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 […]
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CUSD restores shortfall following an estate gift to the district
A $1.3 million estate gift will help Coronado Unified School District meet San Diego County budget requirements. Deputy Superintendent Donnie Salamanca announced the gift during a presentation of the First Interim Budget to the board Friday evening, reporting the district will have enough money to meet budget and reserve needs until a new funding system […]
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New technology to map Coronado schools
Guardian Vision Solutions, an organization that equips first responders with maps to expedite emergency rescues, is partnering with the district to do pro bono work that will map schools in the district using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to help prevent, respond to, and recover from threats. This decision was announced at the Dec. 13 […]
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Rates will increase at swimming complex
In the school board meeting on Dec. 13, the board approved rate increases for public use of the swimming area at Coronado High School. The fees will rise according to four tiers of criteria, with a 20% fee increase to the winter rate of the instructional pool.  Deputy Superintendent Donnie Salamanca said the Brian Bent […]
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Elected school board trustees take office
As a result of elections last month, Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh Lee are the newly elected Coronado Unified School District trustees. Before the Dec. 13 school board meeting, Superintendent Karl Mueller administered oaths for Cavanaugh, a returning trustee and former CUSD educator, and Lee, a first-time school board member. The board voted to keep trustee […]
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Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre named vice chair of California Coastal Commission
Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre will serve as vice chair of the California Coastal Commission throughout 2025. Commissioners unanimously elected Aguirre — the first Latina mayor of Imperial Beach — as vice chair for the upcoming year during this week’s monthly commission meeting in Newport Beach. She joins newly elected Chair Justin Cummings, the first […]
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A foster organization finds its way to Coronado
Thirty kids rushed to the side of the field at Petco Park. They wore Padres gear on their small frames and big smiles on their faces. A large hand reached down to grab a ball one of the kids held and autographed it. Jason Adam. It was this past September and he just moved to […]
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E-bike rules and safety tips in Coronado
With e-bikes being a popular mode of transportation in the summer, the City of Coronado released a refresher on the safety regulations in a July 25 update from the city manager.  All e-bikes and other motorized mobility devices – such as electric scooters, skateboards and hoverboards – are prohibited from riding on: Mobility devices […]
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San Francisco names street for photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — had a block in downtown San Francisco named for him on Dec. 12. Joe Rosenthal, who died in 2006 at age 94, […]