{"id":758651,"date":"2026-04-28T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/758651\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:34:13","slug":"morning-report-finally-a-fix-for-tijuana-sewage-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/758651\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Report: Finally, a Fix for Tijuana Sewage Pump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five years after the initial promise, officials in the U.S. and Mexico are finally beginning construction on a key piece of infrastructure designed to keep sewage out of the Tijuana River.<\/p>\n<p>That piece of infrastructure is a pump station known as PB-1. Baja California\u2019s secretary of water called it \u201cthe heart of our wastewater system,\u201d but it hasn\u2019t been doing well for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Our MacKenzie Elmer first wrote about plans to repair the pump station in 2021, but there\u2019s been little progress since.<\/p>\n<p>When it\u2019s working, PB-1 is supposed to send sewage water to a treatment plant in Mexico and another in the U.S. But when it\u2019s not working, it allows sewage to spill over into the Tijuana river, contaminating the water.<\/p>\n<p>Officials on Monday announced they had finally selected a contracting firm, as well as an engineering and construction firm, to fix the ailing pump station. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not the only piece of equipment in the Tijuana River sewage system that needs repairs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofsandiego.org\/2026\/04\/27\/environment-report-finally-a-fix-in-the-works-for-tijuana-sewage-pump\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>County Will Pay Subcontractors Hit by Scandal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Weeks ago, our Lisa Halverstadt highlighted another set of victims in the criminal misappropriation scandal surrounding a former county contractor: nonprofit contract partners and workers who went months without pay.<\/p>\n<p>The county announced Monday it will pay six former subcontractors of the Harm Reduction Coalition nearly $150,000. It had previously directed those subcontractors struggling with unpaid bills to work out a deal with the troubled nonprofit. The Harm Reduction Coalition\u2019s ex-finance chief is accused of spending county money on everything from plastic surgeries to purebred dogs.<\/p>\n<p>Halverstadt reports that the county has since decided to send money to those subcontractors \u201cgiven the unique circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofsandiego.org\/2026\/04\/27\/county-to-pay-harm-reduction-subcontractors-150k\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Other News<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A statewide voter ID initiative received enough signatures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/local\/statewide-voter-id-measure-to-appear-on-november-ballot\/4016037\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">appear on the November ballot<\/a>, the secretary of state\u2019s office confirmed. The initiative would require voters to present government-issued identification at the polls or provide identifying information when voting by mail. (NBC 7)<\/li>\n<li>Last month, San Diego residents planned a huge <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/27\/city-shutdown-remote-work-beach-san-diego\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">work-from-the-beach meet up<\/a> last month in Pacific Beach. City officials are now saying any future meet ups like that one will need special event permits.  (Times of San Diego)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related<\/strong>: Remember when Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera said he wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofsandiego.org\/2025\/10\/10\/councilmember-elo-rivera-wants-the-city-to-stop-killing-free-fun\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the city to stop killing free fun<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>San Diego County is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/04\/27\/study-san-diego-is-the-fifth-most-expensive-housing-market-in-the-nation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">fifth most expensive place to own a home<\/a> out of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S., according to a new study by University of San Diego\u2019s real estate school. (Union-Tribune)<\/li>\n<li>Have questions about how to vote, where to vote, mail-in ballots and more in the 2026 Primary Election? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbs.org\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/27\/get-ready-for-californias-2026-primary-your-questions-about-voting-answered\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">KPBS has answers<\/a>. (KPBS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Morning Report was written by Tigist Layne and Lisa Halverstadt. 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