California officials to hold series of meetings on Tijuana River sewage crisis

California state agencies and officials will convene a series of public meetings next week to discuss ongoing mitigation efforts and funding for the decades-old Tijuana River sewage crisis.

The California Coastal Commission will meet Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. at the Pier South Resort, 800 Seacoast Drive in Imperial Beach, with public comment available on a specified agenda item addressing the crisis.

A day later, the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee will hold a hearing at the Scripps Seaside Forum, 8610 Kennel Way, in La Jolla at 9 a.m. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear and Assemblymember Damon Connolly will chair the Dec. 11 hearing.

Assemblymember David Alvarez will host a joint Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact and Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs hearing at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Chula Vista City Hall to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). The agreement allocated $300 million to treat wastewater flows in the Tijuana River Valley, and many advocates vie...