A federal judge has ruled that the cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View violated certain provisions of the Clean Water Act for water quality violations in two local creeks that flow into San Francisco Bay. 

San Francisco Baykeeper, an environmental advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the cities in 2020. The suit alleged that the cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View allowed their stormwater systems to dump bacteria pollution into Stevens Creek and Calabazas Creek, which connect to the Bay. 

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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.