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Podcast: KPBS Midday Edition
Episode: SBA says it's listening to businesses impacted by Tijuana sewage
Description: Small businesses in South County, near the sewage-laced Tijuana River, are attributing years-long revenue losses to the ongoing pollution crisis. While construction projects designed to stop the flow of untreated wastewater are underway, business owners say relief cannot come sooner.This week, William Briggs, the deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), visited the communities most affected, including Imperial Beach, to hear directly from business owners.He is the latest federal official to meet with people who live and work near the Tijuana River in San...