Dear Friends:

I attended a “Coffee with Constituents” with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs and Councilmember Raul Campillo at the Mission Trails Visitor Center on April 26, 2025. The event was capped at 70 people, who asked a mix of local and national questions. 

I had time with both Congresswoman Jacobs and Councilmember Campillo, who expressed their strong support for the Max Lenail Memorial Bridge.  It was also lovely to see Mission Trails executive director Jennifer Morrissey and my project managers Kevin Legge and Nicole Sabin.

I later did interviews with NBC7 and ABC 10News on the Visitor Center terrace and at the San Diego River Crossing. The water was flowing forcefully at the Crossing, making traversing exceedingly tricky. In the fifteen minutes we were there, we saw about 25 hikers slipping, falling, getting very wet, and struggling to cross over the old encased sewer pipe, demonstrating the popular and perilous nature of the Crossing today, and the critical need for the Max Lenail Memorial Bridge.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/bridge-for-max-one-step-closer-to-fruition-at-mission-trails-regional-park/3812484/

https://www.10news.com/news/we-follow-through/parents-honor-sons-memory-with-bridge-project-after-tragic-accident

Ben