Voting 4-0 on consent, supervisors allowed for the grant to pay for cleaning up three sites in the park.

The Naval Base Coronado Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program is providing the grant, according to information on the Wednesday board meeting agenda.

According to the Land Use and Environmental Group (LUEG), the county- owned sites “are managed by Parks & Recreation and currently contain dilapidated structures, underground utilities, foundations, debris and non-native plants.”

“This is part of our collaboration with Naval Base Coronado to manage natural resources in the Tijuana River Valley,” according to LUEG. “This increases environmental resiliency near the military base which serves as an extra protective buffer.”

The clean-up project is expected to begin this fall, and completed next summer, according to LUEG.

Although he voted yes, Supervisor Jim Desmond said he was concerned about potential risks, including gastrointestinal illness, bacteria levels and hazardous gases.

In recent years, the U.S.-Mexico border sewage pollution problem has closed beaches and caused serious health issues for some residents. Untreated wastewater from Mexico’s Tijuana River crosses the border into the United States and washes out to sea just south of Imperial Beach.

The bacterial buildup from raw sewage in the wastewater has necessitated the closure of South Bay beaches almost without interruption for three years.

Last month, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin visited with San Diego leaders and said the sewage issue needs to be resolved with “extreme urgency.”

“I’m not convinced it’s safe right now to have people working in the Tijuana River Valley,” he said, adding there are 5 million gallons of sewage coming through that river every day.

“We’re gonna send people in there to clean out dilapidated structures,” he said. “This is like your toilet’s overflowing in the house, and you decide it’s time to paint the bedroom.”

Desmond said he understands why the U.S. Navy needs to clean up the land but wants “to make sure we’ve got our priorities straight.”

He added he earlier considered voting against the proposal.

“Because Tijuana has not been able to get their house in order and fix their failure sewer infrastructure, we continue to have to spend millions on the San Diego side to cleaning them up,” Desmond said.

Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer said she was glad to have the military helping with the land rehabilitation project and hopes it leads to more support.

“We’re continuing to make investments to clean the Tijuana River Valley,” she added. “It’s not enough, but it’s something, and every little bit helps.”

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The operation began Sunday when law enforcement personnel from Riverside and San Diego counties received notification of a body found near the 17000 block of Calle Delina, near Tenaja Road, along the Riverside County/San Diego County border, according to Chuck Westerheide, San Diego County Public Safety Group communications officer.

Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation deputies led the investigation, working in tandem with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Murrieta Police Department, to find the exact location of the body, according to Westerheide.

Monday night, the remains were recovered by a San Diego County sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Murrieta Police Department also assisted in the recovery.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating the cause, manner and date/time of death of the victim, whose identity was not released.

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File # I222710026

Details:

During the morning of September 28, 2022, deputies assigned to the San Jacinto Station responded to the 300 Block of South Kirby Street in San Jacinto regarding a domestic assault. Upon their arrival, deputies and investigators discovered a 74-year-old woman suffering from several severe stab wounds. The first deputies to arrive did not locate the suspect, who was determined to be the victim’s son, Pascual Carlos. Carlos had fled the scene just prior to the deputies’ arrival. Paramedics from Cal Fire and American Medical Response provided the woman immediate medical aid and rushed her to a local hospital.

Investigators assumed the investigation and submitted a warrant for Carlos’ arrest. The search for Pascual Carlos spanned several counties in the southland and on November 27, 2022, Carlos was captured in San Diego County.

Deputies from San Diego County booked Carlos in their county jail and on November 30, 2022, Carlos was transported to the Cois Byrd Detention Center, where he was booked on charges of attempted murder. Carlos is being held on $1 million dollars bail. The victim is recovering from her injuries.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call Investigator Jess Vasquez of the Hemet Station by calling 951-791-3400.

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