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The Latest Breaking News from Imperial Beach

Popular California beach closed for more than 1,000 days due to toxic sludge coming from Mexican river

Local activists have accused the government of not doing enough to protect them from the toxic water

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Four dead and five injured after boat believed to be carrying migrants capsizes off San Diego coast

Officials searched throughout the night for survivors after the boat capsized off Imperial Beach

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

California Official Slams Biden's Refusal To Declare An Emergency For The Tijuana River Crisis

Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre called the refusal "extremely concerning." She also took on California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Latin Times · Jan 7, 2025

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Gov. Newsom Finally Visits Tijuana River As Local Leaders Say Fixing Treatment Plant Not Enough To Address Sewage Crisis

The Imperial Beach mayor urged for an emergency declaration amid ongoing contamination and water treatment issues.

Latin Times · Oct 29, 2024

Tijuana Sewage Update: California beachgoers in this county warned to stay out of ocean

Authorities extended the closure to the Coronado Shoreline. It already reached the Tijuana Slough, Imperial Beach Shoreline and Silver Strand Shoreline

Latin Times · Jul 25, 2024

California beaches near Mexico border top 'beach bummer' list thanks to Tijuana River

The mayor of San Diego County's Imperial Beach described the issue as "the biggest environmental and public health disaster in the nation that nobody knows of"

Latin Times · Jul 18, 2024

Heavy metals and E coli: raw sewage at US-Mexico border a ‘public health crisis’

The Tijuana River flows through Mexico and empties off California, carrying pathogens and chemicals and threatening public health

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2024

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Tijuana sewage isn't only in Imperial Beach waves. It's in the air. And San Diegans are breathing it

SAN DIEGO — Sewage pollution spilling over the border from Tijuana into the San Diego region not only threatens the health of surfers and swimmers but potentially those simply breathing the air.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Not a breath of fresh air: study finds sewage bacteria in ocean spray

Pathogens such as E coli, norovirus and salmonella can be blown miles into coastal communities after a rainstorm

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2023

Tijuana sewage spill shutters Imperial Beach and Coronado shorelines, yet again

SAN DIEGO — Adam Wraight pulled a blue sewage "warning" sign out of the sand near Imperial Beach Pier on Thursday morning, replacing it with the more ominous yellow and red placard telling beachgoers that waters were officially closed.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

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