Public Works Week 2020 - Employee Events
Welcome to the Public Works Week 2020 webpage – your home base for calendar of events, an employee pet contest, videos, podcasts, Employee Recognition Awards and more! Be sure to check back each day for new postings and activities.
This year, our celebration of Public Works Week will be different – held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency – but no less representative and creative.
In conjunction with our national colleagues at the American Public Works Association, we will be celebrating Public Works Week May 18 – May 22. Though we won’t be able to meet in person like in years past, there will be many opportunities to connect with colleagues, to celebrate the work of our many bureaus and to have a good time.
A little about Public Works Week: Held in San Francisco for more than a decade, the annual event gives us an opportunity to celebrate our achievements, acknowledge the rich and diverse work of the 1,600-plus employees who make up the Public Works team and share what we do with the broader community.
Have a question or a suggestion? Email us at hello@sfdpw.com. Enjoy the week!
Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday
Monday, 5/18
Pet Contest
One of the silver linings of the shelter-in-place order is the increased amount of time many of us have gotten to spend with our loved ones -- both humans and pets. The love, laughs and even distractions we receive from our pets are more important now than ever. That’s why we’re shining the spotlight on our furry (and feathered and scaly) friends during Public Works Week 2020 with a digital pet contest! This year, we’re going all out with 24 award categories that give all species, from frogs to ferrets, a chance to take center stage. All you have to do to enter is take a video or photo (video preferred) of your pet showing its star power!
How to enter:
- Send a video of your pet to: hello@sfdpw.org
- Subject line: Pet Contest
- Body of e-mail should include:
- your name
- your pet’s name
- category your pet is entering
- your Public Works division
- Contest submission ends: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 5 p.m
Podcast - Snapshots
Snapshots is a new podcast series from San Francisco Public Works. Spend a few minutes to get to know your coworkers and get a little snapshot of who they are and what they do. With a workforce of 1600+ people, we may not always have the opportunity to cross paths, but maybe this will help bring us closer together.
Public Works TV
Want to learn about the history of San Francisco's City Hall? Or ride along with our street cleaning crews after dark? We've produced more than 65 videos about the work we do. Don't miss an episode -- check out Public Works TV!
Tuesday, 5/19
Livestream with Director Alaric DegrafinreidOur first livestream event was a success! More than 250 people attended and Alaric answered a breadth of questions that covered topics from our COVID-19 response to how his time as director has been so far. You can watch a recording of it here.
Couldn't make it but still want to ask a question? E-mail them to hello@sfdpw.org!
Video - Our Response to the COVID-19 PandemicPublic Works has been at the forefront in response to the COVID-19 crisis to keep San Francisco clean, safe and resilient.
See our team in action here.
Podcast - Snapshots
Wednesday, 5/20
Amazing City Superheroes: A San Francisco Adventure
It’s not often that civic duty and arcade-style gaming go hand in hand. San Francisco Public Works announces Amazing City Superheroes: A San Francisco Adventure, a new internet-based video game that promotes the value of caring for our neighborhoods in a fun, creative and exciting way.
Have any feedback about the game? Let us know at hello@sfdpw.org
360° Virtual Tour of 49 South Van Ness
Our new office building at 49 South Van Ness will soon be open for business! Get an exclusive 360 Virtual Tour of 49 South Van Ness. Please note that some videos are not 360. Start here for your tour.
Podcast - Snapshots
Some of the many people behind the scenes are from our finance team. Meet one of them, Elizabeth Ramos, who manages funding for our capital projects.
Thursday, 5/21
Public Works Week ResolutionIt's officially official: It's Public Works Week! On Tuesday, May 19, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution commending San Francisco Public Works for outstanding public service and declared May 18 - May 22 Public Works Week.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman sponsored the legislative tribute. Check out his video message.
Online Employee Recognition CeremonyJoin us at youtube.com/sfpublicworks for the premiere of this special event where we will recognize our department’s outstanding people and projects. You also will be able to chat with and support your co-workers during this online celebration!
Our annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony is today at 4:00 p.m. Watch here. Check out the awards program.
Podcast - Snapshots
Meet Alex Murillo, our construction outreach manager with the public affairs team. Hear three sounds that can signify good news or bad.
Meet Tessa Jones, a supervisor with our Street Environmental Services Bureau who is a veteran on the front lines of our work to keep the streets of San Francisco clean. She shares an experience she had at work that has impacted her life to this day.
Friday, 5/22
This week, we celebrated our amazing department during the annual Public Works Week. Though we weren't able to come together in person, we hope you enjoyed all the virtual festivities - whether hearing from your colleagues through our new podcast and our director at the livestream event, playing our amazing new online arcade game, taking a tour of our new building or simply recognizing your outstanding colleagues and our projects.
Public Works Week may be coming to a close after today's scheduled events, but know that the spirit of Public Works Week doesn’t end here. Each and every one of you are appreciated as individuals and for the great work you do. Every single day. The pride we each take in our work and in our department reflects how much we truly #LoveOurCity, our San Francisco.
Pet Contest Winners
We put a spotlight on our furry (and feathered and scaly) friends during Public Works Week 2020 with a digital pet contest!
Thank you to everyone who participated!
About our judges:
- Angela Di Martino has been a volunteer with Muttville Senior Dog Rescue since 2014. She is the coordinator of the Seniors for Seniors program, and her volunteer role focuses on connecting senior humans with senior dogs through outreach, adoption counseling. research and cuddling. Angela and her husband also are proud caretakers of their 17-year-old tabby cat, Baby.
- Deb Campbell is the Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator at San Francisco Animal Care & Control, the City’s open-door animal shelter. Deb has been a staff member at SFACC since 1999. She coordinates the shelter’s social media platforms and website, provides public information and media relations, and spends her free time with her pittie-Chihuahua mix and several chinchillas.
Wind down with us at our Wine Down
Hang out, play games and catch up with long-time-no-see co-workers, hosted by Albert Ko from our BDC Bureau of Construction Management!
5:00 p.m. today via Zoom!
Meeting ID: 881 606 4446
Password: 522202
Podcast - Snapshots
Today we have Logan Hehn who works in the Director's Office. Hear about the horsepower it takes to get us into our new office building at 49 South Van Ness.
Mission
San Francisco Public Works is one of the largest and most complex municipal operations in the City, with a 1,600-member workforce and a $384 million annual operating budget. The department's active capital project portfolio exceeds $3 billion. As one of San Francisco oldest City departments, it is also one of the most forward-thinking. Keeping San Francisco beautiful, safe and sustainable.
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