Mayor Faulconer in D.C. for help on Tijuana Valley sewage crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KUSI) – More than 160 local officials and business leaders including San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelem went to Washington, D.C., to discuss local issues and priorities with federal officials.

The group is expected to discuss issues such as transborder pollution in the Tijuana River Valley. Other issues on the agenda the U.S.-Mexico- Canada Agreement, homelessness and support for military veterans.

Mayor Faulconer talked to KUSI via telephone about his efforts on the trip.