Opinion: Biden, Newsom can't keep ignoring the San Diego area's request for help on Tijuana sewage

President Joe Biden talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 19 after he arrived at Moffett Federal Airfield in Santa Clara County. The edit...

July 6, 2023
11:34 AM

President Joe Biden talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 19 after he arrived at Moffett Federal Airfield in Santa Clara County. The editorial board operates independently from the U-T newsroom but holds itself to similar ethical standards. We base our editorials and endorsements on reporting, interviews and rigorous debate, and strive for accuracy, fairness and civility in our section. Disagree? Let us know . There is growing anger from elected leaders in San Diego County who increasingly refuse to accept a slow-motion response by the federal government to a local sewage emergency that dates back decades yet has grown worse in recent years.