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It’s an ambiance that’s rare to come by these days – that small-town holiday feeling that’s timeless, cozy and full of nostalgia. Amid countless Christmas events and holiday celebrations each year, Coronado somehow makes the feeling tangible. And that’s thanks to community members who carry on traditions set long ago.  The world’s first outdoor, electrically-lit, […]

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified a clean energy option that has been suspended. This story has been updated to reflect the change. For years now, Coronado officials have been mulling a decision that could change how the city procures its energy and where it comes from.  Currently, the energy powering Coronado […]

Intuitively, most people would agree that cell phone usage during school hours is harmful to a student’s learning and social engagement.   And in actuality, the numbers are there to back up that claim:  On a typical day, teens pick up their phones over 100 times on average, according to a 2023 report from Common Sense […]

This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be grateful for. As a newspaper, we want to thank our readers for welcoming us into Coronado and investing time and energy into telling us your stories and reading our content. It is a job we do not take lightly.   We hope you enjoy some good food, good […]

Now that we’ve had some time to process the Port of San Diego’s closed-door decision terminating its lease with the current operator of the Coronado Ferry Landing, it’s clear one thing is still missing: answers.  It was a decision that sent confusion rippling through the community. With no guarantee of a lease extension to Port […]

By the time students graduate from high school, hundreds of people have poured into their academic and personal development, whether that be parents, teachers, counselors, district leaders or other family members, to name a few. And for good reason: Our children are our most precious assets. In Coronado, the community surrounding the school district is […]

Drivers in Coronado and all throughout California are getting ticketed for parking within 20 feet of an approach to a crosswalk, whether or not the curb is painted red. Known as the daylighting law, or more officially as Assembly Bill 413, the mandate aims to increase pedestrian and driver safety. And, while it’s a norm […]

The fight to redraw districting maps has run rampant in the United States, and with a Nov. 4 special election deadline fast approaching, California voters are being thrown into the match, now key players for determining how the state will respond.  The sole measure on the state’s ballot is Proposition 50, which would temporarily establish […]

As a city sandwiched between two major naval installations –  a hub for aircraft carriers, aviation and training operations – Coronado is, at its core, the textbook definition of a Navy town.  Since this Oct. 13 marked the Navy’s 250th anniversary, it is a good time to pause and recognize how deeply woven the Navy […]

In many ways, attention is currency. The more eyes on an issue, the more agencies involved, the closer we are to invoking real change.  Attention has been a crucial ingredient in advocacy efforts to help find a solution for the Tijuana sewage crisis. And while there’s still plenty of work to do, we’re now at […]

In the wake of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s death, a wave of opinions and commentaries have broken out across social media platforms, news sites and talk shows. The conclusions are far reaching – supporters and adversaries of Kirk commend the way he welcomed civic debate, while others condemn the mode by which he did it.  […]

Since the Coronado Bay Bridge opened in 1969, there have been over 400 deaths from people choosing to jump. In the more than half-century it’s been around, the structure – built in a showstopping curve to make Coronado accessible while allowing Navy ships to pass underneath – has adopted another moniker. It’s often recognized as […]