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Imperial Beach is one of the eighteen incorporated cities in the San Diego County. Located on the border of the U.S and Mexico, it is known as the "Most Southwesterly City in the Continental United States". |
Imperial Beach is one of the eighteen incorporated cities in the San Diego County. Located on the border of the U.S and Mexico, it is known as the "Most Southwesterly City in the Continental United States". Imperial Beach falls under 51st Congressional District. |
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According to Regional Housing Task Force on the Homeless (2020), there are 16 street and sheltered homeless people in Imperial Beach. The San Diego County in total has 7,619 homeless people, and Chula Vista and El Cajon had the largest homeless populations of the southern and eastern County cities, 313 and 764, respectively. Imperial Beach has one of the smallest homeless population in the San Diego County. |
According to Regional Housing Task Force on the Homeless (2020), there are 16 street and sheltered homeless people in Imperial Beach. The San Diego County in total has 7,619 homeless people, and Chula Vista and El Cajon had the largest homeless populations of the southern and eastern County cities, 313 and 764, respectively. Imperial Beach has one of the smallest homeless population in the San Diego County. |
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As of June 2022, the San Diego County Report of Registration reports that there are 14,055 registered voters in Imperial Beach, 40.18% of them are registered as Democratic, 24.92% are registered as Republicans, 26.25% decline to state a party, 4.62% are registered as American Independence Party, 0.57% are registered as Green Party, 1.44% are registered Libertarian, 0.87% are registered Peace & Freedom, and 1.14% are identified as Miscellaneous, or Other political parties. Both current Mayor Serge Dedina (will retire by the end of 2022), and District Representative Juan Vargas are democrats. |
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'''Political Breakdown of the Voters-'''Imperial Beach falls under 51st Congressional District. |
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== Environment == |
== Environment == |
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Imperial Beach is surrounded by three watery bodies: San Diego Bay, Pacific Ocean, and Tijuana River Estuary. This unique geography makes water management an important factor in the development of Imperial Beach. For years, water pollution has been a concern to the city and the county. The pollution comes from a wastewater plant located in the Tijuana discharging raw sewage into the ocean. <ref>https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2021GH000490</ref> The pollution affects the health of the beachgoers and surfers. The federal and the municipal officials have played multiple efforts in reducing the pollution in the ocean. In 2020, the congressional district leaders secured a 300 millions federal fund to capture the Tijuana Sewage Spill. <ref>https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/environment/story/2020-01-31/san-diego-leaders-announce-300m-in-federal-cash-to-capture-tj-river-sewage-before-it-fouls-beaches</ref> The City of Imperial Beach also worked out a Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan in 2019 to address the issue of water pollution. |
Imperial Beach is surrounded by three watery bodies: San Diego Bay, Pacific Ocean, and Tijuana River Estuary. This unique geography makes water management an important factor in the development of Imperial Beach. For years, water pollution has been a concern to the city and the county. The pollution comes from a wastewater plant located in the Tijuana discharging raw sewage into the ocean. <ref>https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2021GH000490</ref> The pollution affects the health of the beachgoers and surfers. The federal and the municipal officials have played multiple efforts in reducing the pollution in the ocean. In 2020, the congressional district leaders secured a 300 millions federal fund to capture the Tijuana Sewage Spill. <ref>https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/environment/story/2020-01-31/san-diego-leaders-announce-300m-in-federal-cash-to-capture-tj-river-sewage-before-it-fouls-beaches</ref> The City of Imperial Beach also worked out a Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan in 2019 to address the issue of water pollution. |
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== Work Cited == |
== Work Cited == |