The Vista Irrigation District Board of Directors will consider opposing the Golden Pacific Powerlink project at a Special Board meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:00 PM at the District’s headquarters located at 1391 Engineer Street, Vista CA 92081.
All stakeholders are invited to attend the upcoming board meeting to provide input on the project proposal. This is your opportunity to voice your perspective directly to the Board before a decision is made to oppose or support this project.
Read Vista Irrigation District’s concerns about the potential adverse impacts to water supply, water quality, and fire protection from San Diego Gas & Electric’s proposed Golden Pacific Powerlink (Project). The Project is a proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line being developed by SDG&E that would travel from the Imperial Valley through San Diego County to a future substation in Orange County. The Project’s preliminary alignments would cut cross land owned by the District in Warner Springs, in San Diego County.
https://www.vidwater.org/files/9c9b63581/Ltr+to+County_SDG%26E+Powerlink+2026_08_17.pdf
List of Representatives and Organizations on record in opposing the project includes:
Elected Officials
State Senator Kelly Seyarto (32nd District)
State Assemblymember Laurie Davies (AD-74)
State Assemblymember Kate Sanchez
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond
Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington
San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones
Temecula Mayor Jessica Alexander
Government Boards & Public Panels
Temecula City Council
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Fallbrook Community Planning Group
Rainbow Planning Group
First Responder Organizations
Cal Fire Firefighters Union (Local 2881 / Riverside local)
Business, Tourism & Agricultural Associations
Visit Temecula Valley (VTV)
Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association (TVWA)
Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce
Conservation & Environmental Nonprofits
Anza-Borrego Foundation
The Wildlands Conservancy
Protect Our Communities Foundation
Chaparral Lands Conservancy
Community & Grassroots Coalitions
Save Palomar Mountain Task Force
Save Temecula (Fight the Powerlink)
Save Fallbrook
Save Warner Springs
Save Pauma Valley
Save Ocotillo Wells
Save Ranchita
Brett Hodgkiss, General Manager has announced his retirement and will retire in December 2026. The District is in the process of recruiting for a new General Manager.
Marty Miller will continued as the Director in Division 1, again as he was unopposed. There are three candidates running for the Division 2 seat.
Lisa De Jesus will fill the Division 3 seat, as she filed as a candidate and was unopposed.
