SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Without an end in sight to the pollution and sewage stench in the Tijuana River Valley, long-time resident and advocate Gabriel Uribe has decided to move out of the area.
He recently leased an apartment a few miles north of the Valley to get away from the smell and toxins in the air, which he blames for his son’s respiratory and other health issues.
“Thirteen years old and he is having to deal with all of these issues,” Uribe said. “Because I want to stand my ground and everything, it’s not fair for his health, so I had to make a decision, I had to get up and move out of here.”
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Uribe sees his decision to leave the Valley as “losing a battle, but not the war.”…