Supervisor Paloma Aguirre

Environmental advocates and elected officials, including San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre (center), say that a trade deal with Mexico must include solutions to the Tijuana River sewage crisis at a press conference in Otay Mesa West on July 16, 2026.

Assemblymember David Alvarez, Supervisor Paloma Aguirre and coalition of environmental groups say extension of agreement must include binding, enforceable protections for the Tijuana River watershed

Political Reporter Joey Safchik speaks to County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre after one year in her position on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $9.16 billion annual budget Thursday, which “bolsters public safety to meet Proposition 36 responsibilities” and supports health and safety-net programs affected by federal budget cuts, officials said.

San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre is headed to Sacramento on Monday to testify about the South Bay sewage crisis.

San Diego County has filed a labor enforcement lawsuit against several grocery store sushi companies, alleging they used a franchise scheme to cheat workers out of pay, overtime, and workplace protections.

The Boys & Girls Club of South County has stood the test of time, with many generations of Imperial Beach residents having attended its programs.

Supervisor Paloma Aguirre's office announced that the California Coastal Commission has approved a permit, allowing San Diego County to begin repairs on leaking sewer pipes near Saturn Boulevard in the South Bay.

The county has until June 17 to conduct the full public health inspection, which can include examining medical records and speaking to detainees

Supervisor Paloma Aguirre presented the San Diego County Film Initiative, which is aimed at bringing more film productions to the county, to the board of supervisors on Monday.

San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre is asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to address the pollution coming from the Tijuana River, a long-running crisis that’s so bad the pollution has been visible from space.

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer, County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, and California Senator Alex Padilla attempted to tour the Otay Mesa Detention Facility on the same day, but ICE denied all three entry to the facility.

Proposal includes health studies, infrastructure fix at Saturn Boulevard hotspot.

As concerns continue to rise due to toxic pollutants from the Tijuana River Valley, a supervisory committee is proposing new health studies and infrastructure updates.

On Monday, San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre will travel to Sacramento to testify before the Assembly Natural Resources Committee in support of AB 35.

Aguirre met with state officials in Sacramento to ask for more funding to alleviate the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis.

San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre stands along Saturn Boulevard near a section of the Tijuana River in San Diego on Nov. 21, 2025. 

Supervisors Paloma Aguirre (left) and Monica Montgomery Steppe at a press conference to discuss their joint board letter to expand withdrawal management services. 

Supervisors Joel Anderson and Paloma Aguirre held a press conference on Tuesday to call for more steps to review the county's $2.2 billion in contracts.

A beloved community garden in the Tijuana River Valley will continue operating after San Diego County announced a local nonprofit will take over management of the facility.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to demand immediate federal action to get food assistance for almost 400,000 county residents cut off from SNAP benefits.

The South County community of Lincoln Acres will now have a community sponsor group, following a unanimous vote Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors.

One sets guidelines on permitting federal authorities to enter county facilities, and the other deals with people impersonating federal officers.

Development brings 103 affordable units and a new community ownership model.

Supervisors hope results of a state-funded study of contamination in the river could persuade the federal agency to reconsider its stance.

Recently elected San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre took office in July promising to wield the full powers of her new job against the sewage crisis in the Tijuana River. 

Two San Diego County supervisors on Wednesday praised a decision by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board to expand treatment capacity at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. In a statement, Paloma Aguirre and Joel Anderson said a cease-and-desist order will allow the plant to treat an additional 10 million gallons per day, from 25 million gallons to 35 million gallons.

On Wednesday, County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled one of the signs. We want to make sure that our recreationists, our visitors, our ranchers, our farmers, who come or live or work in the river valley are well aware of the potential for exposure to the hydrogen sulfide gases,” said Aguirre. 

San Diego County Chair Pro Tem Paloma Aguirre and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled new warning signs at two Tijuana River sewage "hot spots" Wednesday morning. The signs were displayed at Dairy Mart Road and Saturn Boulevard. 

San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre was more cautious. She said the agreement does not necessarily address the range of dangerous chemicals the river is carrying. As it flows to the U.S. side, it may have gone through a sewage treatment plant, but that may only remove bacterial contaminants, not industrial pollutants.