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The half-cent sales tax could raise $80 million per year for the Tijuana River sewage problem, but there’s little direction on how it should be spent. -
Being a journalist has many challenges, but those working just across the border face a unique set of obstacles. KPBS Video Journalist Matthew Bowler spent the day chasing down leads with a few Tijuana journalists. -
The first seizure was on April 7, when officers referred a 51-year-old Mexican national driving a Toyota Prius for a secondary inspection. During the inspection, a CBP canine team alerted to the vehicle, and agents allegedly found 124 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $2.4 million in 44 packages concealed in the doors, back seat and rear quarter panels of the car. -
For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Recent research shows this chronically contaminated watershed in Southern California is also polluting the air. -
This week's high heat, combined with untreated wastewater flows from Mexico in the Tijuana River Valley, have led to elevated hydrogen sulfide emissions which cause a rotten egg smell. -
Researchers say a program combining small loans, training and peer support helped female sex workers reduce health risks and gain financial stability. -
Chaos erupted Sunday throughout Mexico after members of the Mexican military killed the leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels near the city of Guadalajara. But there were no incidents reported on Monday in Tijuana.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with local and congressional leaders in San Diego on Thursday to tout the U.S. and Mexico’s progress in cleaning up the polluted Tijuana River. -
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a pollution crisis chief position and has begun recruiting. -
The sewage hot spot along Saturn Boulevard became the focus of studies last year by a team from UC San Diego. Researchers found that a discharge pipe was causing toxic gasses to be released into the air.
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