Hey there, Coronado! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Also on today's calendar: Open House tomorrow, 9/26. and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. It's official: Coronado is the newest addition to San Diego Community Power – San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Coronado has officially joined San Diego Community Power, meaning that starting around March 2028 your electricity supply will default to this community-run provider instead of SDG&E, though SDG&E will still deliver power and handle billing. Residents and businesses will be automatically enrolled, can opt out for free, and will choose among three plans offering different mixes of renewable energy and potential bill savings.
2. Village Elementary navigates principal's extended leave of absence; interim principal steps in (coronadotimes.com) — Families at Coronado Village Elementary are adjusting after learning Principal Pete Kuhns has extended his family medical leave indefinitely. Coronado Unified has appointed Human Resources Director Donna Tripi as interim principal, highlighting her decades of leadership experience and recent work on campus to ensure continuity, support staff, and reassure parents that student safety and stability remain the top priorities.
3. Commercial Real Estate Tips for Coronado Investors (coronadotimes.com) — If you're investing in Coronado commercial property, this piece explains how today's fast-changing market, limited local inventory, and long-term demand should shape your strategy. It walks through tracking Coronado-specific trends, using 1031 exchanges in California, diversifying property types, and watching regional developments so you can better protect returns over time.
4. Feds find Tijuana River pollution poses public health hazard in San Diego (getwetprojectblog.com) — Coronado residents are officially included among South Bay communities where hydrogen sulfide from the Tijuana River has reached levels federal health experts say can harm people's health. A new federal assessment validates years of complaints about foul air, documents extreme short‑term gas spikes, and urges cutting sewage flows while the county advances its own Capture and Clean infrastructure plan and distributes air purifiers.
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