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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has stepped up construction projects to mitigate the sewage crisis impacting communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, cutting nine months from previously announced timelines. The U.S. and Mexico are coordinating on expediting a multi-year plan to treat Tijuana sewage that has polluted the ocean for years, closing South […]

Fall-themed decorations welcome island residents and visitors to the Coronado Certified Farmers Market on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, with a backdrop of skyscrapers from downtown San Diego visible across the bay. The market, which is open Tuesdays, has provided a rural shopping experience in the city ever since Mary Hillbrecht, a third-generation Escondido farmer, launched […]

Arash Kohan is a pharmacist who hopes to bring a new pharmacy to Coronado after Rite Aid closed earlier this year. “When you sign up to become a pharmacist, your ultimate goal is to help people,” said Kohan. “There’s a great deal of satisfaction when you do and you see the gratitude in return. On […]

A stabbing at Coronado Middle School this morning has left one student at the hospital getting treated for injuries. The other student is currently in custody. Coronado police officers responded to an incident at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday morning involving two 7th graders at the middle school library. During a class break, an altercation took place […]

The family of Gabriel Palacios, a 13-year-old who took his own life earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit against Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) one month after the district rejected a legal claim that says bullying and harassment at Coronado Middle School were substantial factors leading to his suicide. Orsolya and Felipe Palacios, Gabriel’s […]

Julieyanna “Jules” Parker was patrolling Coronado Beach near the water line when two girls playing in the sand came into focus.  They were probably somewhere between 6 and 8 years old, Parker estimates, and when they saw Parker with her long, blonde ponytail driving in the lifeguard vehicle, they gave her a wave.  Parker waved […]

The Imperial Beach City Council has appointed Mariko Renee Nakawatase, an Imperial Beach resident who attended Mar Vista High School and currently works with the County of San Diego, as the new District 3 council member. Following a second round of interviews on Oct. 1, the council voted to appoint Nakawatase to the empty council […]

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has given its support to calls for a two-year study assessing the soil, water and sediment in the Tijuana River Valley with the goal of using the data to once more request a Superfund designation from the Environmental Protection Agency. In late September the board unanimously agreed to […]

Months after the passing of 13-year-old Gabriel Palacios, his family is holding the Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) responsible in a legal claim that says bullying and harassment at Coronado Middle School were substantial factors leading to his suicide. Expressing condolences to the family, the district rejected the complaint. “While attending Coronado Middle School the […]

More than 60 years ago, a family member’s advice ignited retired Capt. James Ginn Callaway’s decision to serve in the U.S. Navy. “‘Before you settle down, whatever you’re going to do in life, you ought to go into the Navy for three years and see the world,’” said Callaway, recalling the words of an uncle. […]

The Imperial Beach City Council has narrowed the field of candidates for an open seat, and is scheduled to vote on a final decision during the Oct. 1 meeting. At a Sept. 17 meeting, the council selected four District 3 residents from a list of eight candidates to move forward to another round of interviews […]

If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone you know may be, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced plans to start construction in the summer of 2026 on a long-awaited Coronado Bridge suicide barrier with an estimated completion […]