🗣️ Our latest newsletter is out: 🏙️ Block Party: Building a new block 🕵 New operation to combat illegal dumping 🧹 Ramping up for a cleaner SF 🚶 Busy corridor gets pedestrian safety overhaul 🛝 Stern Grove Playground renovation 💚 Neighborhood Beautification Day 🔗 www.sfpublicworkstv.org/september2025

@sfpublicworks.bsky.social can even help you plan and organize a community cleanup. So whether you’re an individual, business, merchant group, or neighborhood group, join the Watch and let’s clean up our streets together!

As a Graffiti Watch volunteer, you’ll get the supplies and training needed to help fight graffiti vandalism in your neighborhood. Joining is easy, just email [email protected] to get started.

Keeping our streets safe and clean requires all of us to pitch in, and many of you already do your part by sending 311 requests for graffiti abatement, but if you want to take a more hands-on approach in your neighborhood, join Graffiti Watch like me.

You know I’m all about data. And studies show that removing graffiti within 24 hours of popping up is proven to reduce return tags from reappearing.  Wanna help? Join @sfpublicworks.bsky.social Graffiti Watch!

A beautiful morning at the Pier 27 James R. Herman Cruise Ship Terminal. Public Works managed the project for the @sfport.bsky.social and provided landscape architecture services for the world-class terminal. Learn more at: sfpublicworks.org/cruiseshipte...

🗣️ Come and join us for Neighborhood Beautification Day next month! We are cleaning and greening the Sunset, Parkside and other District 4 neighborhoods. 📅 Saturday, Oct. 4 ⏰ 8:30 a.m. - noon 📍 Sunset Elementary School, 41st Avenue & Ortega Street 📋 Sign up: www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco...

Did you know Public Works has locksmiths? Our locksmith shop conducts routine maintenance across many City buildings, repairs and replaces locks, makes new keys and responds to emergency requests. Here Public Works locksmith Vincent Vou is checking and cleaning doors at City Hall.

Scaffolding is coming down this week on the Mission Branch Library renovation project, revealing beautifully restored wooden window frames and decorative terra cotta on the historic building. Public Works is managing construction on behalf of the @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social.

Last week, Public Works contractor crews finished pouring the concrete sidewalks for a brand-new block of East Clementina Street in the heart of the East Cut neighborhood. We started pouring the block's concrete roadway this week. To keep up with our progress, visit: sfpublicworks.org/Block3Park

一百二十五年來，我們堅守崗位，至今仍以每天為我們所愛的城市服務而倍感自豪。 💙

Last month, Public Works welcomed a delegation of government officials and leaders from South Korea to our 49 South Van Ness headquarters to learn from each other about the ways we deliver infrastructure projects, bid out contracts, conduct public outreach and benchmark and track our performance.

Government officials and community leaders with gold-colored shovels in hand joined together last month to ceremoniously break ground on the renovation of India Basin Shoreline Park – an ambitious project that reimagines 7.5 acres of waterfront open space in SF’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.

Earlier today, our contractor crews worked on installing a new fire hydrant at Folsom & 3rd St. as part of the Folsom Streetscape project. Fire hydrants play a critical role in our public safety infrastructure and these upgrades will ensure they're working at their best when we need them the most.

Shear delight! The biggest project we tackled at today’s Neighborhood Beautification volunteer workday was the removal of invasive ivy climbing the retaining at 1010 Francisco St. on Russian Hill. #LoveOurCity

Volunteers and Public Works crews joined together at today’s Neighborhood Beautification Day workday in District 2 to spiff up the garden at Wallenberg HS, plant new street trees at Fulton & Masonic and perform other muscle-power work that improves our communities & boosts civic pride. #LoveOurCity

Great workday in District 2 neighborhoods today, bringing together Public Works crews and community volunteers to green and clean. Thank you, Supervisor Sherrill for joining us. #LoveOurCity

Join us for Neighborhood Beautification Day this weekend! We're cleaning and greening Pacific Heights, the Fillmore and other District 2 neighborhoods. 📅 Saturday, Sept. 6 ⏲ 8:30 a.m. – noon 📍 Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School, 299 Anzavista Ave. 📋 Sign up: www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco...

🗣️ Our latest newsletter is out: ⚙️ The squeaky bridge gets the grease 🚧 Construction kicks off at new India Basin park 👷 A walk through history with new sidewalk plaques 🎶 Public Works keeps SF shining during concert season 🌳 Neighborhood Beautification Day 🔗 www.sfpublicworkstv.org/august2025

Happy #NationalDogDay from this very good boy! 🐶 We love all our canine companions – especially when they rep Public Works. 💙🤍 Just remember to please clean up after them so we #KeepSFClean. ✨✨✨

We hosted a successful workday today, sprucing up the landscaped Guerrero Street median — community volunteers working alongside our crews to beautify the neighborhood. #LoveOurCity

🧵As part of the Chinatown Public Health Center Renovation project, we are pleased to announce the following bid opportunity: Scope of Work: This project involves the first comprehensive renovation of this vital healthcare hub serving Chinatown since this essential facility was built in 1969.

Happy #ThrowbackThursday! Did you know we have a comprehensive (& fun!) timeline of Public Work's 125-year history? Here you can see workers paving Mission Street at 18th Street, ca. 1910. Check out the timeline to see more historic pics (best viewed on desktop): www.sfpublicworkstv.org/125years

Public Works cement masons were out earlier this month on Sunset Boulevard making the sidewalks safer for residents, merchants and visitors. The crew worked near the two-mile greenbelt − at 36th Avenue between Lincoln Way and Irving Street − smoothing newly poured sections of sidewalk.

Our pro glaziers were at Ingleside Library yesterday, replacing old, discolored windows with brand-new ones. Want to know more about our Glass Shop? Check out this newsletter story from our archives: www.sfpublicworkstv.org/may2024 Or watch this Public Works TV ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRhF...

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Park steward Bob Hall was out last Friday with his partner Janis Rodda watering and hand weeding California native wildflower gardens along the two-mile-long Sunset Boulevard greenway maintained by San Francisco Public Works.

Our Bureau of Urban Forestry arborist crew was out yesterday removing a failing Monterey pine tree near June Jordan High School. Public Works responded to San Francisco Unified School District’s request to remove the towering tree for safety reasons.

This past Saturday, community volunteers worked alongside Public Works crews to plant trees, paint out graffiti, mulch gardens & more at this month’s Neighborhood Beautification Day in the Mission, Bernal Heights and other District 9 neighborhoods. Want to get involved? sfpublicworks.org/loveourcity

🧵 As commuters hustled past to catch their train and Muni buses zipped by, City officials and community leaders gathered at the Chinatown-Rose Pak Muni Station on a breezy afternoon last month to celebrate the arrival of the area’s newest piece of public art.

After 125 years on the job, we're still proud to show up every day for the city we love. 💙 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX1_...

Celebrating Outside Lands this weekend? Sign up for AlertSF by texting GGPC to 888-777. AlertSF will send text alerts for emergencies or significant disruptions affecting the festival.

Look up for this beautiful new artwork the next time you ride the Central Subway!

Amid a citywide push to simplify permitting and cut red tape, Public Works is making it easier and cheaper than ever to spread joy, beauty and creativity in neighborhoods across the City in ways big and small – from installing little libraries along sidewalks to creating decorative staircases.

🗣️ Extra! Extra! Our latest newsletter is out: ❤️ Love Our Neighborhoods program launches 🚉 A Glass Act: Chinatown’s new public art wows ☀️ Summer Jobs Program: Grow and give back 🎯 Public Works meets, exceeds targets for FY 🌳 Neighborhood Beautification Day in SoMa 🔗 www.sfpublicworkstv.org/july2025

US Tsunami Warning Center has cancelled the Tsunami Advisory for SF. No tsunami threat at this time. Continue to exercise caution along the coast. 美國海嘯預警中心已取消對三藩市發出的海嘯警報。目前並無海嘯威脅。

⚠️Tsunami Advisory is still in effect, and continue to stay away from beaches and waterways for your safety! @sfgov.sf.gov @sf-emergency.sf.gov

Due to the 8.7 earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia, the National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Advisory that includes San Francisco.

Come and join us for Neighborhood Beautification Day next week! We're cleaning and greening Portola, the Mission, Bernal Heights & other District 9 neighborhoods. 📅 Saturday, Aug. 9 ⏲ 8:30 am – noon 📍 John O'Connell Technical High School, 2380 Harrison St. 📋 Sign up: www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco...

Yesterday, Public Works joined Supervisor @dannysauter.bsky.social, the @sfac.bsky.social, the @sfmta.bsky.social and community leaders to celebrate the completed installation of the first phase of a new permanent architecturally integrated glass art piece at Chinatown-Rose Pak Muni Station.

Community volunteers, with support from Public Works, rejuvenated the median on Dolores St. (near 14th St.) over the weekend — pruning overgrown foliage, applying fresh mulch and picking up litter. Want to organize a beautification project in your neighborhood? Visit: sfpublicworks.org/streetparks

Exciting news! @sfgov.sf.gov Mayor Daniel Lurie kicks off 'Love Our Neighborhoods,' making it easier for San Franciscans to create vibrant, welcoming streets. Developed by @sfpublicworks.bsky.social, this initiative simplifies permits, boosts community projects, and energizes our city.

🧵Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisors Rafael Mandelman and Myrna Melgar, and Public Works Director Carla Short today kicked off Love Our Neighborhoods, simplifying the permitting process to make it easier for San Franciscans to make their neighborhoods more vibrant and welcoming.

Yesterday, volunteers and Public Works crews greened and cleaned the South of Market, Mission Bay and other District 6 neighborhoods for our Love Our City: Neighborhood Beautification Day workday. Participants picked up litter, wiped out graffiti and more.

📢 Join us for Neighborhood Beautification Day this Saturday! We are cleaning and greening the South of Market, Mission Bay and other District 6 neighborhoods. 📅 Saturday, July 12 ⏲ 8:30 a.m. – noon 📍 Public Works Street Tree Nursery, 415 Fifth St. 📋 Sign up: www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco...

The Minna-Natoma Streetscape Project officially broke ground today at Third and Minna streets. The project will reconstruct portions of Minna Street and Natoma Street to create a vibrant and safe pedestrian connection between the Transbay Transit Center and the Yerba Buena Gardens area.

Happy Fourth of July from the team at Public Works! 🗽🦅🎆❤️🤍💙

Mayor Lurie and Public Works Director Short announced today that crews paved 561 City blocks in the fiscal year that just concluded, exceeding the 500-block target and keeping SF on track to maintain the best paving condition rating among big Bay Area cities. 🔗 sfpublicworks.org/index.php/ab...

Our crews worked their magic today on San Jose Ave. — from Highland to Randall, a stretch known as the Bernal Cut — removing overgrown brush, vanquishing trash & washing down the sidewalk. Every day, in neighborhoods across the City, our street cleaning pros are on the job caring for SF. #LveOurCity

🗣️ Extra! Extra! Our latest newsletter is out: 🏠 A Picturesque Sidewalk Makeover 🌈 Proud To Clean Up After Pride 🚶‍➡️ Transformation Of A Hayes Valley Alley 🧹 Tenderloin Beautification Day 🏗️ Rec Center Rebuild Hits Construction Target 💚 Love Our City Workday 🔗 www.sfpublicworkstv.org/june2025