Department of Public Works

In the late Summer of 2012, a group of communityleaders came together in the Outer Sunset, also known as “La Playa”, neighborhood.  Comprised of a diverse group of folks such as merchants, neighborhood emergency response team members, neighborhood watch members, environmental and transportation advocates, the group determined that while the neighborhood has seen many improvements over time, there was still a for a stronger sense of community amongst the many diverse communities [...]

Simple steps to follow when you spot a makeshift, illegally posted sign in your neighborhood By Mohammed Nuru (@MrCleanSF)   Homemade, handmade, and hastily posted signs posted all over the City contribute to blight, distract from the natural beauty of the neighborhoods, and are illegal. I encourage you to act now with this simple solution: rip ‘em down and recycle ‘em as you see them. Standing at a bus stop [...]

Every month the Department of Public Works (DPW) dives into each of the eleven Supervisorial Districts around San Francisco to rally volunteers and partners to make San Francisco residential districts, commercial districts, schools, and parks safer and cleaner through our Community Clean Team program. Created over 10 years ago, by then Public Works Director, San Francisco’s current Mayor, Ed Lee, Community Clean Team has become a mainstay in the DPW’s operations. [...]

Michael Pawluk –  San Francisco – 1/19/11  For both merchants and residents alike, maintaining a clean and aesthetically pleasing community is difficult enough without worrying about the constant blight of graffiti and vandalism. Community groups and city agencies spend thousands of dollars every year in order to help fight the barrage of spray painted tags and doodles strewn throughout the city. In order to help push back this unsightly trend, [...]

This Sunday I want to personally invite you to join in on the exciting return of our hugely successful Mobile Free Wall Activity. Rain or shine, the San Francisco Arts Commission with support from the Department of Public Works is set to assemble a 40 foot-long temporary wall that will act as a giant canvas for artists of all skill levels to drop by and be a part of creating a [...]

As a San Francisco resident and the Deputy Director for Operations at SF Department of Public Works, I’ve seen the city look clean and beautiful and I’ve experienced San Francisco at points where we all need to get our act together and do something different. During these challenging economic times, when resources are thin, to keep the city looking the best that it can look, we are asking everyone to step [...]

Looking for a place to dig in and get dirty in San Francisco? Perhaps you’re like many other San Franciscans – you’ve been musing over how you’d like to start a garden and get back in touch with nature, slow down a little.  You’ve checked out the nearest plot-style community garden that you could find, but found that there’s a long waiting list. Hum, now what? A program that may [...]