The Coronado News

11/16/2024

Nicholas Dunn, a 2019 Coronado High grad, is currently training in Canada to compete for the nation’s skeleton team.

11/16/2024

Kailani Miante, a fifth-grader in Coronado, earned USA Triathlon All-American status in October.

On a windy afternoon, 10-year-old Kailani Miante pedals a blue road bike along Coronado’s Spreckels Park to the Bayshore Bikeway and then home, completing about a 6-mile ride with her nana.  The next day, Kailani chooses between swimming with her sister, running, or biking with her parents while ...

11/15/2024

After John Duncan's win as mayor of Coronado, his City Council seat now remains vacant. The process to fill this seat is a little cumbersome, so here are the possible outcomes.

The Coronado City Council has a vacancy thanks to John Duncan’s mayoral victory, with an empty seat to be filled either through a special election or by appointment from the new council and mayor.  To fill open seats in the past, the city has held special elections since at least 1973, according ...

11/14/2024

As of Wednesday night, Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh Lee lead the school board race. Shawnee Barton Merriman and Bill Sandke, with less than 25% of the votes each, have conceded.

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, ...

11/11/2024

Retired Navy Capt. Brian Drechsler will celebrate his first Veterans Day as a Veteran after coming out of 26 years of service as a Navy SEAL.

After 26 years in the U.S. Navy, retired Capt. Brian Drechsler will celebrate his first Veterans Day as a veteran. And, with the benefit of hindsight, he offers one major takeaway: If the American public could see what Navy SEALs do, they would all sleep better knowing that those kinds of warriors a...

11/09/2024

Current City Council member John Duncan is to be the new mayor of Coronado after leading the polls by 5% and running mate Casey Tanaka concedes.

After several long months of campaigning, filing donations and speaking at forums, former Mayor Casey Tanaka has conceded to current City Council member John Duncan to be the new mayor of Coronado. A vote tally update Nov. 8 showed Duncan with a commanding lead, carrying more than 46% of the ballots...

11/09/2024

Here is a wrap up of races on the national and state level that will affect 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...

11/09/2024

Coronado Middle School celebrated current and past members in the service and their families.

Smiles decorated the faces of Coronado Middle School students as U.S. veterans and current service members paraded through a “Line of Gratitude” procession the Thursday before Veteran’s Day, surrounded by small American Flags waved in the air. The procession – mostly parents of the schoolchi...

11/08/2024

As results are flooding in for the 2024 elections and key races are being called, here are the outcomes of 10 California propositions as they stand now.

As results are flooding in for the 2024 elections and key races are being called, here are the outcomes of 10 California propositions as they stand now:  Prop. 2 (Bonds for building schools): Passed With passage of this proposition, the state can borrow $10 billion to build or renovate K-12 public ...

11/08/2024

Casey Tanaka conceded the 2024 Coronado mayoral race on Thursday night.

Still leading the Coronado mayoral race on Thursday night, John Duncan appears to claim the title of mayor after Casey Tanaka conceded. Duncan continued to lead at 46.30% after another round of results were released at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Shortly after the San Diego County Registrar of Voters update...

11/06/2024

The city partnered with Circuit to provide a free electric mini shuttle service to the residents and visitors of Coronado four months ago. This is the update.

Coronado’s experiment with a free shuttle service has attracted about 322 passengers a day since it was launched as a pilot program in June, but city leaders have yet to determine whether the program will be sustainable. The city paid Circuit a total of around $347,000 to operate the Electric Mi....

11/06/2024

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. But at the voting center in Coronado throughout the day on Tuesday, voters seemed divided on which presidential candidate they were voting for.

Brian, 33, and Sage Trainor, 26, said they voted for Donald Trump because they believed in his handling of military affairs during a previous presidential term.

Stephanie Price, 38, said she cast her ballot for Kamala Harris out of fear about how Trump might treat women and the LGBTQ+ community.

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Story and photo by Kylie Capuano.

11/06/2024

And the first unofficial results came in last night with John Duncan leading with 46.29% and Casey Tanaka at a close second with 41.07%. Mike Donovan is at a distant third with 12.64%.

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Story by Madeline Yang, photo by Julieta Soto.

11/06/2024

Election Day was yesterday and this was a nail biter.

Hundreds of voters lined up at the Coronado Public Library on Tuesday – some waiting more than an hour to cast votes in a bitter presidential race and hard-fought local elections.

Old and new voters, who queued up at the city’s only official voting center, said their minds were on issues such as class representation, abortion and women’s rights as they prepared to mark ballots.

This was Election Day in photos.

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Photos by Julieta Soto.

11/06/2024

As of Tuesday night, Renee Cavanaugh, a retired educator who is the only incumbent seeking reelection, was leading the four Unified School District candidates at 32.22%.

One thing is clear from the initial posting of election results for Coronado school board elections: The races are too close to call.  As of Tuesday night, Renee Cavanaugh, a retired educator who is the only incumbent seeking reelection, was leading the four Unified School District candidates at 32...

11/06/2024

It's a close battle for the presidential election and Coronado voters seem as divided as the rest of the nation.

Amid a neck-and-neck battle for the presidency, with no clear winner as of Tuesday evening, Coronado voters seemed as divided as the rest of the nation.  Brian, 33, and Sage Trainor, 26, said they voted for Donald Trump because they believed in his handling of military affairs during a previous pre...

11/06/2024

John Duncan leads in the mayoral races as the first unofficial results were released tonight. These results are not final. The Coronado News will continue to provide up-to-date coverage online as the races continue.

If early election results are an indication, municipal and school board elections in Coronado appear to be nailbiters.    In the mayoral race, none of the three candidates had more than 50% of the votes when initial ballot results were posted Tuesday night. City Council member John Duncan was lea...

11/06/2024

On election day, many Coronado voters seemed more attuned to the presidential race than municipal contests.

Hundreds of voters lined up at the Coronado Public Library on Tuesday – some waiting more than an hour to cast votes in a bitter presidential race and hard-fought local elections. Old and new voters, who queued up at the city’s only official voting center, said their minds were on issues such as...