Editor’s note: The 2024 council candidates running for the two open 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 Christine Mott, environmental and community activist
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 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 Mark Warner, diving into improvements
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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A mayoral candidate debate with Casey Tanaka and John Duncan
Coronado City Council members and two of this year’s mayoral candidates Casey Tanaka and John Duncan discussed the Coronado Cays, Awaken Church and everything in between, including LGBTQ+ books in the library at The Coronado News mayoral candidate debate on Sept. 24. Mike Donovan, who is the third candidate running for mayor, was unable to […]
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City Council has chosen an option for the Winn Room expansion project
The Coronado City Council voted on Aug. 20 to move forward with a renovation plan for the Public Library’s Winn Room – a project that will nearly double the meeting area’s size and cost $9.7 million. The Winn Room, located within the Coronado Public Library, is used for library and public events. It can be […]
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Amy Steward runs for City Council
Five residents have already announced that they are running for Coronado’s two City Council member seats. However, the candidate filing period officially opened just under two weeks ago with two weeks to go, and a new candidate entered the race. Amy Steward is the sixth person to announce a run for Council member. Steward has […]
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Coronado’s election season is approaching — here is what you need to know
As Coronado heads into election season, here are some important dates and information that everyone should know about the upcoming local political event. The election is Nov. 5 for Mayor of Coronado and two Coronado City Council members. All three of these positions are for the full term, which is four years long. So far, […]
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City Council finds involvement in outside agencies as potential conflict of interest
Coronado City Council members offered suggestions to a staff report, raising concerns that the 12 standing boards, commissions and committees that exist within the City of Coronado may not be operating as well as they should be. The staff report, which was presented by City Manager Tina Friend at the July 16 city council meeting, […]
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The city boards, commissions and committees
There are 12 City boards and commissions that exist within Coronado, and their volunteer members, who are Coronado residents, are appointed by the City Council members. At a recent City Council meeting, staff reported that there were many inconsistencies within these committees and that it should be looked at further by the council members for […]
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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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Coronado’s grant program funds 22 organizations this year
For five years, the city of Coronado has allocated over $1 million in grants annually to non-profit organizations in the community. This year, $1,075,000 went to grant recipients, with a funding cap of $125,000 for each organization. The top three recipients were Safe Harbor Coronado receiving the funding cap at $125,000, the Coronado Chamber of […]
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Beach fire ban revoked, city limits fires at South Beach to propane
Beach fires were again on the agenda of the June 4 city council meeting, where the council decided to limit fires at South Beach – outside the Coronado Shores apartments – to just propane fires, while allowing personal propane and smokeless fire pits at North and Central Beach and clean wood and charcoal at the […]
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Coronado approves Cays Park master plan
Coronado has adopted a slightly controversial master plan to enhance Cays Park, a 16-acre park located in South Coronado that’s dubbed as the city’s largest park. The Cays Park Master Plan, which has been in the works for two years and was presented at the May 21 council meeting, drew some pushback from the Coronado […]
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Tijuana sewage crisis sees progress in infrastructure projects
On May 1, a bipartisan group of elected officials sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, demanding for more money to be allocated for the Tijuana sewage crisis. This was part of the “AD HOC” cross-border water quality subcommittee’s quarterly report given on May 7 at the Coronado City Council meeting. […]