Dear Public Works
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING the people of San Francisco with sandbags to meet the challenges of the upcoming storm . Our building has some stormwater issues that have only started to appear this week . The availability of sandbags is much appreciated by our neighbors . Best wishes for a very safe weekend protecting the City and to all the dedicated Public Works staff .
Mike S .
AS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT of the Dolores Street corridor , I have been happy to see Public Works crew members twice in the last few days driving the length of Dolores Street to pick up and remove the higher-thanusual amount of palm tree debris that has fallen onto the grassy medians / islands during this current series of rain and wind storms . All too often , this debris only gets picked up right before the grass is going to be mowed , so I am impressed with the initiative and attention to detail by the crew members !
Michael B .
THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping to remove the fallen tree at the Bernal Cut and Richland Avenue .
I ' d also like to say the Public Works teams today were extraordinary ; they were professional in every way : kind , communicative and amazingly good at their jobs ! Hats off .
Sophie C .
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help organizing our work party on Saturday . The walk-through to get us prepared , the great tools , the packer truck and the Green Team made us much more productive .
Nicholas D .
FRI ., 2 / 3 Black History Month Celebration 12 p . m . to 1 p . m . City Hall rotunda
SAT ., 2 / 4 Mansell Streetscape Improvement Project celebration Come join the ribbon cutting for this project , which converts two lanes of vehicle traffic into permanent pedestrian- and bicycle-only pathways . 10 a . m . to 1 p . m . Mansell St . at Visitacion Ave . in McLaren Park
FRI ., 2 / 9 City Hall Lunar New Year Celebration 5 p . m . to 7:30 p . m . San Francisco City Hall Rotunda
FRI ., 2 / 9 Geneva Gardens Community Garden groundbreaking celebration 4 p . m . to 5 p . m . Geneva and Delano avenues
SAT ., 2 / 11 Sisterhood Gardens Opening Day Sisterhood Gardens on Brotherhood Way is a new community garden in the Oceanview-Merced Heights-Ingleside neighborhood of San Francisco . 11 a . m . I . T . Bookman Center 440 Randolph St .
I WANT TO COMMEND the city Fire Department and Public Works for their excellent response to the tree that fell on the power lines last Friday . Luckily the tree did not cause any property damage although everyone on High Street was concerned about the potential of fire or electrocution since the tree landed on the power lines .
Public Works arrived within the hour to assess the damage and immediately began the cleanup . Although they were not able to remove the entire tree , they
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SAT ., 2 / 11 Chinese New Year Parade Started in the 1860s , the parade and festival have grown to be the largest celebration of Asian culture outside Asia .
TUES ., 2 / 14 Valentine ’ s Day
MON ., 2 / 20 Presidents Day
TUE ., 2 / 21 Dogpatch Public Realm Plan Streets and Streetparks Open House The City needs your help to prioritize and scope projects , such as park improvements and streetscape amenities . 6 p . m . to 8 p . m . Harmonic Brewing 1050 26th St .
SAT ., 2 / 25 Community Clean Team in District 4 Keeps SF beautiful through landscaping and gardening projects , graffiti removal and litter cleanup in our neighborhoods . 9 a . m . to 12 p . m .
worked diligently through the rain ( and mud ) and removed the most obstructive portions of the tree and all of the debris on the street .
Public Works ' s communication was timely and complete . I received a phone call and follow up email with greater detail .
I also appreciate the commitment by Chris Buck of the Urban Forestry Bureau to personally look at the remaining trees .
Wade H .
January 2017 - San Francisco Public Works Newsletter