The mayor of Imperial Beach—the southernmost beach city in California bordering Mexico—is asking President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency regarding sewage water from Tijuana, Mexico, contaminating water along the city’s beaches and infecting thousands of people.
Mayor Paloma Aguirre wrote the president a letter last week—which has not been made public yet—urging for such, which would provide the city immediate access to funding and coordinated efforts from federal and state departments to address the crisis.
