Coronado’s plan to build a plaza and restrooms at the ocean end of Avenida del Sol is being challenged by Coronado Shores residents — and two California Coastal Commission members. “You don’t build a bathroom …
January 17, 2017
Coronado News & Stories
Coronado Shores to fight public restroom
Coronado and Imperial Beach lay claim to sewage
The epic battle between the cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach for 200,000 gallons a day of sewage from the U.S. Navy landed in federal court last week, after Imperial Beach countersued Coronado, along with …
December 22, 2016
Glorietta Bay yields the beautiful, elusive seahorse
She rose from afternoon slumbers with something pinching her tail. Three feet below the surface of San Diego Bay her equine head, crowned with a five-point coronet, poked through a blanket of eel grass. Alarm …
December 21, 2016
Straight into bed
"Uh, is that Russian you’re speaking?” Long silence. “Not Russian. Romanian.” The guy looks at me. “Excuse me for saying so, but next time you are not sure, it is better to suggest Czech, or …
November 16, 2016
Barrio Loganeños fret over next airborne auto
More accidents are waiting to happen. That’s what residents say as Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol investigate why a truck flew off the San Diego-Coronado bridge and landed in Chicano Park on October 15. …
November 4, 2016
Stranded on the Silver Strand in rush hour
Commuters are fed up with the backed-up traffic on the Silver Strand in Coronado. "5 mph for 45+ minutes is pretty damn bad and inefficient for such a sparsely-populated area," Jessie Lee of Imperial Beach …
November 3, 2016
Mobbed-up memories evoked by Trump's SD donor list
The ghosts of two of San Diego's most controversial real estate moguls live on among the ranks of September San Diego donors to the Clinton and Trump presidential campaigns. Son of a San Diego bootlegger …
October 24, 2016
Coronado bridge lighting project out to bid
Caltrans is planning a $14.6 million project to rewire the 2.12 mile Coronado bridge and swap the span's incandescent lights for LEDs. "The majority of the work is under the bridge where people can't see …
October 20, 2016
Coronado wary of granny-flat legislation
Granny flats won’t be pushed out. They keep coming back, even though wealthier cities have thwarted them with a slew of door-slamming zoning codes. Starting next January, a new state law will make it easier …
October 17, 2016
Pokémon goes to Coronado and stays there
"I'm sorry but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH," wrote Coronado resident Stephanie Laurel Williams on Facebook on August 23rd. "I am a 49 year old surgeon. I went to Vons to get food for school lunches at …
August 25, 2016
Coronado Brewing turns 20
August 30 marks 20 years since Rick and Ron Chapman officially launched Coronado Brewing Company as a modest brewpub on Orange Avenue. Today, Coronado is a globally respected craft beer brand, named mid-size brewery of …
August 21, 2016
Dumb and tender
"Over here!” It’s the beautiful Carla. Fresh from her frou-frou session at Diane’s salon (“Diane is the only person in this world who understands my coiffure needs, darling”) here on the Emerald Isle of Coronado. …
Pedestrian restrictions in Coronado
In Coronado, pedestrians face new restrictions on crossing two major streets at intersections near the bridge. The roadway, also known as SR-75, runs to and from the bridge along Third and Fourth streets, acting as …
July 1, 2016
Sailor Helps Suicidal Man
Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Public Affairs Office P.O. Box 357058 San Diego, CA 92135-7058 (619) 545-3415 Release #: 16-005 June 29, 2016 SAN DIEGO — “I could tell he was distraught as he was crying …
June 30, 2016
Gas prices jump but maybe not too high
San Diego area gas prices jumped 10 to 15 cents per gallon last week, with many stations pushing their cash price for regular gas over the $3.00 threshold. Surprisingly, the oil companies are not offering …
June 27, 2016
Coronado Street Tree Committee loosens up
Four and a half years after Coronado resident Paul Richardson asked the city if he could remove the five fern pine trees in front of his house — the droppings from which tangled up his …
May 24, 2016
Real estate fraudsters stole more than $30 million
Coronado businessman Courtland Gettel and Arizona lawyer Jeffrey Greenberg pleaded guilty this week to pulling off a real estate scam that took in $30 million. They took out big loans against expensive homes in La …
May 19, 2016
College credit for beach volleyball
On the bay side of the Silver Strand north of Lowes Coronado Resort, there is a branch of Southwestern Community College tailored to water sports. The Crown Cove Aquatic Center is now offering credit courses …
May 18, 2016
Danger a given on Coronado's Avenue of Heroes
A private funeral on May 13 for Charles Keating, a Navy SEAL killed in combat in Iraq last week, was followed by a procession of vehicles along Coronado’s Avenue of Heroes. That route, SR-282, is …
May 14, 2016
A Naked Warrior for Coronado
Encinitas has its kook, now Coronado may get its own life-size bronze called the Naked Warrior. If the city council votes Tuesday (April 19) to accept the gift, the Naked Warrior will get a new …
April 16, 2016