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San Diego supervisors approve Saturn Boulevard repairs, health studies and expanded air‑purifier program to address Tijuana River pollution
Summary
The board approved a bifurcated package: immediate infrastructure funding for the Saturn Boulevard hot spot and a suite of public‑health studies, and separately expanded an air‑purifier distribution program to provide multiple purifiers per household; some supervisors and callers urged faster permanent fixes and careful oversight of one‑time funds.
After hours of public testimony from residents, scientists and environmental groups, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 28 to move forward on a package of nearly‑term and study measures aimed at mitigating the Tijuana River pollution crisis.
The board unanimously approved funding and authorization for immediate infrastructure interventions at the Saturn Boulevard hot spot — described as a location where polluted flows churn through culverts and release noxious gases — and approved a companion set of health‑study contracts to document chronic exposure. The package allocated $2.5 million for a temporary pipe extension at Saturn Boulevard (capital costs), $250,000 for a retrospective exposure study and $2 million for a long‑term…
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