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January 11, 2021 | Voice of San Diego

Who Owns the Tijuana River – and Who Needs Its Water Most

MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente Calderón

The Mexican government says the water is theirs, at least before it crosses the border. And they’re exploring what to do with it.

November 19, 2020 | Voice of San Diego

Two Companies See a Golden Opportunity in the Tijuana River's Brown Waters

MacKenzie Elmer

Two competing forces — one from the United States and another from Mexico — are rethinking the region’s oldest and dirtiest problem, imagining it instead as a moneymaking opportunity.

November 04, 2020 | Voice of San Diego

New Snapshot of What’s in the Tijuana River Is as Gross as You’d Expect

MacKenzie Elmer

Whose job is it to really keep track of what’s in the Tijuana River? Nobody’s really raising their hand.