The storms pounding California this week are expected to bring an end to a wildfire season that shocked fire crews with its unprecedented, climate-change-driven behavior. For the first time ever, wildfires burned from one side of the Sierra Nevada to the other, destroying multiple towns including the Gold Rush-era community of Greenville and the mountain […]
In March of 2018, the California cities of Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego sued the U.S. arm of the International Boundary and Water Commission over its failure to mitigate the flow of sewage-tainted water from the Tijuana River in Mexico. The lawsuit was in response to a February 2017 crisis, when […]
An ongoing species conservation habitat project at the Salton Sea’s southwestern shore is serving as a reminder that the sea’s restoration remains a key priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom. So, too, is a tour that dozens of state, federal and local stakeholders took of the project site where the New River enters the Salton Sea […]
Vista Irrigation District board of directors elected Marty Miller as its president and Paul Dorey as its vice-president for 2022 at its annual organizational meeting. Miller, who has served on the board of directors since 2008, represents division 1, which stretches from Gopher Canyon Road to Vale Terrace Drive in Vista. This will be the […]
Southern California Spared Major Fires as Storms End an Unprecedented Season
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alex WigglesworthThe storms pounding California this week are expected to bring an end to a wildfire season that shocked fire crews with its unprecedented, climate-change-driven behavior. For the first time ever, wildfires burned from one side of the Sierra Nevada to the other, destroying multiple towns including the Gold Rush-era community of Greenville and the mountain […]
EPA Announces $630 Million Plan to Stem Cross-Border Sewage Flows
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /High Country Newsby Jessica KutzIn March of 2018, the California cities of Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego sued the U.S. arm of the International Boundary and Water Commission over its failure to mitigate the flow of sewage-tainted water from the Tijuana River in Mexico. The lawsuit was in response to a February 2017 crisis, when […]
Salton Sea Habitat Restoration Project Touted
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Holtville Tribuneby Julio MoralesAn ongoing species conservation habitat project at the Salton Sea’s southwestern shore is serving as a reminder that the sea’s restoration remains a key priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom. So, too, is a tour that dozens of state, federal and local stakeholders took of the project site where the New River enters the Salton Sea […]
Vista Irrigation District Board Hold Annual Organizational Meeting
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Vista PressVista Irrigation District board of directors elected Marty Miller as its president and Paul Dorey as its vice-president for 2022 at its annual organizational meeting. Miller, who has served on the board of directors since 2008, represents division 1, which stretches from Gopher Canyon Road to Vale Terrace Drive in Vista. This will be the […]