June 18, 2025
The cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California, are asking a federal judge to sanction environmental group San Francisco Baykeeper in a suit alleging the cities allowed sewage into the bay, saying the group destroyed key evidence either by "conscious effort or gross negligence."
September 15, 2023
Two Silicon Valley cities must face claims they polluted local waterways with raw sewage from stormwater systems, despite their argument that a new discharge permit provided safe haven from a conservation group's claims, according to a California federal judge.