LARAMIE, Wyo. — — Danny O’Neil connected with Jordan Napier to tie the game in the fourth quarter and Gabriel Plascencia’s 28-yard field goal provided the winning points as San Diego State held on to beat Wyoming 27-24 on Saturday.

O’Neil threw deep to Napier for a 53-yard gain and on the next play O’Neil hit Napier in the end zone. On the Aztecs’ next possession, a 41-yard pass to Nate Bennett fueled a drive that reached the Wyoming 5 before SDSU (3-3, 2-0 Mountain West) settled for Plascencia’s field goal with 7:35 remaining. From there, the defense turned away the Cowboys (1-5, 1-1), who gained only 31 yards the rest of the way.

O’Neil was 16 of 27 for 254 yards passing with one TD and one interception. Marquez Cooper rushed 25 times for 87 yards and a score. The Aztecs’ other touchdown was Eric Butler’s 43-yard pick-6.

Evan Svoboda was 12-of-31 passing for 181 yards, including a 70-yard flea flicker TD to Jaylen Sargent, but he was intercepted twice. Svoboda ran for a 51-yard TD. Sam Scott rushed for 94 yards on 20 carries with a TD.

This was San Diego State’s first visit to Laramie since 2016 in a series the Aztecs now lead 20-19.

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SAN DIEGO, CA — Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer is seeking petition signatures Tuesday from San Diego County residents impacted by the Tijuana River Valley crisis as she looks for support in getting an EPA Superfund site designation.

Following last week’s decision by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to delay any formal decision on pursuing the Superfund designation for the Tijuana River, Lawson-Remer decided to act anyway.

“The Tijuana River sewage crisis affects all of our coastal neighborhoods,” she said. “We need to get to the bottom of what’s causing the stinky air and sickness among some residents; and seeking a Superfund designation would either give us answers not currently available to us.

“It’s my hope the results would come back negative, but if they don’t then we have a path to seek a solution the residents living up and down our coast deserve. Protecting our beaches, coastlines and public health is of great importance, and a Superfund is another tool at our disposal.”

On Oct. 9, the board voted 3-2 to wait on pursuing the Superfund distinction, a 1980 law which lets the EPA clean up contaminated areas — such as the infamous Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York.

Some local leaders have joined Lawson-Remer’s push, including Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre; Marcus Bush, National City Council member; National City Mayor Ron Morrison; and Jack Shu, chairman of the San Diego Air Pollution Control District.

Lawson-Remer, who issued a board letter asking for the Superfund designation, voted no last week on the motion for further review, as did Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe.

Lawson-Remer said Superfund is designed to address toxic waste “and the Tijuana River Valley has endured 80 years of wastewater that includes many known toxic substances, making it a strong candidate (for designation).”

Over the past few years, concerns have grown about pollution in the Tijuana River Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border — including sewage spills, contaminated beaches and noxious odors. A broken wastewater treatment plant in Baja California is considered the main cause.

In a statement, supervisors board chair Nora Vargas said the county “cannot afford to delay” coordinated efforts between the U.S. Congressional delegation and local cities in connection with fixing wastewater treatment facilities.

During the meeting last Tuesday, Vargas said she wasn’t opposed to EPA involvement, but she said the process could take decades before any meaningful clean-up begins.

She added that Superfund doesn’t address the international pollution issue, which has resulted in cross-border cooperation.

“Let me be clear: We absolutely need federal action now,” Vargas said. “We cannot make decisions about the Tijuana River Valley without fully engaging communities and organizations on the frontlines of the crisis.”

Further, if the pollution source isn’t solved, “we won’t be able to change a thing,” Vargas said.
Supervisor Jim Desmond said he appreciated more time for the county on how to move forward.

In a statement after the vote, Montgomery Steppe said making the Tijuana River Valley a Superfund site would simply give the county “another tool to combat the decades-long environmental injustice.”

“I do not support the motion to delay the decision for another 90 days, but I look forward to exploring the additional options the county can take,” Montgomery Steppe said.

“Countless constituents inside and outside my district have shared their experiences about the severe impact of the Tijuana River Valley pollution issue, but feel their concerns are overlooked and dismissed,” she added. “I am deeply concerned about this. The people deserve better.”

— City News Service

The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library presents its monthly Family Concert Series on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m., featuring vocalist Cobby Brezski in the library’s Community Room.

Brezski is a nationally touring multi-instrumental, multi-genre flutist, vocalist, and songwriter from San Diego that performs all around the east and west coasts. Brezski’s charming voice, playful songwriting, and authenticity to the jazz tradition will make anyone feel like they’re back in the 1940s. Described as a vintage girl in a modern world, Brezski’s music possesses a natural gift for sensitive, relatable storytelling and is a blend of influences from Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Forrest, The Andrew Sisters and others, twisted with modern influences like Jason Mraz, Cyrille Aimee, and PostModern Jukebox.

This one-hour program is free and open to the public. Programs brought to you by the Carmel Valley Friends of the Library are made possible by the generous financial contributions of the community. For more detailed information about this concert, future concerts, and how you can support the Family Concert Series, visit, www.carmelvalleylibrary.org/free-concerts. The Carmel Valley Branch Library is located at 3919 Townsgate Drive, San Diego, 92130.