PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, officials said on Jan. 2, but they cautioned that more storms are needed to keep the state’s water supplies on track. Officials at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part of […]
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Four local leaders announce bid for county supervisor
County Supervisor Nora Vargas announced that she is stepping down from her second term as supervisor in District 1, weeks after officially winning her position in the November elections – and there has been no hesitation from local officials interested in taking her spot. So far, four local leaders have announced their interest in running […]
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California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone areas if they want to keep doing business in California under a state regulation announced on Dec. 30. The rule will require […]
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How American presidents have planned their own funerals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn, was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago. But before Carter reaches his humble final […]
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Coronado Cays RV resort project is no more
The Port of San Diego has effectively blocked controversial plans to build an RV development next to the Coronado Cays, buying out the would-be developer’s lease and announcing plans to upgrade a park on the property. This piece of property, comprising a little over seven acres of land and over 100 acres of water, is […]
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Recycling and drop-off locations for Christmas trees
Christmas trees, including flocked trees, may be recycled in Coronado by using either the green waste curbside program or the drop-off program between Dec. 26 and Jan. 14. For the green waste curbside program, 4-foot sections of Christmas trees can be placed in yard waste recycling containers that are then placed on the curb. Sections […]
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California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak, which forced thousands of families from their Los Angeles homes in 2015. The California Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 19 voted 4-0, with one […]
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City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly 40 years, customers flocked to Party City for Halloween costumes, favors for children’s birthday parties and decorations for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Now, the go-to shop for everything from cartoon-themed balloons to Super Bowl decor is closing stores. Party City announced on Dec. 21 that it would start a […]
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Loews Coronado Bay Resort plans $220 million renovation
Loews Coronado Bay Resort could get its first major renovation in three decades if a proposal submitted by the hotel company wins approval from the Port of San Diego. And that proposal includes plans for connecting the resort – situated on peninsula by the Coronado Cays – with the rest of the island. On Dec. […]
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Nora Vargas steps down as supervisor
Nora Vargas, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, unexpectedly announced that she is stepping down from office on Dec. 20. This announcement follows her reelection for another four-year term in November, after two years serving as chair and two years as the vice chair. Vargas was the first Latina to join the […]
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Biden signs bill with $250 million in funding for South Bay plant
A bill signed by President Joe Biden on Dec. 21 sets the stage for more than $250 million in additional upgrades for a dilapidated wastewater treatment plant at the U.S. Mexican border. The funding for the International Wastewater Treatment Plant is an earmarked section of a stopgap bill, which includes more than $100 billion in […]
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is home for the holidays
Tears ran down their faces as their eyes searched through the line of men and women coming down the stairs. Looking for their special someone. Their person. And when the USS Abraham Lincoln sailors found their loved ones, they approached each other with arms wide open, each engulfing the other, holding them for the first […]
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Get to know Police Chief Paul Connelly
Coronado’s new top cop comes from an agency with over 2,600 officers, but he doesn’t intend to bring big-city policing to a small town. Instead, Police Chief Paul Connelly says he wants to be on a first-name basis with every employee in the city’s department. “I (want to) get to know a little bit about […]
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California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. The virus, […]
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The new City Council’s committee appointments
A new City Council was sworn in on Dec. 17, adding two new council members and a new mayor — which means the council will have new appointments on several committees and boards. Council member Carrie Anne Downey remains on the council with previous Council member John Duncan, who was sworn in as Coronado’s newest […]
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The new council decides to select last council seat through appointment
Coronado’s new mayor, John Duncan, and two new council members, Amy Steward and Mark Fleming, were sworn into office on Dec. 17 and the new council promptly made a decision to fill the remaining empty seat through appointment rather than a special election. Once the new mayor and council members were sworn in, there was […]