By DEBORAH BRENNAN/CalMatters CalMatters California lawmakers are demanding answers after a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton on Oct. 18 led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highway Patrol vehicles. An artillery shell exploded over the freeway during a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps, attended […]
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Coronado City Council considers bringing back Island Express
A mini-shuttle program known as the Island Express will be coming back to Coronado as the City Council directed staff on Oct. 21 to prepare a request for proposal to build out a future program. City Manager Tina Friend estimates the proposal to be written in the spring of next year. From June 4 to […]
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Coronado considers new ordinance to streamline historic review process
Coronado’s City Council adopted a document that would revise the city’s standards and requirements for historical buildings at the Oct. 21 meeting, meaning city staff will return in two weeks with the final ordinance to be passed by council. If that passes, the ordinance goes into effect 30 days later. This new implementation is designed […]
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Italian restaurant Island Pasta closes after 31 years
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Harry Gimber as a former Navy SEAL. He is a retired Navy officer. After 31 years of operation, the Sarber family announced the closing of Island Pasta in Coronado at the end of October. “The Sarber’s extend a warm thank you to everyone in town for […]
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NASCAR reveals street course at Naval Air Station North Island
The NASCAR street course on Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island will be a 16-turn, 3.4-mile circuit with sharp corners and a series of quick turns around the military installation to give the drivers a challenge during the race scheduled in June. According to Matt Humphrey, who does track communications for NASCAR, it will be […]
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Coronado Unified School District will hold a community forum at CHS
Coronado Unified leaders reacted to a stabbing at Coronado Middle School, announcing plans for a community forum on Oct. 30. On Tuesday, Oct 14, the Coronado Police Department said an altercation between two seventh graders took place during a class break wherein a male student stabbed a female student twice with a pocketknife inside the […]
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Coronado Unified School District improves science scores in state assessments
Based on standardized test scores, Coronado Unified students continue to excel across English, math and science. The district administered the annual California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics last spring for 1,374 students in grades three through eight and grade 11. Students in grades five, eight […]
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Pharmacist works to bring Crown Coast Pharmacy to Coronado
Arash Kohan is a pharmacist who hopes to bring a new pharmacy to Coronado after Rite Aid closed earlier this year. “When you sign up to become a pharmacist, your ultimate goal is to help people,” said Kohan. “There’s a great deal of satisfaction when you do and you see the gratitude in return. On […]
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New law requires California officials to disclose job offers made before they leave office
California’s elected and appointed officials will now have to tell the public when they’ve accepted a job offer from a new employer that might seek favors from them while they’re still in a position of power. Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month signed Assembly Bill 1286 by Democratic Assemblymember Tasha Boerner of Solana Beach. The […]
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Stabbing at Coronado Middle School, suspect is in custody
A stabbing at Coronado Middle School this morning has left one student at the hospital getting treated for injuries. The other student is currently in custody. Coronado police officers responded to an incident at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday morning involving two 7th graders at the middle school library. During a class break, an altercation took place […]
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California engineer wins pumpkin contest with 2,346-pound gourd
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds (1,064 kilograms). Brandon Dawson, of Santa Rosa, California, clinched the victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon […]
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Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare October storm arrived in California on Tuesday and threatened to pummel wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides. Some homes were ordered to evacuate. Downpours were moving through the area early Tuesday, with drivers hydroplaning and some accidents reported on flooded roads. A flash […]
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Aviation afficionado shares his love and knowledge for the craft
R.G. Head, 87, a Vietnam War veteran living in Coronado is grateful to be alive following more than 3,000 flying hours, of which 700 were in combat, during his years of service in the U.S. Air Force. Born in Iowa in 1938, Head learned to fly at the age of 15, got his pilot’s license […]
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Coronado affected by three new bills
Coronado Mayor John Duncan sent three letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom in late September, requesting that he veto three specific bills on his desk. However, it’s too late — all three pieces of legislation have already been signed into law. The letters were sent from Duncan to the Governor’s Office regarding Senate Bill (SB) […]
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Family of former CUSD student files suit over suicide
The family of Gabriel Palacios, a 13-year-old who took his own life earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit against Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) one month after the district rejected a legal claim that says bullying and harassment at Coronado Middle School were substantial factors leading to his suicide. Orsolya and Felipe Palacios, Gabriel’s […]
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Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump’s power
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s moves […]