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San Diego, Yosemite and gateway communities urge coordinated response on border pollution, park‑gateway coordination and CBP staffing
Summary
San Diego tourism and Yosemite gateway officials told the Assembly committee that cross‑border pollution, Customs and Border Protection staffing limits and park‑gateway coordination problems are hampering tourism and public health in coastal, border and rural gateway communities.
San Diego and Yosemite region tourism leaders and industry advocates used the committee hearing to press for federal and state action on infrastructure and environmental issues they say constrain visitation.
Carrie Verbeck Capich, chief operating officer of the San Diego Tourism Authority, said San Diego hosted 32.5 million visitors in 2024 and that the tourism sector generates $14.8 billion in visitor spending and $22 billion in total economic impact. She told the committee that cross‑border flows are critical: San Diego is part of a bi‑national region with about 7 million people and up to 200,000 daily border crossings. Verbeck Capich said…
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