TEMECULA - Visit Temecula Valley (VTV) and the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association (TVWA) have issued a joint position opposing the proposed route of San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) 145-mile Golden Pacific Powerlink project, citing irreversible damage to regional tourism, agricultural preservation, and public safety.The proposed 500-kilovolt overhead transmission line is currently slated to cut directly through iconic Southwest Riverside County corridors, including areas near state Route 79 South, Vail Lake, Galway Downs, and the Temecula Parkway via Temecula Creek. Tourism and wine industry leadership state that the industrial infrastructure will severely degrade the visual appeal of the destination and introduce heightened wildfire risks into high-severity fire zones
