San Diego Coastkeeper

Word is getting out about our annual Seaside Soirée. Tickets are still available for both VIP and General Admission. As always, our gala is an excellent way for environmentally focused individuals and organizations to connect, network, and learn about substantive progress being made to protect San Diego's waters.

Progress! On the 1,000th consecutive day of shoreline closures in Imperial Beach, the California Legislature has unanimously approved a resolution urging Congress and the Biden Administration to declare the Tijuana River sewage crisis an emergency and provide complete funding to fix the flow of pollution. “With the passage of Assembly Joint Resolution 12, we are sending a clear message to our federal leaders that the time to act is now.” - Assemblymember David Alvarez Funding the project would mean doubling the capacity of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant and installing a desperately needed pump system to capture pollution before it reaches San Diego beaches. We want to extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Alvarez for leading the effort and authoring this critically important resolution.

Just another day in the office! 🌊 Laura, our Community Science Director, getting ready to take take mid-channel water samples in Mission Bay. Her work is instrumental in analyzing local #watersheds for bacteria, nutrients, metals, and other indicators of environmental health. This invaluable information helps drive awareness, action, and #CleanWaterPolicy throughout San Diego County.

Our annual gala, the Seaside Soirée, will soon be here and tickets are now available for purchase! Taking place this year on Thursday, Sep. 19 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Birch Aquarium, the event will feature private access to interactive exhibits, live entertainment, special guest speakers, a gourmet dinner, hosted bar and the opportunity to network and learn all about San Diego Coastkeeper’s work to protect and restore our inland and coastal waters. 🥂🐟 We hope to see you there! Get tickets at https://bit.ly/4fL4V31

Join San Diego Coastkeeper and the Caltrans Stormwater Program for a weeknight community cleanup and meetup event! We will hand out free Dr. Bronner’s items to the first 20 people who show up! 🤗🌅 🗓 Tomorrow, Thursday, August 8 from 5-7 p.m. 📍Crown Point Park, Crown Point Dr. San Diego, CA 92109 Look for the blue San Diego Coastkeeper canopy! You are welcome to come and go at whatever time you are able to during the event time. We hope to see you there! No prior sign up required. See details and exact coordinates at https://bit.ly/4ch3HJJ Need volunteer hours? We can provide proof of volunteer time if needed. #CleanWaterCa

"Imperial Beach is a Southern California community wedged between San Diego and Tijuana, and it's the kind of place where you'd like to stroll the pier, walk the sand, and surf the waves. But for the smell...The reek and the caution is because each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage originating in Mexico is gushing into the Pacific Ocean just south of here. Paloma Aguirre is the mayor of Imperial Beach." Paloma Aguirre, Imperial Beach Mayor: "We're living the biggest environmental crisis in the nation in my opinion. We have been named, sadly the most polluted beach in the entire United States." Phillip Musegaas, Executive director, San Diego Coastkeeper: "We've known how to treat sewage for over 100 years, we just need to have the political will and the money to invest in it to treat it properly, because we should not, absolutely not have people living next to a river of raw sewage and toxic chemicals. That's, it's insane." 👉Read more and see the video at https://yhoo.it/3xXx0TP #TijuanaRiver #ImperialBeach #SewageCrisis

Happy Friday!👋 Peter Rowe highlights our Earth to Beer with @CoronadoBrewing in this article. "Partnering with San Diego Coastkeeper, this is Coronado’s contribution to the national Earth to Beer campaign, which urges breweries to buy ingredients from environmentally sound sources. A good cause and, in this instance, a good beer: hop-forward — Amarillo and Simcoe hops — and balanced." 👉Read more at https://bit.ly/3WL8tuC #EarthToBeer #SanDiego #CoronadoBrewing

"Imperial Beach is a Southern California community wedged between San Diego and Tijuana, and it's the kind of place where you'd like to stroll the pier, walk the sand, and surf the waves. But for the smell...The reek and the caution is because each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage originating in Mexico is gushing into the Pacific Ocean just south of here. Paloma Aguirre is the mayor of Imperial Beach." Paloma Aguirre, Imperial Beach Mayor: "We're living the biggest environmental crisis in the nation in my opinion. We have been named, sadly the most polluted beach in the entire United States." Phillip Musegaas, Executive director, San Diego Coastkeeper: "We've known how to treat sewage for over 100 years, we just need to have the political will and the money to invest in it to treat it properly, because we should not, absolutely not have people living next to a river of raw sewage and toxic chemicals. That's, it's insane." 👉Read more and see the video at https://yhoo.it/3xXx0TP #TijuanaRiver #ImperialBeach #SewageCrisis

Thank you to all the volunteers who showed up, and our partners! 💙

San Diego Coastkeeper is hiring a Communications Manager! Details: Full-time position with benefits San Diego, CA (Hybrid) Annual salary: $65,000-$72,000 Apply by July 15th! View more information: https://buff.ly/3zspiRK