President Joe Biden, following pressure to declare a state of emergency on the Tijuana sewage crisis, has committed an additional $310 million to fix and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Tijuana Sewage Crisis
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Emerald Keepers host second Environmental Conference
Emerald Keepers welcomed several environmental leaders at its second annual Coronado Community Conference on Oct. 11.
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Coronado News wins two national awards for sewage crisis coverage
The Coronado News for its investigation of the Tijuana sewage crisis took home two national honors at the fifth annual LION Local Journalism Awards ceremony Oct. 3 in Durham, North Carolina.
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Council approves Green Energy Incentive Program, sewage update
In a short Coronado City Council meeting on Oct. 3, the city heard from the council on interagency committee meetings involving the Tijuana sewage crisis, and from city staff on potentially adopting a resolution to authorize a Green Energy Incentive Program. The program would waive permit fees for rooftop solar, electric vehicle charging stations and […]
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Op-Ed: Dear StopTheSewage.org, we actually agree on the problem
The response to my Op-Ed questioning “Where are the Democrats in the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis?” neglected to point out that in the body of the piece, I named those Democrats who have been in various positions of city, state and federal government leadership for at least 10 years. Perhaps it would have been […]
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Local women form environmental group to end sewage on beaches
Marely Ramírez, a full-time community activist, has co-founded an environmental group with four other women who are demanding that elected officials find solutions to clean local coastlines contaminated by Tijuana sewage outflows. Stop the Sewage.org already has organized two rallies at the beginning and conclusion of the summer to protest the sewage crisis that has […]
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Lisa Benson: Where’s Gov. Newsom on Tijuana sewage crisis?
Coronado News and syndicated editorial cartoonist Lisa Benson is the latest to opine how California Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to not care about the massive international sewage crisis affecting Imperial Beach and Coronado.
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Bailey, Downey update Coronado City Council on sewage crisis
A short Coronado City Council meeting on Sept. 19 covered updates from Mayor Richard Bailey and Councilwoman Carrie Anne Downey on the Tijuana sewage issue and there was a brief update about electrical charging vehicle spots in Coronado. Bailey during the 40-minute meeting updated city officials on efforts to obtain additional funding for the Tijuana […]
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Op-Ed: Here are ways to fix the Tijuana sewage crisis
The measures to remediate our sewage crisis at the state and federal levels move at a snail’s pace. There are options available to our local governments and agencies, and to voters. Following are some proposals and some thoughts. Otay Mesa II is a fourth Tijuana-San Diego border crossing scheduled to open in 2024 to 2026. […]
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Coronado teens fighting ocean sewage crisis with high school club
“‘What do we want? Stop the sewage! When do we want it? Now!’” are the words one teen led in a chant at a second rally protesting sewage in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 1. “We just had a protest…and we’re gonna do more protests in the future,” Danny Vinegrad told The Coronado News during […]
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t make sewage crisis a partisan issue
It’s too bad sewage on our beaches, an issue that is as nonpartisan as it gets, is being painted with partisan brush. (See the September 15 op-ed “Where are the Democrats in the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis?) To blame the Democrats and divide our community around this public health crisis is counterproductive. Instead, we […]
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Mayors to Newsom: Declare emergency for Tijuana sewage crisis
The mayors of every single city in San Diego County have sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom calling for him to declare a state of emergency regarding the Tijuana sewage crisis.
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Key official: At least $300M more needed to fix Tijuana sewage crisis
The Tijuana sewage system is outdated, non-functioning and leaking human waste and pathogens into the Pacific Ocean, riding sea currents from the Tijuana River into Imperial Beach and Coronado, and a key federal official said at least $300 million more is needed to stem the crisis. An urgency to fix the nearly 100-year environmental problem […]
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Op-Ed: Where are the Democrats in the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis?
On Sept. 1, a rally was held at Coronado’s Central Beach to call attention to the ocean water contamination due to continued sewage spills from Tijuana. Imperial Beach has been dramatically impacted by this sewage crisis for decades and Coronado has suffered ocean water contamination at an increased rate these past several years. Where were […]
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Protesters at Stop the Sewage rally demand action from elected officials
A community protest gathered Sept. 1 on Coronado Central beach under cloudy skies, crowding in between the familiar “keep out” signs warning visitors of the sewage contaminated waters in the Pacific Ocean. This gathering was no Labor Day weekend kickoff, instead 40 different groups rallied to protest the rampant sewage pollution from Tijuana, Mexico affecting […]
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Protesters rallying Friday in Coronado over sewage flows from Tijuana
Locals across San Diego are planning to protest the sewage pollution from Tijuana, Mexico affecting the livelihoods in southern California beach cities on Friday afternoon in Coronado. Environmental groups Stop The Sewage, Emerald Keepers, and Surfrider Foundation are working with community members and 40 different groups to hold a beach protest rally at 4 p.m. […]