‘Willing to do the work’: How South County made one of Nora Vargas’ biggest critics her successor

‘Willing to do the work’: How South County made one of Nora Vargas’ biggest critics her successor

Last September, worry had surged for residents along the Tijuana River Valley. Research teams announced they had found concerning levels of toxic gas emanating from the millions of gallons of raw sewage that have, for years, spilled over from Mexico via the river. By the next day, San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, South County’s top local elected official, tried to assuage concerns, downplaying researchers’ findings and how they collected…