Public Works Expands Deep-Cleaning Operation for the Holiday Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21, 2022

Contact: Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Public Works, rachel.gordon@sfdpw.org

 

 

 

San Francisco, CA – During the holiday season, Public Works crews will ramp up cleaning operations in neighborhood commercial corridors throughout the City, power washing and sweeping sidewalks and flushing down the roadways with greater frequency.

 

The special operation temporarily expands Public Works’ CleanCorridorsSF program that deploys a large contingent of crews to a different neighborhood commercial corridor every Thursday to perform a deep cleaning. Now through the New Year, the operation will be boosted significantly. Instead of targeting just one neighborhood a week, crews will focus extra attention on more than a dozen neighborhoods every week.

 

“No matter the time of the year, we have street cleaning crews on the ground every day,” said interim Public Works Director Carla Short. “But as we continue to emerge from the pandemic and bring the City back to life, we want to do even more to create a welcoming environment for people who come out to shop and eat at our vibrant and diverse neighborhood small businesses and enjoy the holiday season.”

 

Among the targeted commercial corridors are Valencia Street, Polk Street, Columbus Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Divisadero Street, Balboa Street, Chestnut Street, Leland Avenue, Taraval Street, Haight Street, West Portal Avenue, Third Street, Mission Street, Stockton Street and San Bruno Avenue, among others.

 

In addition to the bolstered neighborhood focus, Public Works cleaning staff will give extra attention to the Mid-Market and Civic Center neighborhoods that draw crowds for holiday shows.

 

The holiday street cleaning blitz builds on an initiative Mayor London Breed announced last month to expand the City’s community ambassador program in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco to elevate safety and benefit the City’s economic recovery.

 

“The bustle of the holiday season is critically important to the business community and we want to do everything we can to make our customers feel welcome,” said West Portal shopkeeper Maryo Mogannam, chair of the City’s Sanitation and Streets Commission and president emeritus of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations. “The focus on neighborhood cleanliness and safety will go a long way in helping our wonderful small businesses thrive.”

 

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