{"id":385757,"date":"2026-07-04T03:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/385757\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T03:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:42:41","slug":"news-briefs-crown-city-run-and-swim-sharp-hospicecare-regatta-ocean-bay-water-quality-website-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/385757\/","title":{"rendered":"News briefs: Crown City run and swim, Sharp HospiceCare Regatta, ocean &#038; bay water quality website updated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crown City Classic and Crown City Open Water Swim<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crown-city-classic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" td-modal-image wp-image-243190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crown-city-classic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  \/><\/a>Crown City Classic. Photo: RWBMultiMedia<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/crowncityrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">53rd annual Crown City Classic<\/a> returns July 4, bringing thousands of runners to one of the nation\u2019s longest-running Independence Day road races. American distance star <a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/?s=%22Jess+McClain%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jess McClain<\/a>, who recently set an American record at the 2026 Boston Marathon, will return after becoming the first woman to win the race outright in <a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/jessica-mcclain-first-woman-to-win-crown-city-classic-in-coronado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2024<\/a>. The holiday weekend also includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/crowncityrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Crown City Open Water Swim<\/a> on July 5 in Glorietta Bay, with participants who complete both events earning the Crown City Challenge Medal.<\/p>\n<p>Sharp HospiceCare Benefit Regatta<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grossmontfoundation.ejoinme.org\/regatta2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-256904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sharp-HospiceCare-Regatta-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\"  \/><\/a>The annual <a href=\"https:\/\/grossmontfoundation.ejoinme.org\/regatta2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sharp HospiceCare Benefit Dinner and Regatta<\/a> returns to San Diego Bay Aug. 21-22. Hosted by Sharp HospiceCare, the Coronado Yacht Club, and the Cortez Racing Association, the two-day fundraiser begins with a dinner, dancing, and live auction on Friday, followed by the regatta on Saturday, when guests can watch the race from yachts on the bay. Proceeds support Sharp HospiceCare\u2019s services for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Water quality information for beachgoers updated<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosdapps.sandiegocounty.gov\/sdbeachinfo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-256905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/updated-sdbeachinfo-water-quality-website.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"123\"  \/><\/a>San Diego County has launched an updated version of <a href=\"https:\/\/cosdapps.sandiegocounty.gov\/sdbeachinfo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sdbeachinfo.com<\/a>, making it easier for beachgoers to check current water quality conditions before heading into the ocean or bay. The redesigned site features an interactive map, improved mobile access and real-time advisories and closures to help visitors make informed decisions about where it\u2019s safe to swim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crown City Classic and Crown City Open Water SwimCrown City Classic. Photo: RWBMultiMedia The 53rd annual Crown City&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[138364,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-385757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-news-briefs","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}