The Coronado Police Department has launched a “possible child pornography” investigation into a late May controversy involving a Coronado High School staff member and “inappropriate” material sent to students, The Coronado News has learned after threatening legal action.
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Did the feds drop the ball on a $200,000 gift to help fix Tijuana’s sewage problems?
Dave Gibson, who leads the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, has for years tried to help solve the cross-border sewage contamination problem stemming from Tijuana. With $200,000 in state funds available to address water quality problems arising in the rivers that come across the border from Mexico, he wanted to give that money […]
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Newsom urges Biden, Congress to release funds for sewage crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom has initiated correspondence with President Biden and Congress regarding funding for the cross-border pollution affecting the southern coastal shore near cities like Imperial Beach and Coronado.
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San Diego Zoo CEO Paul Baribault committed to conservation
San Diego Zoo CEO Paul Baribault’s organization also is committed to saving two threatened species — the Western Snowy Plover and California Least Tern — in Coronado.
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Who are the big winners from Coronado’s community grant fund?
The city of Coronado every year allotts just over a $1 million in grants to non-profit organizations. The Coronado News obtained public records to see who received the most.
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Awaken Church: A service of music, miracles and tithes
The Coronado News, as part of a multi-part examination into the politically active church and the culture war playing out in Coronado, visited an Awaken service at the invitation of its pastors.
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Former Coronado star athlete breaks new records in Portland
Former Coronado High star Teresa Perez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland in May. This fall, Perez will return as a Pilot and continue her college running career as she begins her Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
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Nikky T, Coronado High grad, is indulging her musical passion
Nikky T grew up loving to perform in competitions and talent shows, and the singer and songwriter now is co-owner of The Purp Studio in Los Angeles, a place it calls home for artists, producers, engineers and songwriters to “indulge their passions.”
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Op-Ed: The rugged beauty of the Alaskan bush: Summers spent commercial fishing in Bristol Bay
This is Bristol Bay, Alaska, home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world, and I have spent every summer of my life living and working among its rugged beauty with my family.
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2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China
Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material.
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How a career in cheese carving got this woman to the Kentucky Derby
Sarah Kaufmann, the renowned “Cheese Lady” is a Coronado resident, and her cheese carvings have taken her to the Kentucky Derby and Disneyland.
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North Island hosts 5th Annual Youth STEM Day
The 5th Annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Day on July 31 was part of the National Naval Officers Association goal of introducing these subjects to 6th to 12th grade students from greater San Diego.
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Imperial Beach environmentalist wants US-based solution for the cross-border sewage crisis
Leon Benham has proudly called Imperial Beach his home since the Civil Rights era, and today he continues a fight to clean the nearby Tijuana River and stop the flow of raw sewage from Mexico into the Pacific Ocean.
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Awaken Church gets unholy reception in Coronado
The desire to plant an Awaken Church campus in Coronado has churned up a First Amendment dispute, with freedom of speech, assembly and religion all involved.
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Op-Ed: In response to “A Practical Solution to Ocean Pollution”
The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP) does not discharge or divert untreated sewage into the ocean. While flows into the SBIWTP have averaged 8% above the plant’s design capacity over the past seven months, all flows into the plant are still treated and discharged through a pipeline to 3.5 miles offshore. Furthermore, environmental […]
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The Coronado News meets the USS Carl Vinson
It’s a bizarre sight, watching a man walking as if on land but with the vast ocean on all sides of him. He walks against the waves, nature subtly reminding humanity of their insignificant size. He’s on the USS Carl Vinson, one of three Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers stationed at Naval Air Station North […]