In the Works - A Digital Journal

2025

2024

December - 2024 retrospective; December stories on storm response and Maiden Lane decorative asphalt
November - Peace Plaza and pagoda renovation; storm response; Pit Stop program success; Market Street clocks adjusted
October - Graffiti wipeout in the Tenderloin; 911 call center lightning rods; City Hall paving project; Burnside staircase
September - Community Bayview Garden, Treasure Island open space, Golden Gate Park entry
August - firefighting manifolds; gun range inspections
July - Mission Branch Library renovation; Street Tree Nursery jobs; cool spaces
June - sand-moving operations; Neat Street video game; Minnesota Street green oasis
May - glass shop; Folsom Street makeover; Bay to Breakers cleanup
April - Public Works Week 2024; Mission Cabins; 911 center upgrades
March - Arbor Day; Third Street Bridge repairs
February - Chinatown spruce-up; Golden Gate Park Golf Course Clubhouse; storm response
January - green-building; paving PCI score; partnering awards

2023

December - 2023 retrospective
November - Street Tree Nursery opens; APEC Summit
October - historical finds; monster illegal dumping campaign
September - new graffiti program; Japantown Peace Plaza; $12 million tree canopy grant
August - Mission Branch Library; CleanCorridorsSF; Harvey Milk Plaza
July - intern programs; soil cells
June - 2023 AIA Conference; Black Forest Project
May - Crooked Street gardens; Wentworth Place alley; Public Works Week
April - Lotta’s Fountain; SFPD Training Facility; Third Street Bridge; microsurfacing
March - Arbor Day; Third Street Bridge damage
February - City Surveyor; Better Market Street; Lunar New Year parade cleanup
January - storm response; Chinatown spruce-up; partnering awards

2022

December - 2022 retrospective
November - AmeniPOD public toilet; Broadway Tunnel mishap; affordable housing
October - Southeast Community Center; tree inspector; Carolina Street median
September - steam loop; Castro-Mission Health Center
August - street vending permit program; rodent abatement
July - trash can prototypes; Southeast Family Health Center; internship program; new commissions
June - Inspecting Our Foundation; Warriors parade cleanup
May - Alameda Creek Watershed; Healthy Streets Operation Center; Battery Bridge mural
April - OnE Team inspections; barricades; Lotta's Fountain
March - floating Fireboat Station No. 35; Treat Plaza; Tai Chi court
February - Tenderloin cleanup; Street Tree Nursery; Rossi Pool renovation
January - flaming weed-control technique; Sixth Street Pedestrian Safety Project; Tenderloin Emergency Initiative

2021

December - 2021 retrospective
November - new sidewalk mural; feather cleanup; Portola Avenue bridge painting; Maxine Hall Health Center
October - storm response; Jefferson Street makeover; SFPD crime lab
September - CleanCorridorsSF; Juri Park
August - Bayview Gateway; UN Plaza mini-oasis
July - Golden Gate Heights Park; Haight-Ashbury streetscape
June - Fire Station No. 49; O’Shaughnessy Boulevard hillside shoring
May - Shared Spaces parklet program; pandemic projects wind down
April - beautiful staircases; Diamond Heights playground; Refuse Refuse
March - Southeast Health Center; Second Street improvements; Arbor Day
February - Treasure Island new vision; house moving; Chinatown spruce-up
January - Bayview navigation center; paving; storm response

2020

December - new floating Fire Station 35 move; CleanCorridorsSF
November - CleanCorridorsSF; Jefferson Street Improvements Project; Transbay Folsom Streetscape Project
October - Floating Fire Station; Margaret Hayward Playground; Sunset Boulevard plantings
September - New animal shelter; Better Market Street; new trash can prototypes
August - One Month. 31 Days. A Rich Mosaic of San Francisco Public Works Emerges
July - 120-year retrospective
June - Great Highway sand removal; speed humps; COVID response
May - Steiner Bridge demolition; Third Street Bridge renovation; COVID response; stormwater managment; illegal dumping
April - COVID-19 response efforts update
March - COVID-19 response efforts; Townsend Street Makeover; Turk-Hyde Mini Park
February - Lunar New Year parade cleanup; erosion assessment; CleanCorridorsSF
January - car-free Market Street; Third Street Bridge work; Chinatown spruce-up

2019

December - 2019 year-in-review
November - Pit Stop extension; holiday eco-blitz
October - Maxine Hall Health Center; Chinatown's Trenton Alley improvements; Better Market Street; Jefferson Streetscape Improvements
September - Inner Sunset Streetscape; Partnering; Battle for the Bay
August - Bronze plaques on Castro Street; Pit Stops; Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Facility groundbreaking; Ambulance Facility topping-out
July - Ohlone Tribe commemoration at Mosone; Sunset Boulevard scientists; Earthquake Safety Bond
June - Love Our City volunteer event; 49 South Van Ness topping-out ceremony; Better Market Street
May - Public Works Week; Fire Station No. 5; SF Animal Care and Control; Laurel Village Streetscape
April - Doggie Diner heads; Polk Street Improvement Project; Alvord Lake Bridge
March - Ferlinghetti signature tree-planting; Arbor Day tree-planting; Dewey Circle; Glen Park Greenway
February - Balboa Park Pool; Public Works Week; Lunar New Year parade cleanup
January - Moscone Center Expansion; SoMa Navigation Center; Fire Station No. 16; Chinatown cleanup; storm response

2018

December - Better Market Street; Sunset Boulevard planting; Mayor Ed Lee remembrance; year-in-review
November - Ambulance Deployment Facility; rainy season preparation; 22nd Street Green Connection project
October - Polk Street improvements; StreetTreeSF; Zero Graffiti conference
September - Vara pole restoration (surveyor tool from late 19th century); Love Our City kickoff event
August - Masonic Avenue streetscape project; Division Circle Navigation Center; Transbay Transit Center
July - Chinatown improvements; Pit Stop program; high-school internship program
June - Hallidie Plaza sign; Pride parade cleanup; new mechanical bike lane sweepers; summer interns
May - Mayor Lee signature tree; Bay to Breakers cleanup; trash can sensors
April - Public Works Week; Ed's Neighborhood; city surveyor
March - Moscone topping out ceremony; Market Street; Laurel Village Streetscape
February - Navigation Centers; Lunar New Year parade cleanup
January - Fire Station No. 5; Third Street bridge

2017

December - Mayor Ed Lee tribute; 2017 year-in-review
November - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; Third Street Bridge
October - O’Shaughnessy Boulevard hillside; fire response; McLaren Bike Park
September - Moscone Convention Center Phase 2; Harvey Milk Plaza
August - eclipse; Better Market Street; Ocean Avenue
July - street tree maintenance; Civic Center cleanup; summer internships; Navigation Center
June - Pride parade cleanup; grazing goats; Jane Warner Plaza; In Chan Kaajal Park; Glen Canyon Rec Center
May - Bay to Breakers; Navigation Center; Fire Station No.5
April - Public Works Week; public trash can program; Daggett Plaza
March - Bartlett Street improvements; Japantown Peace Plaza titles; Harvey Milk Plaza Redesign; Arbor Day; Van Ness Improvment Project
February - Mansell Streetscape; Third Street Bridge; Geneva Community Garden
January - paving condition score; storm response; Moscone project; Chinatown gate cleaning