Last week, I sat down with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for a roundtable focused on a crisis that’s poisoned our coastlines for decades: the relentless dumping of toxic sewage from Mexico into Southern California’s waters.
This wasn’t another meeting about more studies, more delays, or more bureaucratic finger-pointing. It was about one thing: action.
I told Administrator Zeldin what so many San Diegans already know: this isn’t just an environmental disaster — it’s a national security threat. When our Navy SEALs — the elite warriors of our military — are forced to abandon training operations due to contaminated waters, we have crossed a line. When our families can’t enjoy our beaches without the risk of serious illness, something is fundamentally broken…