What will we address and solve together?
Sewage Crisis at Our Beaches
Sewage Crisis at Our Beaches
Sewage Crisis at Our Beaches
As a co-founder of StopTheSewage.org, our Coronado non-profit 501c3 educating and advocating for solutions to this crisis, I remain on the front lines to demand solutions that are built to last. We're not just fixing a broken plant but planning for future growth and pollution solutions. Coronado can and should do more to protect our healt
As a co-founder of StopTheSewage.org, our Coronado non-profit 501c3 educating and advocating for solutions to this crisis, I remain on the front lines to demand solutions that are built to last. We're not just fixing a broken plant but planning for future growth and pollution solutions. Coronado can and should do more to protect our health and beaches. Our small businesses and tourism depend on it, too. Let's fix this mess.
E-bike Safety for our Kids
Sewage Crisis at Our Beaches
Sewage Crisis at Our Beaches
Public safety is the responsibility of local government, and we need to catch up to this fun new ride with the safety measures to match. E-bikes have exploded in numbers on the streets (and sidewalks) of Coronado. What we know is cars and e-bikes travel at similar speeds, and the dangers to our kids - who are not cognizant of the rules of
Public safety is the responsibility of local government, and we need to catch up to this fun new ride with the safety measures to match. E-bikes have exploded in numbers on the streets (and sidewalks) of Coronado. What we know is cars and e-bikes travel at similar speeds, and the dangers to our kids - who are not cognizant of the rules of the road - are real. No driver wants to hurt a kid. We will work together, find best practice in other cities and include our kids in crafting safer streets and sidewalks.
Water and Storm Resiliency
Sewage Crisis at Our Beaches
Water and Storm Resiliency
Storms and Water Resiliency are two major planning issues to protect Coronado's future. The flooding that occured in Country Club, along 4th, and in the low lying areas near the tennis courts - not to mention Orange Avenue - showed that hundred year storms are coming every five years now. The Colorado River pact is up in 2026 and water ra
Storms and Water Resiliency are two major planning issues to protect Coronado's future. The flooding that occured in Country Club, along 4th, and in the low lying areas near the tennis courts - not to mention Orange Avenue - showed that hundred year storms are coming every five years now. The Colorado River pact is up in 2026 and water rates are about to jump. This requires action on Coronado's part to keep our golf course, medians and parks green.
About Laura Wilkinson Sinton
As co-founder of StopTheSewage.org, I have been leading a bipartisan group of concerned Coronado citizens in demanding more public attention to our beach sewage crisis.
My professional career as a broadcast executive and licensee, Fortune 500 Energy executive, consultant, entrepreneur and small business owner, gives me a well-rounded perspective and a capacity for building consensus. My husband Jon, our four kids and six grandkids always keep me grounded. As a recent Executive Master's Degree graduate from Arizona State University in Sustainability Leadership, my research concentrated on Coronado traffic woes, ocean pollution and flood resilience - which our town needs to prioritize now.
I have traveled to the White House, EPA and Congress with Imperial Beach Mayor Aguirre hand others helping secure the funds needed to start overdue repairs on our malfunctioning federally-run sewage treatment plant, and have recently testified in Sacramento on environmental and governance bills for our community's issues with Port of San Diego pollution and Port development plans. Mentoring the Stop The Sewage Club at CHS (at left) has helped our students learn public policy and advocacy work as citizen scientists. It's my labor of love for these future voters as they won "club of the year" in 2024 at CHS and received the award from our School Board of Trustees.
WIlkinson Sinton Media and Affiliations
Campaign Coverage
- Coronado Times https://coronadotimes.com/news/2024/07/01/laura-wilkinson-sinton-announces-candidacy-for-coronado-city-council/
- Coronado Times https://coronadotimes.com/news/2024/07/09/city-council-candidate-laura-wilkinson-sintons-unplanned-journey-to-politics/
- Coronado Eagle-Journal https://www.coronadonewsca.com/opinion/why-i-m-running-for-coronado-city-council/article_da5d7b3a-3d75-11ef-bea9-03a1d3e68f7c.html
- Coronado Eagle-Journal https://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_city_news/laura-wilkinson-sinton-announces-candidacy-for-city-council/article_2a335a5a-4873-11ef-9e7f-0b259df1409c.html
TV/Print Coverage StopTheSewage.org Advocacy
- Channel 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3lihMCu4c
- Fox 5 News https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/rally-held-in-coronado-over-tijuana-river-sewage-crisis/
- Channel 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABOGFTZESY
- KUSI /Fox 5 News https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/coronado-students-rally-to-stop-the-sewage/
- Coronado Times https://coronadotimes.com/news/2024/03/29/coronado-students-rally-to-stop-the-sewage-polluting-the-ocean/
Op-Eds by Laura on SANDAG tolls for infrastructure and Port of San Diego Issues with Coronado
Other Coronado Affiliations, Contributions, and Service
- South County Economic Development Council (Board of Directors since 2018)
- California State Assembly recipient of 2024 Environmental Hero Award
- California State Senate recipient of 2024 Environmental Award
- Advocated for reform and accountability for the Port of San Diego (AB 2783)
- Coronado Cays Yacht Club Equity Member
- C-Gulls at CCYC
- Camp Able
- Audubon Society
- Coronado Historical Society
- Friends of the Library
- Master Composter (Coronado Garden Clubs Speaker) - set up CHS garden composting sites
- Served on Coronado City's Climate Action Advisory Group
- Mentored the Stop The Sewage Coronado High School Club, winning "Club of the Year" 2024 at CHS as voted by their peers and awarded by CUSD Board of Trustees
Laura is the ONLY council candidate ALREADY WORKING for Coronado families demanding clean, safe water and air and advocating for action
