For decades, sewage from the Tijuana River has poisoned San Diego’s coastline, closed beaches from the border to Coronado, sickened Navy SEALs training in our own country’s waters, and forced families from IB to the Coronado Shores, Cays, and Village, to stay out of the water, and even remain indoors on many beautiful SoCal days. Tijuana, […]
Opinion
Posted inOpinion
Editorial cartoon: Parking in Coronado
This political cartoon was created by Coronado local John Tato and submitted to The Coronado News for publication.
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Paloma Aguirre: If you want the sewage crisis fixed, put Rebecca King on City Council
As Coronado has been engulfed in the sewage crisis, having allies in my coalition fixing this problem has never been more important. Rebecca King is the only candidate for Coronado City Council who understands the sewage crisis, knows the solutions planned, and has the knowledge and working relationships to help me drive these solutions. Rebecca […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Peggy Duncan on her campaign priorities for school board
As we enter the final weeks of this school board campaign, it is clear that this is an important moment for Coronado schools. Coronado has been our home for 20 years. John and I raised our four children here, and now that they are off to college, I’m excited to have the time to give […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Endorsement for school board candidate Alexia Palacios-Peters
Many parents volunteer to read books to elementary school children, but only one, Alexia Palacios-Peters, arrives dressed as a Disney princess. Alexia’s life is a narrative of superlatives. She is connected, generous, authentic, clever, collaborative, charismatic, and kind… simply extraordinary. This description is neither an exaggeration nor excessively effusive. My admiration and support of Alexia […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Endorsement for school board candidate Peggy Duncan
I had a chance recently to hear Peggy Duncan explain why she is running for a Coronado school board seat. My children have long since graduated from Coronado schools, so my involvement in school-related issues in recent years has waned. I do, however, know of the very significant issues facing our children today, and by extension our […]
Posted inOpinion
Review: The art of the breakfast buffet
All-you-can-eat breakfast buffets remind me of being overzealous on family vacations, filling my plate with unlimited amounts of sugar: waffles with Nutella, Fruit Loops, cantaloupe, strawberry yogurt. Later, with a full belly, I’d grab a lounge chair and jump into a glassy pool or the fresh ocean in the late morning. Oftentimes we’d go to […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Mal Sandie on why he’s running for school board re-election
Editor’s note: Malachy Sandie is running for a seat on Coronado Unified School District’s governing board in the November elections. Margaret Mary Duncan, Alexia Palacios-Peters and Kaye McCormick Schneider are also vying for one of the three open seats. The Coronado News will consider publishing one letter to the editor from each candidate running in […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Endorsement for City Council candidate Rebecca King
I am writing in support of Rebecca King for City Council, whose years as a former city attorney set her apart. Rebecca knows municipal law, contracts, and governance deeply, meaning she’s ready to serve on day one. Coronado faces a real sewage crisis, along with broader infrastructure needs that have been deferred for too long. […]
Posted inOpinion
Editorial cartoon: Mosquitos in Coronado
This political cartoon was created by Coronado local John Tato and submitted to The Coronado News for publication.
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Endorsement for City Council candidate Rebecca King
I have had the pleasure of knowing Rebecca King as my neighbor for many years, and during that time I have come to know her as a person of integrity, intelligence, and genuine concern for Coronado. Rebecca has a true go-getter attitude. She is thoughtful, prepared, and willing to put in the work to understand […]
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the editor: Endorsement for Coronado City Council candidate Rebecca King
From the moment I met Rebecca King, I was impressed with her approachability, intellect, and love of community. Rebecca is quintessentially Coronadan. Like so many long-term residents, she arrived as a military spouse and quickly decided to make Coronado her family home. Rebecca also came with superb credentials. She graduated with honors from law school and […]
Posted inOpinion
Let’s extend a warm welcome home to our sailors aboard the Abraham Lincoln
Coronado’s USS Abraham Lincoln is finally on its way home after a deployment of just about nine months in the Middle East. The Lincoln departed Naval Air Station North Island at the end of November with no public attention, but was quickly directed to assist in the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, most notably being used […]
Posted inOpinion
Op-Ed: The dispute on pollution testing methods
Coronado should ask whether the county’s beach-water testing accurately distinguishes between safe and unsafe water. Public officials should scrutinize any method that may unduly restrict access to public beaches. But when untreated sewage is known to be present, the burden of proof should favor protecting swimmers. The dispute concerns two ways of measuring enterococci, bacteria […]
Posted inOpinion
Review: Night Hawk is anything but lonely
When I first went to write about the opening of The Baby Grand, I tried to catch it all. But I knew it was efflorescent. To what extent, I didn’t realize until I sat at the table for hours and devoured it — not just visually, but gastronomically, too. This time, I indulged in the […]
Posted inOpinion
Review: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ has an awesome cast, but old script
After a summer hiatus of camps and workshops, The Coronado Playhouse (CPH) resumes its 2026 season with the 1940s-era Broadway classic, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” written by Joseph Kesselring. Made popular by the 1944 film starring Cary Grant, this dark comedy is about two elderly sisters, Abby and Martha Brewster, who rent out a room […]