San Diego City Council Seeks National Crisis Designation on Tijuanna River Pollution

We have a hard time with budgets, some have argued it may not be wise to spend outside the country when we struggle with problems we face right here at home. It is important for us to think about our priorities and what is going to provide the most long term value for our nation and communities. Sometimes many other factors outside the health of our country and the next generation get involved in the decision making process and that costs a lot of people over time (There are all types of other factors in most decisions people make regardless of their occupation and position. The best of us can differentiate between what we want and what is the best for everyone.). 

Let us invest money on and for American soil as most Americans would agree morally to solve local pollution issues and domestic concerns. We might consider further enhancing the value of that money by studying ecological and natural disasters to prevent them in the future. We need to put ourselves first and that can be a tough thing to do with competing influences.

San Diego City Council asks federal government to declare national crisis in Tijuana River

I have friends that live near the border and they are tired of the smell, the closed beaches, and the general pollution. Property values are not as high as they could be and because of the issues people are not vacationing there as much as they should which hurts businesses. Solving this problem helps us make a commitment to tackling pollution and improving quality of life on both sides of the border. As we seek to balance our budgets let us consider who are the beneficiaries, what the return on that value is, and the long term impact of resolving problems. 

Tijuana River Valley Cross-Border Research and Future Vision

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