness and social media site you are a part of. But sitting down to reflect on the stories our paper has covered over the past year, I realized that it’s actually a very important exercise to take inventory […]
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Following 2025 season, Coronado boys’ lacrosse has strong showing in CIF honors
Correction: The most recent version of the story has been updated to reflect that the Islanders made it to the 5th seed in the Open Division. Even after an early season loss, Coronado High School lacrosse captain Leo Salata knew the Islanders had a strong team – and a chance for a championship. They were […]
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U.S. expedites timeline of expansion project at South Bay plant
The dilapidated South Bay sewage treatment plant, crucial to treating wastewater flows coming across the U.S.-Mexico border, now has an expedited timeline – an expansion that was scheduled to finish in two years, is now on track for completion in 100 days. The United States International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), along with the U.S. […]
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Commissioner overseeing sewage crisis replaced by Trump administration
Maria-Elena Giner, the commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), is leaving her post as leader of the binational agency as President Donald Trump replaces her role with a new appointee. William “Chad” McIntosh has been appointed to take the position. McIntosh previously served as acting deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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Coronado school leaders will still sue Veolia amid questions of transparency
At a special Coronado Unified School District board meeting on April 9, trustees decided to continue their litigation against Veolia North America – a court action that has since sparked controversy about how and why public school leaders initiated the lawsuit. District President Alexia Palacios-Peters said the board vote was 3-2, with trustees Renee Cavanaugh, […]
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Ahead of election for Board of Supervisors, majority held in limbo
Polls will close on April 8 for the special election to fill an empty seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, left by the abrupt departure of former Chairwoman Nora Vargas. Weeks after winning her position to serve a second term as the supervisor for District 1 in the November elections, Vargas announced […]
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Coronado City Council considers new irrigation system for golf course, turf reduction
Coronado’s municipal golf course needs a new irrigation system, according to city staff, but the expensive replacement is anticipated to save money on water bills and cut down on water usage. Tim Farmer, the director of recreation and golf services, told the City Council on March 4 that golf courses typically replace main irrigation lines […]
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Coronado officially declares local emergency for sewage crisis
The Coronado City Council officially declared a local emergency on March 4 in connection with the transborder flow of Tijuana sewage that has contaminated the local coastline and air. The council had previously declined to pursue a declaration of emergency, arguing that it would only be a symbolic move, rather than affecting any actual change. […]
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Students at Sacred Heart Parish School participate in science and engineering fair
For the past six weeks, 84 middle schoolers at Sacred Heart Parish School have been investing their time, energy and creativity into projects that went on display at the science and engineering fair on Feb. 26. In a room filled with posters, replicas, models, artwork and experiments, each project tapped into life skills that went […]
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Navy SEAL trainees contract illness while training in sewage-polluted waters, report finds
During the seven months from February to September of last year, a total of 253 Navy SEAL candidate water training sessions took place in the waters surrounding Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. That’s 253 instances where trainees were pushed to their mental and physical limits in the same waters where millions of gallons of untreated sewage […]
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The Coronado News’ print edition will be delivered a day late this week
Editor’s note: Due to a federal holiday on Jan. 9, The Coronado News’ print edition will be delivered to the mailboxes of Coronado residents on Jan. 11, instead of Jan. 10. We are sorry for the delay. Until then, check out our most recent stories on our homepage at thecoronadonews.com.
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EPA denies request from local leaders to investigate Tijuana River Valley for Superfund designation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a request from local leaders to analyze if the Tijuana River Valley qualifies for Superfund designation – a verdict determined based on a 6-year-old study. The EPA said in a Jan. 3 letter to local officials that inspecting for Superfund designation – which could allow the EPA […]
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Op-Ed: A year in review from The Coronado News staff
It’s the start of 2025 and that means resolutions, reflections and photo recaps are in full swing. I’ve never been a huge resolutions gal, but I am big on reflecting. And man, has 2024 been a crazy year – in a good way – both for me and our paper. You see, this January not […]