San Ysidro has secured funding for sidewalk to high school

By Pablo J. Sinz

City councilman, David Alvarez, in San Ysidro announcing the city approved funds for a long awaited sidewalk for the sudents of San Ysidro High.

The community of San Ysidro is celebrating albeit with some reservationsthe announcement of the securing of the final funding needed to complete a sidewalk that would connect San Ysidro with its high school.

The sidewalk would provide a safe way for San Ysidro High School students to walk to and from school. Currently, and since the school opened in 2002, students walk to school on a dirt path along a steep canyon, along a winding road.

San Diego City Council District 8 Councilmember David Alvarez made the announcement of the final funds at a press conference in San Ysidro on Wednesday, June 18th, where he was joined by community residents and leaders.

A sidewalk in this location is vital to the students that use this route to go to and from school, Alvarez said. The community has been advocating for the construction of this sidewalk for far too long. For the entire time I have been in office, this has been and continues to be one of my top priorities.

But this isnt the first time San Ysidro has heard this news. In the past, other District 8 representatives, from Ralph Inzunza to Ben Hueso have tried to build the sidewalk, according to Hector Espinoza, principal at San Ysidro High School.

This is the third or fourth time Ive heard this in 13 years, Espinoza said. Ive heard it before.

A safe pedestrian pathway for students to walk to school has been promised by San Diego city officials and area developers since the San Ysidro High School opened in 2002.

Espinoza said that the major difference is that this time, Alvarez is working with Mayor Kevin Faulconer to make this sidewalk a reality.

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San Ysidro has secured funding for sidewalk to high school