Republican Representative Brian Bilbray conceded the race for the redrawn 52nd Congressional District earlier today. Bilbray called to congratulate former San Diego City Council President and Democratic port commissioner Scott Peters on one of the most expensive, hard fought campaigns of the election cycle.

The United States and Mexico are expected to sign a water sharing agreement regarding the Colorado River. The agreement took seven years to negotiate. But in many cases trans-boundary waterways lead to disputes, more precisely 1831 disputes between 1950 and 2000.