PRESS ADVISORY 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2012 

CONTACT: (415) 554-4829 or mindy.linetzky@sfdpw.org

CITY AND VOLUNTEERS TEAM UP TO CLEAN AND GREEN SAN FRANCISCO 

Community Clean Team and volunteers to beautify neighborhoods in Districts 4 and 7

San Francisco, CA – The Department of Public Works is joining Mayor Lee, Supervisor Carmen Chu, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, and over 200 volunteers to clean, restore and beautify neighborhoods throughout Districts 4 and 7. This is the seventh Community Clean Team event of the year.

Volunteers will work on tree care, landscaping projects, remove weeds and overgrown vegetation, paint over graffiti and help clean up litter in residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors on Irving Street, Noriega Street, Junipero Serra Boulevard and Taraval Street.

The Community Clean Team is one of the largest regular neighborhood cleanup events in San Francisco. The volunteer program partners city agencies with residents, merchants and students to clean and beautify neighborhoods.

In partnership with the Clean City Coalition and Recology, residents living in Districts 4 and 7 will have the opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted household bulky items for FREE starting at 8 am at the West Sunset Playground parking lot in District 4 and the 2900 block of Ocean Avenue in District 7.

Recology will also be giving away up to 5 gallons of free, premium compost for urban gardens at the West Sunset Playground parking lot in District 4 and the Sunset Circle Parking Lot (Lake Merced and Sunset) in District 7.

More info can be found at www.sfdpw.org.

WHO: Mayor Ed Lee, District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu, District 7 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, City Administrator Naomi Kelly, Department of the Environment Director Melanie Nutter, Department of Public Works, partners, and volunteers

WHAT: Community Clean Team in Districts 4 and 7

WHEN: Saturday, September 15th, 9am-12pm

WHERE: Kickoff at Abraham Lincoln High School, 2162 - 24th Avenue

PHOTO OPPORTUNTIES: 

• Community kick off at Abraham Lincoln High School 

• Mayor Lee helping volunteers. 

• Irving St (19th to 30th): Litter patrol, tree basins, and graffiti removal. 

• Noriega St (22nd to 34th): Litter patrol, tree basins, and graffiti removal. 

• West Portal (Sloat to Ulloa): Litter patrol 

• Junipero Serra Blvd (Ocean to Holloway): Weeding 

• Taraval St (14th to 26th): Litter patrol, DG tree basins, and graffiti removal. 

• Abraham Lincoln High School: Litter patrol, weeding, and steam cleaning. 

• SF Housing 2252 Great Highway: Litter patrol, weeding, and graffiti removal. 

• McCoppin Park: Litter patrol, weeding, & general park clean up. 

• Recology is distributing FREE compost at West Sunset Playground Lot & Sunset Circle

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