R.G. Head, 87, a Vietnam War veteran living in Coronado is grateful to be alive following more than 3,000 flying hours, of which 700 were in combat, during his years of service in the U.S. Air Force. Born in Iowa in 1938, Head learned to fly at the age of 15, got his pilot’s license […]
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Coronado High routs Mar Vista in homecoming game
Senior wide receiver and defensive back Spencer Reidarson was nominated to homecoming court. Photo courtesy of Kelly Moore.
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San Diego County supervisors approve studies on sewage crisis impacts
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 unanimously approved new studies to assess public health, economic impacts and toxic gas implications from what supervisors called one of the worst environmental justice catastrophes in the country, the Tijuana River sewage crisis. On Sept. 9, all district supervisors supported County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre’s request […]
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Coronado signs labor contracts with police and fire departments
After eight months of negotiations, Coronado has struck a deal with the city’s police and fire department employees on their salaries and benefits. The Coronado Police Officers Association (CPOA) and Coronado Firefighters Association (CFA) had been talking about their potential new contract with the city since December of last year, and as of Sept. 2, […]
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Polluted Tijuana River closed Coronado beaches days after rapid treatment plant expansion
The beaches in Coronado were closed from Sept. 1 through Sept. 4, along with several South Bay shorelines near the U.S.-Mexico border due to heavy sewage flows entering the beaches from Tijuana. In an effort to protect public health, the County of San Diego issued water-contact closures for Avenida Lunar to North Beach in Coronado […]
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The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant can now process 10 more millions of gallons of sewage
Aug. 28 marked 100 days since the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a fast-tracked expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the binational agency said on Aug. 27 that it intends to test the project’s completion instantly. On May 20, the two agencies launched […]
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Coronado High School grad Austin Varco’s climb to NASCAR
He’s trying to accomplish something that’s never been done: Coronado High School graduate Austin Varco (class of 2017) is gunning to become the first openly-diagnosed autistic driver to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race. And he’ll have a chance to do so soon, as Varco’s competing in his first ARCA Menards Series race, the Portland 112, on […]
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Bidding opened for Coronado Cays mansion on the auction market in Hong Kong
The estate, known as 3 The Point in the Coronado Cays, has been on the market for more than a year now, but the nearly 12,000-square-foot dwelling is now up for auction, and bidding opened on Sept. 8 at $19 million. Concierge Auctions, a New-York based luxury real estate auction marketplace, is hosting the September […]
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New Mexican restaurant to open in Coronado Historical Association cafe
The space situated neatly at the corner of Orange and Isabella avenues, with a petite triangular outdoor dining spot outside the Coronado Historical Association, will have a new Mexican restaurant, La Corriente, in its place by the end of August. Founded in Tijuana in 2010 by Karim Reza, a Mexican architect, the restaurant was inspired […]
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Mitch McKay looks to prioritize sewage crisis as new Imperial Beach mayor
Resolving the sewage crisis and restoring the economic landscape for small businesses are top-of-the-mind priorities for newly appointed Imperial Beach Mayor Mitch McKay. “To me, those are the two paramount, kind of hand-in-hand, issues right now that I think need the attention,” said McKay. “We’re going to continue pushing forward.” McKay, 67, will be sworn […]
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What steps is Imperial Beach taking to find a new mayor?
Imperial Beach is looking to fill a vacant mayoral seat and there’s more than one possibility its City Council can navigate in these circumstances. At the first regular meeting in August, Imperial Beach council members will determine if a new city leader will be decided through direct appointment or via an application followed by an […]
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NASA technology observes Tijuana sewage pollution entering the Pacific Ocean
A U.S. air and space agency says the Tijuana sewage crisis polluting Southern California beaches can be tracked by instruments in space. In a study published on June 15, scientists tracked a Tijuana River plume using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) instrument, built at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to map minerals […]
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Coronado rallies for veterans
Hundreds of Coronado residents and veterans gathered on the anniversary of D-Day in support of a protest happening more than 2,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. The rally in D.C. on June 6 came about due to proposals to decrease the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) workforce by 15%, or around 83,000 employees. VA Secretary […]
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Bruno Dominguez-Martinez from the Coronado School of the Arts wins best actor
The crowd inside Balboa Theatre filled the room with lively cheers and applause seconds after Broadway San Diego announced the region’s best youth actors. Bruno Dominguez-Martinez, from the Coronado School of the Arts, won best actor in the 2025 Broadway San Diego Awards for his performance in CoSA’s production of “Cabaret.” Following graduation in June, […]
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Hotel del Coronado welcomes new general manager, Marco Tabet
Hilton announced the appointment of Marco Tabet as general manager of the Hotel del Coronado on May 12 following his six-year tenure as general manager at Conrad Punta de Mita in Nayarit, Mexico. “My goal at The Del is to continue to cultivate a culture where guests want to return year after year and where […]