The move by elected officials comes after The Coronado News earlier this year published a five-part investigative series that examined the decades of broken promises by political leaders to fix the sewage crisis that has hurt local economies and sickened residents, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Navy SEALS.
Investigations
Posted inNews
Activists in Tijuana inform the public about sewage contaminated ocean waters
A group of environmentalists in Tijuana walked among beach-goers with signs about the ongoing Tijuana sewage crisis encouraging them to take action on July 2. That Sunday morning, Tijuana Animal Rights organized a beach cleanup and demonstration to raise awareness of ocean contamination at Playas de Tijuana, with outreach efforts to enact the Plant-Based Treaty […]
Posted inNews
Federal agency holding public meeting July 12 on sewage crisis
The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission is inviting the public to a meeting regarding the health crisis at the Coronado Community Center on July 12. The two-hour meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Triton Room at 1845 Strand Way.
Posted inNews
County Supervisors declare emergency on sewage crisis
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors have declared a state of emergency regarding the ongoing Tijuana sewage crisis that has polluted the Pacific Ocean and closed beaches in Coronado and Imperial Beach.
Posted inNews
Tijuana Beach clean up in Playas
Tijuana Animal Save alongside other activists in Tijuana will be organizing a demonstration to raise awareness of the Mexican government’s failure to take action against ocean contamination, organizers said.
Posted inInvestigations
‘Dear Mr. President, We need your help’
Hundreds of Imperial Beach children are writing letters to President Biden to ask that he help with a sewage crisis that has made them ill.
Posted inOp-Eds
Op-Ed: America’s solution to the Tijuana sewage crisis
Absent a true solution (with sufficient ongoing funding) to handle Tijuana’s sewage, our best option is what I call the TJ Dilution Solution. It may prove to be the critical extra layer of protection that we need.
Posted inNews
Key officials: More money needed to fix Tijuana sewage problem
Panelists highlighted that the main challenge is stretching an allocated $330 million from Congress and $144 million from Mexico that’s expected to fund wastewater infrastructure projects they said was “unrealistically low.”
Posted inNews
¿Cómo le ha afectado la crisis de las aguas residuales de Tijuana?
The Coronado News ha investigado y publicado reportes durante gran parte de este año sobre la crisis de las aguas residuales de Tijuana. Le hemos llevado a Tijuana para mostrarle cómo comparten una manguera de agua 29 familias al carecer de alcantarillado. También hemos compartido historias y testimonios de víctimas de la contaminación como el […]
Posted inNews
How has the Tijuana sewage crisis affected you?
The Coronado News has teamed with MuckRock to continue our investigation of the Tijuana sewage crisis, and we would like your help.
Posted inNews
U.S., Mexico ok Tijuana projects to help sewage problem
The U.S. and Mexico announced the authorization of two projects that are expected to help with sewage problems from Tijuana.
Posted inNews
Imperial Beach Council asks White House for help on sewage crisis
Imperial Beach, fed up with the ongoing sewage discharge from Tijuana, is asking the White House for assistance.
Posted inInvestigations, News
Coronado creates committee to deal with Tijuana sewage crisis
The city of Coronado has voted to create an “AD HOC” subcommittee to address the cross border water pollution crisis following an investigation by The Coronado News.
Posted inInvestigations, News
Imperial Beach Council working to find solutions on sewage crisis
The Imperial Beach City Council hosted a workshop on Wednesday evening to educate the community about the ongoing bi-national sewage crisis. Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and City Council members from each district, except absent Mayor Pro Tempore Matthew Leyba-González from District 4, attentively listened to community members voicing exasperated concerns and posed questions concluding […]
Posted inInvestigations, News
Special meeting on Tijuana sewage crisis set for Wednesday in Imperial Beach
The city of Imperial Beach will hold a special workshop with several government entities about the Tijuana sewage crisis on Wednesday evening.
Posted inInvestigations
Promises, Promises: Will Mexico keep its bargain to fix sewage crisis?
The U.S. has pledged at least $330 million for the Tijuana sewage crisis, but U.S. officials are concerned whether Mexico keep its funding promises?