Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak, but consumers didn’t need government figures released on Feb. 12 to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times. The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A […]
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Local schools set immigration protocols
In the midst of an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration, Coronado Unified School District has instructed staff that any request for information or access to school grounds from law enforcement authorities must go through district leaders. In an effort to ensure school employees are informed and equipped to perform monitoring responsibilities of students and […]
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Navy conducting investigation into San Diego Bay plane crash
The Navy is trying to piece together what exactly caused one of their most advanced fighter jets to crash into San Diego Bay after its two pilots ejected during take-off from a runway at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI). The investigation will likely uncover why the EA-18G Growler aircraft reportedly continued flying over Point […]
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Executive orders rollback DEI as country celebrates Black History Month
In 1976, President Gerald Ford recognized February as Black History Month. In 1986, Congress officially passed a law designating the month as National Black History Month. In 2025, the Pentagon and a number of federal agencies said they would scale back the celebrations of special observances, including Black History Month. This came due to President […]
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Hotel del Coronado nears completion of $160M Victorian neighborhood restoration
For 137 years, the Hotel del Coronado has stood as a monument to Gilded Age opulence, a place where presidents brushed shoulders with Hollywood’s glitterati, its Victorian architecture a timeless symbol of grandeur. Following a $160 million restoration on track to be completed by June, the hotel’s historic Victorian neighborhood will be revitalized, blending its […]
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Coronado police department responds to crisis at Hotel Del; no active shooter
The Coronado police department responded to a call from a man experiencing a mental health crisis at the Hotel Del Coronado at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday night. According to Lea Corbin, the department’s public information officer, the caller stated he was suicidal and in possession of a firearm but was unable to provide his exact […]
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LA wildfires highlight nation’s insurance crisis as homeowners try to recover lost homes
The nation’s growing home insurance crisis is in the spotlight as Californians begin the long road to rebuilding after the deadly Eaton and Palisades wildfires. For neighbors Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson, the difference in insurance coverage on their nearly identical homes in Altadena reveals how unequal that recovery will be. Hamlin was privately insured […]
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San Diego International Airport’s $3.8 billion Terminal 1 redevelopment takes flight with first phase opening in 2025
San Diego International Airport is on track to complete the first phase of its Terminal 1 redevelopment by September 2025, with the addition of 19 new gates and enhanced amenities designed to improve the passenger experience and support regional growth. The project, part of a $3.8 billion redevelopment plan, has been under construction while the […]
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Coronado will sign an ordinance prohibiting polystyrene and single-use plastics
The Coronado City Council has given tentative approval to a new ordinance that would crack down on single-use plastic distribution by local restaurants and merchants. The ordinance, which was introduced at the City Council meeting on Feb. 4, includes amendments to the Municipal Code governing foam foodware and foam cooler distribution. It will be rewritten […]
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The Blank Table: A $245 dining experience where the menu — and location — are a secret
In the summer of 2019, in the inconspicuous alley behind a Pacific Beach gym, 20 or so guests made their way past a wooden fence, stepping over errant bits of gravel and loose patches of dirt. The passage opened into a secluded garden space, set with a long wooden table draped in linen, bistro string […]
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Coronado plans to declare a local emergency for sewage crisis
The Coronado City Council declared a local emergency over the cross-border sewage pollution crisis and instructed municipal staff to draft a resolution for official signing – potentially as soon as the next regular meeting. The council had previously declined to pursue a declaration of emergency, arguing that it would only be a symbolic move, rather […]
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The Laundry Pub is set to close on Feb. 10
The Laundry Pub, a casual bar and lounge created by the Hotel del Coronado, is shutting down less than a year after it opened for business. However, it is not the end of that space, which was built as a laundry room more than a century ago. But with one spot closing, two more restaurants […]
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A national support network for cancer warriors
Coronado resident Shelly Tinney-Miller recalls being overcome by weeks of shock, loneliness and fear when she got her breast cancer diagnosis in 2010. It took her husband’s constant motivation to encourage her to pick herself up, get to appointments and stay positive. “But a lot of people don’t have that, they don’t have someone telling […]
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Communication halted for federal health agencies, sewage crisis report affected
The Trump Administration last month blocked key federal agencies from communicating with local governments and some San Diego-area officials are worried that efforts to address Tijuana sewage pollution may be stymied. Surging wastewater from Mexico has created a plethora of public health problems, contaminating and shutting down south county beaches and spawning air pollution in […]
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Marine Aircraft Group conducts training exercises in Southern California skies
Marines with the two fixed-wing Marine Aircraft Groups launched a series of cross-MAG Large Force Exercises in the skies of Southern California from Jan. 9-16. These were the first of their kind in duration and scale with involvement from all 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing fighter squadrons. The series featured defensive counter-air and strike missions, critical […]