A North Pacific storm system will slowly move over San Diego County Friday with rain and mountain snow possible late in the evening. Most precipitation is expected early Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon with rain likely for much of the county and snow possible above about five thousand feet. As the cold winter storm moves east, a high-pressure system […]
The decision of the Port of San Diego and the cities of Imperial Beach and Chula Vista to sue the U.S. branch of the binational International Boundary and Water Commission for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act is a proportionate, necessary response to a grave problem that only seems to get worse, not better. The port […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Melissa Etehad, Joseph Serna and Hailey Branson-Potts
After enduring one of its driest winters on record, California was being hit Friday by a frigid storm moving in from the Gulf of Alaska that triggered blizzard and avalanche warnings in the Sierra Nevada and concerns about more mudslides and flash-flooding in the southern part of the state. “It’s the biggest storm of the […]
South Bay elected officials said they are filing a lawsuit Friday in the most dramatic attempt in decades to force the federal government to plug up the millions of gallons of sewage and polluted water that routinely stream over the border from Tijuana into the San Diego region. The cities of Imperial Beach and Chula […]
Rain and Mountain Snow Headed for San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8by News 8 Weather TeamA North Pacific storm system will slowly move over San Diego County Friday with rain and mountain snow possible late in the evening. Most precipitation is expected early Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon with rain likely for much of the county and snow possible above about five thousand feet. As the cold winter storm moves east, a high-pressure system […]
Editorial: Border Sewage Lawsuit: Port, Cities Had No Choice
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneThe decision of the Port of San Diego and the cities of Imperial Beach and Chula Vista to sue the U.S. branch of the binational International Boundary and Water Commission for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act is a proportionate, necessary response to a grave problem that only seems to get worse, not better. The port […]
Biggest Storm Of The Season Moves Into California, Bringing Warnings Of Blizzards And Mudslides
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Melissa Etehad, Joseph Serna and Hailey Branson-PottsAfter enduring one of its driest winters on record, California was being hit Friday by a frigid storm moving in from the Gulf of Alaska that triggered blizzard and avalanche warnings in the Sierra Nevada and concerns about more mudslides and flash-flooding in the southern part of the state. “It’s the biggest storm of the […]
South Bay Cities, Port Slap Feds With Clean Water Act Lawsuit For Failure To Contain Sewage From Tijuana
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithSouth Bay elected officials said they are filing a lawsuit Friday in the most dramatic attempt in decades to force the federal government to plug up the millions of gallons of sewage and polluted water that routinely stream over the border from Tijuana into the San Diego region. The cities of Imperial Beach and Chula […]