In a video posted on Instagram on March 18, Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre hastily rips a letter in half while standing beside the Tijuana River, watching fetid foam flow past atop the murky waters – the source of an ongoing cross-border sewage pollution crisis. “This is being aerosolized, it’s going into people’s homes, into […]
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Discover Coronado continues its hotel assessment into 2026
Local hotels have seen a decrease in staffing and tourism, but Discover Coronado plans to continue levying assessments on the Marriott, Hotel del Coronado, Loews and Glorietta Bay Inn as they have done in the past. A report presented at the March 18 City Council meeting by Todd Little, the executive director of the Coronado […]
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The free summer shuttle will be returning to Coronado this year — but the Island Express won’t
The Island Express will not be returning to Coronado this summer to provide on-demand electric shuttle services, but the free summer shuttle will be available. The Island Express pilot program ended in December and on March 18, the City Council unanimously voted to direct city staff to come up with a feasible financial proposal before […]
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Coronado reinstates Ad Hoc subcommittee to work on ocean water quality
The City of Coronado formed a temporary committee known as the Ad Hoc Ocean Water Quality subcommittee in April 2023 to address the cross-border sewage pollution, and on March 18, the council decided to revive the committee for another year. Starting April 1, Mayor John Duncan and Council member Mark Fleming will serve on the […]
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Veranda debuts at the Hotel del Coronado in April
The Hotel del Coronado will debut its new culinary concept, Veranda, this April in the space formerly known as Sheerwater. Veranda captures the Del’s past as it draws inspiration from the historic wraparound veranda. It also pays homage to its Southern California roots through a cuisine focused on locally sourced ingredients and partnerships. “Veranda is […]
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Annual Coronado Flower Show ushers in Coronado spring with blooming competition
There’s something magical about seeing the tents go up. The floral artist’s twist of a stem, the flourish of the bloom, even the little kids as they create and showcase their bean plates – it’s often their first interaction and introduction to the floral arts. “It’s all still there; It looks the same; it’s the […]
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Coronado Unified reports on its student discipline guidelines
Coronado Middle School has the highest number of suspensions in the city’s Unified School District, on par with the statewide average. That number more than doubled in the last five years with 3.4% of students suspended at least one day in the 2023-2024 school year compared to a 3.2% statewide average. Looking at the district […]
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House GOP passes spending bill, IBWC funding cut in half
House Republicans released a funding plan that would cut construction appropriations in half from $156 million to $78 million for the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) according to a GOP-led stopgap funding bill. However, according to Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, the cuts would only affect the agency’s regular operating budget – not the $650 […]
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Coronado Fourth of July board gears up for Independence Day celebrations
For the past few years, around 6:30 a.m. on July 4, Bruce and Diane O’Dell have driven from their home in North Park, crossed the Coronado Bridge and inflated two dozen red, white and blue balloons to decorate parade bleachers by 9 a.m. The O’Dells are among a team of more than 100 volunteers for […]
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Coronado Police Department utilizes RapidDeploy in locating 911 call
Officers in Coronado working the night shift responded to a 911 call around 8 p.m. on Thursday from a woman in distress who was unable to give an exact location as to where she was. The call displayed the importance of a technology called RapidDeploy in pinpointing the location of a call when the caller […]
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CUSD approves academic calendars for the next two years
The Coronado Unified School District governing board adopted tentative district calendars for the next two years that would mean classes start earlier in August and end earlier than in the past. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 18, in the approved 2025-26 school year calendar, with school ending on Thursday, June 4. The […]
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US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on March 7 after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission. Launched by SpaceX, the X-37B vehicle carried no people, just military experiments. […]
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San Diego Writers Festival returns on April 5
The San Diego Writers Festival returns on April 5, bringing together established authors, emerging voices and literary enthusiasts for a day of storytelling, discussion and connection. Held at and co-organized by the Coronado Public Library and also held at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, the free, day-long festival offers 46 events, including panels, workshops and […]
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Federal agencies investigate wastewater flows at treatment plant
Large volumes of transborder flows of wastewater mixed with stormwater entered the United States early in the morning on March 9 and the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) said it met with Mexican officials to troubleshoot the issue. According to Dr. Maria-Elena Giner, U.S. commissioner of the IBWC, multiple unforeseen […]
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Are Coronado’s elected officials held to an ethics standard?
Coronado’s city attorney sought to tamp down a petition drive that calls for a code of ethics to govern the mayor and council members, arguing that California conflict-of-interest statutes and other laws already serve that purpose. The petition, spearheaded by 2024 City Council candidate Christine Mott, has about 300 signatures as of March 10. Mott […]
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Coronado Unified sues Veolia, alleges ‘public health crisis’ of sewage pollution impacts school community
Coronado Unified, a public school district in San Diego County serving 2,747 students, is the first educational institution to initiate litigation for the ongoing sewage pollution affecting Coronado, Imperial Beach and surrounding South Bay communities. The district became the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging Veolia, the company that operates the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment […]