With the start of Black History Month 2026, we join together to commemorate and celebrate the contributions and achievements of the Black community and to support a broader understanding of the American experience.

San Francisco is ready for 🏈 Super Bowl LX week and is proud of the city teams making it happen. Our workforce is coordinated, prepared, and excited to welcome visitors from around the world. 🌉 Welcome to @sfgov.sf.gov. Let's GO! 💯 Learn more at www.sf.gov/super-bowl-l... #CityTeamsSF #SBLX #SF

Public Works cleaning crews scoured the Broadway Tunnel pre-dawn today — an annual operation to help usher in the Lunar New Year.

📣 It's here! Say goodbye to paper, hello to the new Public Works Permits Portal! We're excited to announce the launch of the Public Works Permits Portal – your new digital gateway to faster, simpler permitting. 👉 sfpublicworks.org/permitsportal

"It's great people are in North Beach enjoying a delicious slice or a whole pie," said San Francisco Public Works Director Carla Short in a statement. "This will make it easier for them to discard their empty takeout containers without littering." 🔗 www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/p...

Across a large swath of the U.S. today — from the eastern seaboard to the Ohio Valley — public works crews are out working in sub-freezing weather to clear snow from roads and sidewalks to keep our cities and towns safe and accessible. They’re unsung heroes who step up in service to the public.

Most pizza boxes do not fit our public trash cans. Even when they're squeezed in, they can cause problems. Today in North Beach, Public Works and Recology, SF’s waste mgmt contractor, unveiled new trash cans designed specifically to accommodate pizza boxes in a part of SF famous for its pizzerias.

Happy #ThrowbackThursday! Did you know that Public Works has its own Locksmith Shop? Here is what it looked like in 1958. Want to learn more about our in-house locksmiths? Check out this feature story from our newsletter archives: www.sfpublicworkstv.org/october2025

“We didn’t want to come in here and bulldoze a place the community had developed,” said Trent Tieger, project manager for Public Works. “The Grove is a unique space in the city. It came about as an organic development from a community trying to activate an industrial space.” 👇

Earlier today, San Francisco moved a step closer toward earthquake resiliency when the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee unanimously advanced a proposal to ask voters to fund seismic upgrades and public safety improvements across the City.

Heads up, SF: To prepare for our new online permitting system, staff are in daily trainings, which may impact our services temporarily. From now through Thursday, Jan. 23, 2026, our counter at the Permit Center at 49 South Van Ness Ave. will have reduced hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

We kicked off the 2026 season of Love Our City: Neighborhood Beautification Day in the Tenderloin, Hayes Valley and other District 5 neighborhoods on Saturday. It was a great turnout with more than 100 volunteers signing up. Mayor Lurie and Supervisor @bilalmahmood.bsky.social also joined us.

An end-of-the-year assessment of San Francisco roads found that the City maintained a Pavement Condition Index score of 75 in 2025, a rating deemed “good” and tops among big Bay Area cities.

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Earlier today, Public Works joined @sfenvironment.bsky.social, the San Francisco Fire Department and Recology to kick off SF's long-running courtesy Christmas tree recycling program, a free curbside service that turns old trees into planet-friendly compost.

San Francisco: post storms

Our arborist crews are still at it, working around the clock since Christmas Eve responding to the series of storms that downed trees and large limbs and branches in neighborhoods across San Francisco. Here they are today on Naples Street in the Excelsior.

The storm-related service requests have been coming in at a steady clip: trees down. Our pro arborist crews have been on the job responding overnight and into Christmas Day — committed to keeping the City safe and resilient.

Happy holidays from the team at Public Works!! ❤️💚

Forecast: Periods of heavy rain and high winds tonight and into tomorrow morning. We are extending the hours of our sandbag distribution operation for San Francisco residents and businesses to 8 p.m. tonight. More info here: sfpublicworks.org/services/san...

With more storms on the way, we are extending the hours of our sandbag distribution operation for San Francisco residents and businesses to 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow night. More info here: sfpublicworks.org/services/san...

For up-to-date status on neighborhood libraries and @sfrecpark.bsky.social facilities, check sfpl.org and sfrecpark.org. For transit updates, check sfmta.com.

City Hall will reopen on Tuesday at 10 am for limited in-person counter services at the County Clerk, Assessor-Recorder, and Treasurer-Tax Collector offices only.

⚠️ UPDATE about City facilities closures: Due to ongoing power outage impacts, the following City facilities will remain closed for in-person services on Tuesday, December 23. ▶ Civic Center Garage ▶ SFMTA Customer Service (11 South Van Ness) ▶ 1 South Van Ness ▶ 101 Grove ▶ 525 Golden Gate

Our sandbag operation will start up again tomorrow morning. SF residents & businesses can get up to 10 free sandbags at our Operations Yard, Marin/Kansas streets. We’ll be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday this week, 8AM-2PM, but closed on Christmas. sfpublicworks.org/services/san...

Is your property prone to flooding during storms? Our sandbag operation is up and running, 8AM-2PM, Monday-Saturday. SF residents and businesses can get up to 10 free sandbags at the Public Works Operations Yard, Marin/Kansas streets. sfpublicworks.org/services/san...

If you live or work in an area that floods, San Francisco Public Works will provide San Francisco residents and businesses up to ten free sandbags leading up to and during severe rainstorms. Sandbags available at the Public Works operations yard, Marin Street/Kansas Street gate.

A large power outage is impacting San Francisco - only call 9-1-1 for life safety emergencies, avoid non-essential travel, treat down traffic signals as four way stops, keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed, and turn off major appliances to prevent surges.

With heavy rain in the forecast, here are some tips to help you stay rain ready: 🌧️Clear leaves & debris from storm drains. 🌧️Report flooding to SF311. 🌧️Pick up free sandbags from @sfpublicworks.bsky.social. 🌧️Avoid flooded areas. 🌧️Visit sfpuc.gov/RainReadySF for more info.

We finally got around to checking our 2025 Wrapped! 🎁🎉📊 (Stats through the end of November) 👇

We joined District 10 Board Member Shamann Walton, @sfpublicworks.bsky.social, & community members to celebrate the launch of the Minnesota Streetscape Project, including a new bulb-out & curb ramps on the eastern side of the Minnesota/25th St intersection, making this busy intersection safer.

With more rain on the way, we want SF residents and businesses to know that free sandbags are available to help protect properties prone to flooding. Our sandbag operation is open 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., MO - SAT, at our Operations Yard, Marin St. and Kansas St. gate. 🔗 sfpublicworks.org/services/san...

🌧️ Rain is on the way! We’re working around the clock to make sure San Francisco is rain ready. You can help by clearing leaves and trash from storm drains in your neighborhood. See a badly clogged drain? Contact SF311 so our crews can take care of it. sfpuc.gov/RainReadySF

We joined Dogpatch neighbors to celebrate completion of the Minnesota Streetscape Improvements Project (with a focus on the "Grove" btw. 24th/25th streets) that upgrades this urban oasis with a new irrigation system, site furnishings, accessible paths + better drainage and fresh landscaping.

Looking for a New Year's resolution? How about volunteering at our Love Our City: Neighborhood Beautification Day workdays? Public Works hosts Neighborhood Beautification Day events once a month, rotating through the City’s 11 supervisorial districts. Here's our calendar for 2026.

A dozen volunteers – with support from Public Works – helped weed, mulch and put in new plants at Sunset Boulevard Gardens last month. Community partners for the volunteer event at 36th Avenue and Taraval Street included the California Native Plant Society's Yerba Buena Chapter.

🧵Life’s a beach for Ozzie, Gus and Bubba. ​ And that’s a problem. ​ In the western end of Golden Gate Park, between grazing bison and polo fields, the SFPD’s Mounted Unit, the second oldest of its kind in the US, has its stables. There, police horses, like Ozzie, Gus and Bubba, eat, sleep and train.

(2 of 2) La Monte said of today’s assignment: “We were honored to lower these flags today out of respect for those who served and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms and constitution.” Today marked the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

(1 of 2) Today, Public Works stationary engineers John La Monte and Mark Tallman, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, lowered flags at United Nations Plaza in remembrance of Pearl Harbor. La Monte’s grandfather, Woodrow W. Stephens, was killed aboard the Battleship U.S.S. Arizona and is entombed within.

Hop on board the holiday cheer! 🎅🚋 Santa’s Cable Car is rolling into the Hyde/Beach Turnaround next Saturday, December 13, 11 AM–4 PM. Stop by for free photos with Santa and celebrate the season SF-style! 🎄 @sfgov.sf.gov @sfmta.com

With support from Public Works, community volunteers recently spruced up a street park in the Outer Sunset. Volunteers placed fresh gravel and rocks – delivered by our crews – into the bulb-outs along Taraval St, between 46th Ave and 48th Ave, to deliver a welcome refresh to the street park.

🗣️ Our latest newsletter is out: 🐎 Makeover for home of mounted police unit 🌳 Tree revival in SoMa, Tenderloin ✨ Hallidie Plaza deep clean 🌧️ Public Works at forefront of City's storm response 🕑 Engineers reset towering public clocks 💚 Volunteer workday 🔗 www.sfpublicworkstv.org/november2025

Earlier this month, with the help of Public Works, dozens of Lick-Wilmerding HS students spent their morning volunteering to weed, mulch and freshen up SF street parks, incl. Athens Avalon Green Space, Lakeside Triangles and the 16th Ave Tiled Steps. Want to volunteer? 👉 sfpublicworks.org/volunteer

A splash of color and delight arrived last month at the Clement Street and Sixth Avenue intersection in the Inner Richmond with the installation of new decorative crosswalks. Learn more about the project in our latest issue of In the Works: www.sfpublicworkstv.org/october2025

Travel safe today. If you’re driving, biking, or walking take your time and look out for one another. Wearing bright colors can help you stand out in the rain. Also, stay away from flooded areas. 今日安全出行。您駕駛、騎單車或步行時，別着急，彼此互相照應。雨天穿著鮮色的衣物有助於增加您的辨識度。並且，遠離水浸區域。

With winter storms on the way, we want San Francisco residents & businesses to know that free sandbags are available — aimed to help protect properties prone to flooding. Sandbag operation open 8AM-2PM, Monday-Saturday, at our Ops Yard, Marin St. & Kansas St. gate. sfpublicworks.org/services/san...

Today, we pause to honor those who have served. 🇺🇸 On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, thank you to all veterans, and to those who continue to serve our communities with care, courage, and dedication. Your service inspires us every day. 🙌 @sfgov.sf.gov

New street trees took root today at Leavenworth and Clay on Russian Hill, thanks to the efforts of our arborist crews and community volunteers working together to get them planted. Have a good life trees! Welcome to our urban forest. #LoveOurCity

Earlier today, Public Works contractor crews were grinding away old asphalt on Presidio Avenue, from Bush Street to Geary Boulevard, as part of our Various Locations Pavement Renovation and Sewer Replacement No. 60 project.

Today’s high winds damaged or knocked down a handful of street trees around town, like this one at Fell and Baker. Our pro arborists took quick action to make the impacted locations safe. Please report storm-related tree concerns to @sf311 so we can address.