Bay Area environmental advocates are calling for more investment in sewer infrastructure after the ongoing series of winter storms caused the release of raw sewage directly into the San Francisco Bay.

Sewage treatment plants overseen by the East Bay Municipal Utility District overflowed multiple times in Oakland and Alameda on Dec. 31, according to the district.

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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.