- It’s Official: Sunnyvale & Mountain View Are Illegally Polluting Creeks
- Fighting the Shortsighted Sites Dam Project
- Richmond: Take Action Against a Dangerous Carbon Pipeline
- Action: Keep Your Eyes on the Bay
- Find Inspiration at the Wild & Scenic and DocLands Film Festivals
- Celebrate and Protect the Bay
- Help Power a Greener Future for Bay Patrols
- We’re Hiring! Join Us as our Finance & Admin Manager
It’s Official: Sunnyvale & Mountain View Are Illegally Polluting Creeks
After years of investigations, our team discovered excessive pollution in Sunnyvale and Mountain View’s creeks.
But instead of fixing the problem, the cities decided to fight us in court.
Now, a judge has ruled that the cities committed “serious and long-running” Clean Water Act violations—over 1,200 of them—by allowing sewage to flow into local creeks.
So we’ll keep urging the cities to capture their pollution before it reaches waterways, for the benefit of both residents and the Bay!
Pictured: A cyclist on Stevens Creek, where we discovered widespread sewage pollution (photo: Steve Jurvetson, Flickr/CC)
Fighting the Shortsighted Sites Dam Project
A proposed dam and reservoir project, called Sites, would prevent large volumes of water from flowing into the Delta and Bay from the Sacramento Valley. But the Sacramento River is already dangerously over-tapped—so we’ve been working with our partners to fight back.
In response to our concerns, in a preliminary ruling, the State Water Board proposed some guardrails on the project. While much less damaging than what was originally proposed, the requirements are still too weak to prevent irreversible harm.
So we’ll keep pushing for sustainable alternatives that don’t require sacrificing the Bay’s health.
Pictured: Baykeeper drone footage of the area for the proposed Sites Project
Richmond: Take Action Against a Dangerous Carbon Pipeline
Developers are proposing a dangerous carbon waste dumping scheme that would extend across the Bay Area, affecting communities and ecosystems along the way.
And contrary to the project’s greenwashed promises, the project would help refineries to keep polluting.
On April 28, the Richmond City Council will be meeting to decide whether to oppose this plan. If you live in Richmond, it’s important to urge the city council to reject the proposed project and its infrastructure.
Pictured: A carbon pipeline rupture from the documentary Chasing Chimeras (used with permission)
Take Action: Keep Your Eyes on the Bay
Our hotline has always been an active source of leads on the Bay Area’s biggest pollution threats. So we just launched a new initiative to get more people to keep an eye on the Bay.
If you see or suspect pollution in the Bay, report it to our pollution hotline.
And keep an eye out for our campaign! Whether you’re on the ferry or BART, we’re getting the message out. Post your photos on social media (tagging us on Instagram, Facebook, or Bluesky)!
Pictured, above: Baykeeper Executive Director Sejal Choksi-Chugh at the Lafayette BART station
Find Inspiration at the Wild & Scenic and DocLands Film Festivals
Celebrate Earth Day with an evening of powerful environmental and outdoor adventure films at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
- When: Saturday, April 25 | Doors Open 6:30 PM | Films 7 PM
- Where: David Brower Center, Berkeley
Click here for tickets and use the code CCL for $5 off!
The DocLands Documentary Film Festival is taking place from April 30 through May 3 this year. Two films in particular, both showing on May 2, resonate with our work:
Hellcat: The True Story of an Unreasonable Texan: The inspiring story of a shrimp fisher taking on corporate polluters on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Fog Eaters: About how scientists traced toxic mercury in California’s food web back to our iconic coastal fog.
- Where: The Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
- When: Saturday, May 2 at 12pm
Celebrate and Protect the Bay
Celebrate with our amazing community at Baykeeper’s 2026 Bay Celebration on Saturday, May 9 in San Francisco. Enjoy a bayside reception, sustainable seafood donated by Pacific Catch, and local wine as we honor everything you make possible for a healthy Bay. Get your tickets now.
Also, if you want take action for the Bay this Earth Month, join the Clean Bay Challenge by volunteering in your neighborhood to stop trash before it reaches the Bay. Sign up to volunteer.
Help Power a Greener Future for Bay Patrols
Baykeeper’s patrol boat is how we keep eyes on the Bay, and it’s time for an exciting upgrade. We’re raising funds to retrofit the boat with electric engines—so we’ll have cleaner, greener patrols and fewer emissions impacting the Bay.
We need your support! Your gift today will help us investigate polluters without polluting. Make a gift now to power the future of Bay patrols.
Photo: Robb Most
We’re Hiring! Join Us as our Finance & Admin Manager
Baykeeper is looking for a Finance & Administration Manager to join our passionate and collaborative team.
Our new manager will report to the Finance and Administration Director and bring several years of experience to support our finance, accounting, and office administration. We value a high attention to detail, a proven ability to stay organized, and a dedication to the health of San Francisco Bay.
Do you match this description, or know someone who does? Learn more about the position here.