Press Releases

For immediate release: March 5, 2018

Contact: Rachel Gordon, Public Works, 415-554-6045 

PIT STOP PUBLIC TOILET PROGRAM EXPANDS TO NINTH NEIGHBORHOOD

Pioneering Bathroom Access Initiative Gets More Than 300,000 Uses Annually

For immediate release:  January 8, 2018

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

FREE SANDBAGS AVAILABLE FOR SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS

San Francisco, CA – With more rain in the forecast, Public Works wants to remind City residents whose properties are prone to flooding that free sandbags are available to help protect their homes.

For immediate release:  November 29, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

SECOND STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT BREAKS GROUND

New Streetscape Design Will Enhance Safety for Pedestrians, Cyclists

For immediate release: Nov. 20, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS ROLLS OUT NEW ‘PAINTED LADY’ PUBLIC TOILET

Imaginative Portable Bathroom Added to the Successful Pit Stop Program

For immediate release: Oct. 18, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045 

HILLSIDE STABILIZATION WORK TO NECESSITATE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF O’SHAUGHNESSY BOULEVARD ON THE WEEKEND OF OCT. 21-22

Through Traffic, Including Muni, Will Be Detoured; Local Access Will Be Permitted

Traffic Advisory: Oct. 16, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

REPAVING WORK AT NIGHT ON THE EMBARCADERO

Motorists Should Expect Delays During Construction

For immediate release: Sept. 15, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

Community Clean Team Visits District 3 for Coastal Cleanup

Litter Removal, Weeding and Beautification Projects Planned for Saturday Morning

For immediate release: August 23, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, (415) 554-6045

VOLUNTEERS JOIN CITY CREWS TO PLANT 500 STREET TREES IN ONE DAY

Event Kickoff: 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Ave.

San Francisco, CA – Public Works, in partnership with District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai and Friends of the Urban Forest, will do something that’s never been done in modern-day San Francisco: Plant 500 street trees in one day.

SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCHES NEW VOTER-BACKED TREE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

The City Takes Over Care of All Street Trees and Will Fix Tree-Related Sidewalk Damage

San Francisco, CA – Mayor Edwin M. Lee and San Francisco Public Works today celebrated the rollout of Street Tree SF, voter-backed initiative that places the care of all the street trees under City care.