Sonoma County environmental safety officials and the state’s water oversight agency are cautioning county residents about harmful algae that were discovered in the Russian and Gualala rivers and Salmon Creek.

The Sonoma County Department of Environmental Health Services and the State Water Resources Control Board recently confirmed the algal blooms growing along the river and creek beds.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.