Sacramento Report: San Diego Senator Seeks to Kill East Otay Mesa Landfill

Sacramento Report: San Diego Senator Seeks to Kill East Otay Mesa Landfill

Local leaders are putting the brakes on a South Bay landfill project that’s been in the works for a decade and a half.  Fifteen years ago, a ballot measure proposing plans for the East Otay Mesa Recycling Collection Center and Landfill passed with 84 percent of the vote.    Now, state Sen. Steve Padilla says voters weren’t well-informed about plans in an area that already faces severe pollution. He’s calling for restrictions, including additiona…