IMPERIAL BEACH
The river that keeps closing the beaches
The Tijuana River has fouled South County beaches for decades. In 2026, the federal fix, collectors, interceptors, pump stations, finally started moving.
Olive Bramwell · Sept. 27
Coast
The ocean, the beaches and the bluffs: the coastline that defines the city, and what threatens it.
DEL MAR
Holding the bluffs while the railroad plans its exit
SANDAG has spent two decades and five stabilization projects keeping the Del Mar bluffs under the tracks. Phase 5, at roughly $88 million, buys time for the permanent fix: moving the rails off the bluffs entirely.
Olive Bramwell · Sept. 28