AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS of construction, San Mateo’s upgraded Wastewater Treatment Plant was unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is the largest infrastructure project in San Mateo’s history, and developers say it’s one of the most sustainable wastewater treatment facilities in the country. 

Dozens of local leaders, such as U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, San Mateo County Supervisor Noelia Corzo, Foster City Mayor Stacy Jimenez, and San Mateo Mayor Rob Newsom were among a crowd of attendees who celebrated the plant’s grand opening on Wednesday.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.