Letters to the Editor

I am proud to strongly endorse Ricky Hoyt for Coronado City Council. I have had the opportunity to get to know Ricky well, talk with him about Coronado, and see how he approaches difficult issues. I have been impressed not only by his background and accomplishments, but also by his judgment, temperament, work ethic, and […]

For the past 24 years, I have been lucky enough to have the best mom I can imagine. Any way you can think of for a mom to be supportive, she has been. From showing up for every sports game, guitar concert, and school event, to those moments when a project was due the next […]

School Board candidate Malachy Sandie, a sitting trustee, recently raised eyebrows with some very partisan political rhetoric. Asked by The Coronado News to address board governance and transparency, he answered with what sounds like a recitation of national Democratic Party talking points. The paper asked all four candidates two fair questions: what their top three […]

I support Rebecca King for City Council. Rebecca has the experience needed for the job. She spent eight years as city attorney in Norfolk, Virginia so she knows how cities operate and how to build consensus. In Coronado, she served on the Design Review Commission for three years and was a leader at the CoSA Foundation. She […]

I am writing to share my strong personal support for Kelly Purvis for Coronado City Council. When I was elected mayor in 2024, my move from the City Council to the mayor’s seat created a vacancy for the two remaining years on my term on the council. Coming out a contentious national election season, I […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]