The Coronado High School girls’ varsity tennis team wrapped up its season on Oct. 30 after losing to Clairemont High School in the CIF Division 3 team tournament. Coronado, who stepped into the season with an unconventional squad made up of four varsity returners and a roster full of athletes recruited from other sports, was […]
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Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh Lee leading in school board race
Unofficial election results this week show Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh Lee significantly leading in polls for the two open Coronado Unified School District trustee seats. Cavanaugh, a retired educator who is the only incumbent seeking reelection, and Lee, a retired naval aviator and CUSD parent, had each garnered more than 3,900 votes as of Nov. […]
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Results of US Congress and state races affecting Coronado
While the nation swept Republican candidate Donald Trump back into office, voting trends in California remain significantly Democratic. Here is a wrap up of races on the national and state level that will affect Coronado: U.S. Senate: Adam Schiff Democrat Adam Schiff beat out Republican and former baseball star Steve Garvey in the race for […]
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California Democrat Adam Schiff wins US Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff won the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Nov. 5 after a lopsided, low-key contest. The Los Angeles-area congressman, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, defeated Republican former baseball […]
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Coronado’s nonpartisan elections don’t seem nonpartisan anymore
Coronado, known as a friendly and serene island community with nonpartisan elections, has somehow erupted into open combat between Republicans and Democrats, with both sides seemingly relying on political action committees (PACs) to wage their electoral fight. That conflict, which mirrors the partisan acrimony and cultural warfare going on nationwide, has been compounded with rumors […]
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Campaign finance reports for Coronado school board candidates
Correction: The original version of this story incorrectly characterized the contributions made to Shawnee Barton Merriman from nonprofit leaders. The second contribution from a separate nonprofit leader is not the second largest contribution to her campaign, but rather among the largest out-of-state contributions. After school board races conclude in a few weeks, two trustees will […]
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Letter to the Editor: Response to Leon Benham’s ‘Primer on Ocean Sewage’: setting the record straight
We, Brian McNeece of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) Citizens Forum and Richard Gersberg, professor emeritus at San Diego State University, are writing to address significant inaccuracies in the Sept. 9 Op-Ed article, “Ocean Sewage Primer” by Leon Benham. While Mr. Benham (also a member of the IBWC Citizens Forum) raises concerns regarding […]
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New Optimist Club president brings goals for revamped membership and investment in community
David Bean said his dedication to volunteering runs in the family. One might say it wasn’t learned but runs in his blood. “My interest in that club really goes back to when I was a kid because my parents were big into volunteering in the community,” Bean said about his interest in the Optimist Club […]
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Enter the annual Turkey Coloring Contest
Children have the opportunity to submit an entry for the Recreation and Golf Services’ annual Turkey Coloring Contest until Nov. 7. Sponsored by the Coronado Junior Woman’s Club, this holiday tradition invites local elementary school children in kindergarten through fifth grade to compose a colorful Thanksgiving masterpiece. Submitted designs in the past have ranged from […]
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Coronado’s 2024 school board candidates speak at PTO forum
With about a month left until election day, prospective trustees to the Coronado Unified School District board shared who they are and why they’re running during a community forum on Tuesday, Oct 1. The district’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) leaders presented a forum moderated by former board Trustee Dawn Ovrom, to learn more about the […]
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Op-Ed: Preserving Coronado’s residential quality of life by Mike Donovan
Editor’s note: The Coronado News has invited all City Council and mayoral candidates to submit a first-person article about their background, civic involvement and reason for running for office. We intend to run articles in the order they are received. I came to Coronado in the mid-1970s with the U.S. Navy, after graduating from the […]
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Q&A: Council candidate Andrew Gade, protecting what he holds dear
Editor’s note: The 2024 council candidates running for the two open council seats are Andrew Gade, Mark Fleming, Christine Mott, Amy Steward, Mark Warner and Laura Wilkinson Sinton. A third council member may be selected in the process depending on the mayoral result. Three current council members — John Duncan, Mike Donovan and Casey Tanaka […]
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Letter to the Editor: Why is the TJ sewage issue taking so long to solve?
Last week, Councilmember John Duncan and I, representing the city-appointed Cross-Border Sewage Subcommittee, traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for and to help secure additional funding to address the sewage flowing from Mexico. This year marks the eighth year the City of Coronado has engaged on this issue and one of the most common questions […]
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US aircraft carrier in the Middle East is heading home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the Roosevelt to extend its deployment for a short time and […]
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First Annual Binational Race set for Sept. 15
On Sunday, Sept. 15, the first annual Binational Race, which has a starting point in the U.S. and a finish line in Mexico, will take place with runners from both countries. Half marathon runners will traverse 13.1 miles from the Las Americas Premium Outlets in San Diego to Playas de Tijuana. A 10K option will […]
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Islanders Cross Country back in action
The Coronado High School cross country team got back into action on Aug. 24 at the Bronco Invitational. Head Coach George Green said that the Islanders cross country program is sitting at 30 runners, with around half of them newcomers, so it is still early to tell how they may fare this season. “There are […]