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“Border Patrol expects that security improvements introduced by the new border wall may increase the threat of cross-border tunneling.”
Human flood detection
Since the border between the U.S. and Mexico is once again an immigration battleground, the war to staunch the flow of undocumented crossers from Mexico to San Diego is being fought in the frontier’s byzantine flood control and smuggling tunnels. So says the Homeland Security department’s Office of Inspector General.
“Since 1990, Border Patrol has discovered approximately 190 cross-border tunnels through manual methods such as human observation of traffic patterns, law enforcement efforts, and routine patrol operations,” per a newly released February 23 audit report. “For example, the San Diego sector has 36 storm drain tunnels that require 24/7 monitoring by patrol agents. These storm drain tunnels must often remain open to allow for normal operations and, absent technology capability, require direct p
Luciana Corrales
A San Ysidro School Board member has failed to disclose her employment and personal income as required by state law.
Luciana Corrales, who was first appointed to the board in June 2014 and then elected to a full 4-year term in November 2014, filed Economic Interest disclosures in July and December 2014. The forms are blank as to her employer and amount of income earned between June 2013 and December 2014.
The forms, officially referred to as Form 700, are required under state law to be filed by all elected officials. The disclosures should include all income, assets, and liabilities with only few exceptions. For instance, income from government entities or a person’s primary residence are not required to be disclosed.